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…
San Diego State University program latest to take aim at preparing more diverse, bilingual teachers
Source: EdSourceWorking with three nearby community colleges, San Diego State University is launching a training program aimed at increasing the number of Lati…
OP-ED: Ensure AB705 compliance to make college more accessible
Source: Los Angeles Daily NewsI grew up in Mississippi, the daughter of a civil rights attorney. And as a longtime California resident, former math major, and …
CSU may up their college admissions requirements. But will that hurt low-income students?
Source: Los Angeles TimesVelasquez is among the students, parents, educators and Los Angeles school board members who are opposed to a proposal by Cal State Un…
Math Is Dividing The Cal State Community. Here’s What Happened At The Public Forum
Source: LAistPublic speakers gave impassioned pleas on Thursday for California State University trustees to slow, and give more thought, to a proposal that wou…
California State University officials considering changing admissions requirements
Source: KTVU Fox 2Going to a state university in California may get a little tougher.California State University officials may implement tougher admission requ…
Numerous complaints as CSU proposes tougher admission standards
Source: San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia State University officials want to require high school students to take an extra math, science or computer class to q…
Education Trust–West’s Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga Appointed as Co-Chair of California “Closing the Achievement Gap” Initiative
Source: Los Angeles SentinelDr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Executive Director of The Education Trust–West (ETW), has been appointed as co-chair of the statewide C…
With less than half of LAUSD’s prospective graduates eligible for California State University system, college trustees eye adding another requirement
Source: LA School ReportThe California State University system this week is considering a new admissions requirement for incoming freshmen — a development that…
Pension relief, special education funding highlight Gov. Newsom’s budget
Source: EdSourceGov. Gavin Newsom’s first education budget, which the Legislature passed on Thursday, remains his budget. After negotiations with legislative l…
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…
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