Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, May 31, 2006:
Kern school gets update on exit exam By Lisa Schencker/Bakersfield Californian
Ridgeview High School was the first stop Tuesday on what could be called the “What the Heck is Going on with the Exit Exam?” tour. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell visited Bakersfield to boil […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, May 30, 2006:
Exit-exam shift not the best answer for high schoolers Editorial/San Jose Mercury News
For the moment, the future of California’s high school exit exam is in the courts. A state appeals court will decide, probably in July, whether students can get a diploma if they don’t pass […]
Weekly Recap for May 22-29, 2006:
Extending The School Calendar Air Talk/KPCC (Tuesday)
Mayor Villaraigosa would like to extend the LAUSD school calendar to provide students with more hours of instruction. Citing that American students spend less time in school than their peers in many other developed countries, he has proposed extending either the school day […]
Exit Exam Coverage for the Week of May 22 - 28, 2006:
Class of 2006 stuck on exit exam’s hook Appeals court refuses to hear part of the case; 47,000 may not graduate By Jill Tucker/Oakland Tribune (Saturday)
The exit exam stands. The state Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a request to hear the […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, May 26, 2006:
Exit exam legal saga not over yet Test is law, though attorneys want appeals court to expedite case, now set for July hearing By Jill Tucker/Oakland Tribune
For sure, without a doubt, no question about it, the exit exam is a graduation requirement this year. Probably […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, May 25, 2006:
SPECIAL EXIT EXAM
Justices restore exit exam Students Must Pass Test for Diploma While Case goes On By Luis Zaragoza & Becky Bartindale/San Jose Mercury News
California’s Supreme Court reinstated the high school exit exam as a diploma requirement Wednesday, less than two weeks after a trial court […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, May 25, 2006
Test Shows Drop in Science Achievement for 12th Graders By Sam Dillon/New York TimesaWASHINGTON, - The first nationwide science test administered in five years shows that achievement among high school seniors has declined across the past decade, even as scores in science rose among fourth graders […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, May 24, 2006:
Teachers union backs governor’s school-friendly budget By Tom Chorneau/San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento — Leaders of the California Teachers Association took the unexpected step Tuesday of endorsing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget and launching a lobbying effort to ensure its passage. The move comes only a few months after […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, May 23, 2006:
Extending The School Calendar Air Talk/KPCC
Mayor Villaraigosa would like to extend the LAUSD school calendar to provide students with more hours of instruction. Citing that American students spend less time in school than their peers in many other developed countries, he has proposed extending either the […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, May 23, 2006:
EXIT EXAM
Calculating Diplomas for Class of 2009 Today, Freshmen Tackle State Math Test That Must Be Passed to Graduate By Nick Anderson/Washington Post
With graduation now on the line, 200 teenagers gathered at a Prince George’s County high school for a final coaching session before state […]