State Stakes are high on literacy push following pandemic By Joe Hong CalMattersUpdated Dec 29, 2022 Roxanne Grago’s fifth grade students at Lake Marie Elementary should be able to read a short story, analyze it, and support their analyses wit…
State Chronic absences on the rise By John Fensterwald EdSource Dec 17, 2022 Rates of chronically absent students in California in 2021-22 nearly tripled statewide from before the pandemic to record levels: 30% for kind…
State Gov. Newsom quashes bill to provide more funding for Black students By John Fensterwald EdSource Sep 6, 2022 The sponsor of legislation that would have provided $400 million in additional funding to raise the academic achievement of Black students pul…
State New subgroups are proposed for English learners By Zaidee Stavely EdSource Aug 3, 2022 California could soon get a deeper understanding of how students at different stages of learning English are doing in school.
State Standardized test scores in California fell during year in distance learning By John Fensterwald and Daniel J. Willis EdSource Jan 8, 2022 After five straight years of gradual improvement, standardized test scores declined significantly last year for many California students, most…
State Report: Early ed should help in learning English By Zaidee Stavely EdSource Dec 27, 2021 As California expands transitional kindergarten, English learner advocates are urging school districts to prioritize children learning English…
Business State’s K-12 funding formula likely to change By John Fensterwald EdSource Jun 7, 2021 For the first time since its adoption eight years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change the formula that determines more than 70 percent of C…
Bay Area Featured Fear of COVID remains widespread despite growing access to vaccines By Betty Marquez Rosales and Zaidee Stavely EdSourceUpdated Apr 16, 2021 Students who are learning English as a second language have priority to return to in-person class at some school districts in California, but …
Local News Officials laud test gains in high schools By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff Oct 21, 2019 Rigorous efforts by educators as well as an engaged and committed student population contributed to the Sequoia Union High School District sho…
