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 that well-intentioned policies can have u…
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 came under robust ques…
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 of high school…
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 sta…
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 criticized the…
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 for students and parents: You can’t get gra…
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 directo…
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 college entrance exams for the st…
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 inched up…
Improving Outcomes by Democratizing Education Data
Source: Los Angeles Daily News by Ryan J. SmithLast year, just 40 percent of Los Angeles Unified students met or exceeded expectations in English Language Arts…
‘Parent Power’ Getting More Powerful and Organized
Source: EdWeekParents in California have gone to the political gym. They're building their muscles and flexing them. Powered by the protein of the state's Lo…
State Suspends Use of Test Scores to Measure School Quality
Source: Los Angeles TimesState education officials moved Wednesday to dramatically recast California's system to evaluate school quality by suspending the use …
Stopping the Violence
Source: KQEDAccording to Oakland police, in the past five years 41 youths under the age of 18 have been killed in Oakland, most by gunshots. KQED Newsroom talk…
Report says LCAPs need tighter focus
Source: Ed SourceCalling the new state-mandated local accountability plans “a daunting undertaking,” the Legislative Analyst’s Office called on the Legislature…
California funding formula gives districts leeway in programs for at-risk students
Source: Fresno BeeLonnie Brown is sitting in a long room with several rows of desks, chatting quietly with her teacher so she doesn’t disturb the other student…
How is the shift in state funding is affecting your local schools?
Source: On AssignmentControversy at Clayton Valley Charter High has prompted dozens of complaints to the Contra Costa County Office of Education, as well as se…
Editorial: Does local control set a path to academic excellence? Only time will tell
Source: Fresno BeeWhen it comes right down to it, success or failure in politics rests on the art of persuasion.And Gov. Jerry Brown convinced the state Legisl…
Opinion: Brown’s big school plan gets 3rd rap
Source: Sacramento BeeIt’s not exactly three strikes and you’re out, but neither is the third time a charm for Gov. Jerry Brown’s landmark overhaul of public s…
Report on LCAPs finds mixed success
Source: EdSourceAn advocacy organization that analyzed dozens of school districts’ inaugural improvement plans under the state’s new school funding law praised…
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