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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, November 30, 2007
Below the curve
Reports paint sobering picture for African American students By Cynthia E. Griffin/Our Weekly
Two recently released education reports do not paint a very positive picture for the prospects of African American children attending public school in […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, November 29, 2007
California must start now on school finances if 2008 is to be the "Year of Education"
Now is the time to develop a roadmap for education funding in California. Our state needs a comprehensive, multi-year plan that prepares all […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, November 28, 2007
LA a la zaga en educación
LA falls behind in education Los alumnos del LAUSD ocupan las últimas posiciones del país en su desempeño escolar LAUSD students rank at the bottom nationally in school achievement By Rubén Moreno/La Opinion
A menudo los expertos se han […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Study: When gauging educators, many parents value student satisfaction over performance
By Lisa Schencker/ Salt Lake Tribune
When Ruth Harvey chose her daughter’s teacher, it had little to do with test scores or No Child Left Behind. The Crescent Elementary School parent […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, November 26, 2007
Are schools half empty or half full?
Column by Dan Walters/Sacramento Bee
Gary Hart is a former teacher and state legislator who authored many of the reforms enacted in the late 1990s, including tougher curricular standards and mandatory […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, November 21, 2007
Calif. teachers may get racial sensitivity training
By Elaine Korry/NPR
Teachers in California may be required to take racial sensitivity training next year. The training would help close the "achievement gap" between students of different races; white and […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, November 20, 2007
California schools are failing all our kids
Focus on a state racial gap ignores some of the nation’s worst overall test scores. Opinion by John Rogers and Jeannie Oakes/Los Angeles Times
State schools Supt. Jack O’Connell hosted […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, November 19, 2007
School staffing at issue An attorney files a complaint over Hiram Johnson’s use of substitutes; the district blames unforeseen circumstances. By Kim Minugh/Sacramento Bee
A San Francisco attorney has filed a complaint against the Sacramento City Unified School District for its failure to get permanent teachers at […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, November 16, 2007
Live from Sacramento - Achievement Gap
Michael Krasny/KQED
California’s African-American and Latino students continue to score lower than their white and Asian counterparts on standardized tests. In a special live broadcast from our Sacramento studios, we look at new […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, November 15, 2007
Students offer educators easy fixes for combatting failure
By Nanette Asimov/San Francisco Chronicle
As thousands of learned men and women gathered in Sacramento this week to chew over the vexing question of why black and Latino students often do poorly in school, someone had a fresh idea: […]