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Bay Area

Newsom’s big bet on fixing California’s poorest schools and narrowing achievement gaps

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 16, 2023
Proposal implicitly acknowledges that school districts have not narrowed achievement gaps under the Local Control Funding Formula.
California

Study of LAUSD confirms benefits of four years of math

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 7, 2023
High school seniors who took math were significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and return the following year.
Education

Lawsuit asserts California districts illegally charge summer school fees

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | December 9, 2022
Can education foundations charge for summer courses given students' right to free public schooling?
Bay Area

California court decision ups the odds for passing school parcel taxes

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | December 6, 2022
Citizen-initiated measures would require only a simple majority vote, not two-thirds.
Bay Area

Stanford-Harvard ‘scorecard’ translates California’s test scores into months of missed learning

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 28, 2022
The "Education Recovery Scorecard" shows vast disparities among districts in how much learning declined during the pandemic.
Bay Area

College Corps, with California’s first state-run tutoring initiative, is off and running

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 10, 2022
Some college students will tutor in programs modeled after AmeriCorps and Peace Corps, while others will work on food and climate projects.
Bay Area

Thousands of California teachers say they are stressed, burned out  

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 27, 2022
Nearly twice as many teachers than in the past say that job conditions have changed for the worse.
Bay Area

State delays public release of English, math and science test score results to later this year

By John Fensterwald and Thomas Peele | EdSource | September 22, 2022
State says data is "not embargoed."
Bay Area

California school organizations urge veto of latest bill to remove lead in school water

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 16, 2022
They point to high costs and argue the standard for treatment remains hazardous for kids.
Bay Area

State Supt. Thurmond to restart literacy task force, aims for ‘comprehensive’ approach

By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 1, 2022
Announcement accompanies the release of a free, engaging dual-language resource for families in California.
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