March 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
California enrolls the most Hispanics in K-12 schools in the country: nearly 3.4 million in 2010, according to an analysis of census data released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center. Hispanics made up 51 percent of all K-12 students in the state – the second-highest proportion of...
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November 3, 2011, 12:05 AM
While California's math and reading scores have improved slightly in recent years, they still rank near the bottom on a national test, according to a report released this week. According to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which tested fourth- and eighth-graders, state...
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June 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
As millions of California schoolchildren embark on a months-long summer vacation, low-income students are likely to lose substantial ground academically during the summer, while higher-income students will gain, according to a new report. Most disturbing, according to a report titled "...
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June 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
Nearly 140,000 students who were enrolled in the ninth grade in the 2007-08 school year in California will not graduate from high school this month. By contrast, some 377,498 students will receive their diplomas. The difference amounts to a loss of an average of 775 students from...
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April 28, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new federal education commission aimed at reforming school financing recently launched its public outreach with a first stop in California. The 27-member Equity and Excellence Commission, established in February, is focused on closing the achievement gap that separates poor,...
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February 18, 2011, 12:05 AM
Thousands of California eighth-graders who have been pushed into taking high school algebra lack the preparation they need to succeed in those classes, and are being set up for failure. That is one of the key findings of a report by EdSource released today, titled "Improving Middle Grades...
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September 3, 2010, 12:05 AM
Despite unprecedented national and state reforms over the past decade, the achievement gap between black and white students remains essentially unchanged in California, while the gap between Latino and white students has closed slightly but still remains alarmingly high. That's the...
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