OP-ED: Requiring fourth year of high school math will leave more students behind
Source: Ed SourceIn many years of advocating for educational justice in California, one of the things I’ve learned is…
Cal State math proposal would create an unfair barrier for black and Latino students, critics say
Source: Los Angeles TimesA controversial Cal State University proposal to require a fourth year of math-related coursework for admission…
CSU leaders appear ready to move forward with requiring extra year of high school math despite concerns
Source: EdSourceCalifornia State University leaders signaled Wednesday they will move forward with a controversial plan to require a fourth year…
Exclusive: Less Than 25% of L.A. Public School Seniors Last Year Took the Type of Elective Class California State University Wants to Make a Requirement
Source: The 74As the country’s largest four-year public university considers adding a fourth-year math/quantitative reasoning requirement to its admissions…
State audit finds education money not serving high-needs students, calls for changes in funding law
Source: EdSourceIn its first detailed examination of former Gov. Jerry Brown’s landmark school funding law, the California State Auditor sharply…
A novel idea for California: requiring students to fill out financial aid forms
Source: EdSourceBeyond all the debate about the types and sizes of financial aid for college, one fact matters most…
Dueling tax measures in 2020; sizing up Tim White’s impact on CSU
Source: EdSourceThis week, Timothy White announced he’ll retire next year as chancellor of California State University. Our guest, Chris Nellum, senior…
Gov. Newsom vetoes allowing districts to substitute SAT for 11th grade state test
Source: EdSourceGov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation on Sunday that would have let school districts substitute the SAT or ACT…
SoCal Schools Just Got Their State Test Results Back. Here’s How To Find Out How Your School Did
Source: LAistCalifornia education officials released results from the latest round of statewide standardized test scores Wednesday.The results? A little better…
California kids’ test scores again rise by inches as achievement gap yawns
Source: CalMattersIn a steady-but-painstakingly-slow pattern that has come to define California’s push for equity in education, statewide test scores…