Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, October 31, 2005:
Young futures on the line This year’s seniors must pass the state’s exit exam to graduate, and time is running out for 4,643 local students By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee
Within the next few months, a staggering number of California high school seniors may see their worlds come […]
Weekly Recap for October 24-30, 2005:
Blaming the Victims? Students Will Be Punished by the High School Exit Exam By Carolyn Goossen/New America Media (Thursday)
Q&A-John Rogers is Associate Director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA), a research center at UCLA that examines key policy issues affecting equity and access within California’s educational […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, October 28, 2005:
Higher percentage of schools with low-income kids hit state goals this year By Nanette Asimov/San Francisco Chronicle
A higher percentage of California schools with ethnically mixed and low-income student bodies met their state-required academic goals this year, suggesting that the kids have gotten brainier, the state Education […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, October 27, 2005:
Blaming the Victims? Students Will Be Punished by the High School Exit Exam By Carolyn Goossen/New America Media
Q&A-John Rogers is Associate Director of the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA), a research center at UCLA that examines key policy issues affecting equity and access within […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, October 26, 2005:
Parents’ Involvement Not Key to Student Progress, Study Finds Report on standardized testing in lower-income schools disputes conventional wisdom. By Jean Merl/Los Angeles Times
A new study examining why similar California schools vary widely in student achievement produced some surprising results: Involved parents and well-behaved youngsters do […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, October 25, 2005:
Los padres pueden mejorar la educación de sus hijos El reto de implementar una ley que ofrece herramientas para cambiar las escuelas está en lograr la participación de la comunidad Por Pilar Marrero/La Opinion
Verónica García trata por todos los medios de estar al tanto de que […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, October 24, 2005:
La secundaria Jefferson emprende transformación Autoridades de educación instan a la comunidad a respaldar los cambios en ese polémico centro de enseñanza Por Agustín Durán/La Opinion
Los estudiantes se sienten humillados porque continúan creciendo y no tienen las armas académicas para competir, se frustran y con la […]
Weekly Recap for October 17- 23, 2005:
Books, budgets, ballots Opinion by Manuel Pastor/Santa Cruz Sentinel (Sunday) Manuel Pastor is co-director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community, a UCSC research center focused on issues of economic, environmental and educational justice.
One of the most important pieces of wisdom I have ever heard occurred shortly […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, October 21, 2005:
Exploring the Role of Parents in Public Education Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC News
Studies have found that parental involvement is key to a student’s sucess, but the role of the parent in public education has gotten more complex.
School Matters — Legal Settlement Gives California Parents a […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, October 20, 2005:
Parents – Should They be Involved in Their Kids’ Education? By Kitty Felde/KPCC-Talk of the City
Research shows that children are more likely to succeed academically if their families are involved in their education. But lack of available time, limited access to schools, and language can be […]