About EdSource

EdSource is California’s largest journalism organization focused on education.

Mission Statement

Access to a quality education is an important right of all children. EdSource believes that an informed, involved public is necessary to strengthen California’s education institutions, improve student success and build a better workforce.

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Recent Awards

EdSource’s high quality journalism has been recognized with awards for our work on a range of key topics.

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  • Best Documentary

    Berlin Short Film Awards

    How earning a college degree put four California men on a path from prison to new lives | Documentary 

    Jennifer Molina

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  • 1st Place – Longform Storytelling (radio/audio/podcast)

    Society of Professional Journalists NorCal

    Bachelor’s degrees in prison promise incarcerated students a second chance

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  • 2nd Place – Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Award

    University of San Diego Children’s Advocacy Institute

    Calling the Cops Database

    EdSource staff

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  • 1st Place – Homelessness Reporting

    California News Publishers Association

    Foster, homeless youth lose disproportionately more instruction to suspensions

    Mallika Seshadri

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Our Impact

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IMPACT STORY

STEM requirements in community college

Following an EdSource Roundtable on STEM requirements, the community colleges decided to loosen some of the regulation on math placement as many advocates believed would be more equitable – EdSource was tirelessly covering this subject in the weeks leading up to this decision.

60,000+

newsletter subscribers in 2026

100

news outlets republished EdSource’s reporting in 2025

EdSource provides valuable information on the state of education in California. If we don’t improve, we risk the future of every child in our schools and the entire state of California.

Edsource reader

82%

of surveyed Roundtable attendees in 2025 said they learned something actionable

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IMPACT STORY

Spotlighting the impact of truancy policies

EdSource’s truancy story played some role in refining AB 461 and the penalization parents face, according to someone EdSource interviewed. An earlier version of the bill focused only on addressing the impact of truancy on public benefits, but it was reworked to also repeal a criminal offense related to truancy. This happened after a combination of EdSource’s reporting on truancy plus news about many families keeping their children home due to a significant surge of immigration raids in 2025. The bill was signed into law in October 2025.

Strategic Impact

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2025 Annual Report

View or download our 2025 Annual Report for highlights of our work in the past year, including details on our impact, awards, sustainability and donors.

Strategic Plan

EdSource completed a strategic plan in 2022 to chart a path forward for the next few years. This planning process brought together internal and external stakeholders to develop strategies towards EdSource’s stable growth.

Financials

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Press Releases

EdSource Announces Executive Editor

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EdSource Announces New CEO

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EdSource Partners with California Local News Fellowship

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