What's the STAR test?
Tens of thousands of Sacramento-area students are sharpening their pencils and preparing to take multiple choice tests that will gauge how they measure up to state standards.
Testing, which generally takes place in April and May, has already started in some districts.
The tests tell the state how well the schools are teaching students and helps educators know if their teaching methods are working.
Testing, which generally takes place in April and May, has already started in some districts.
The tests tell the state how well the schools are teaching students and helps educators know if their teaching methods are working.
The results are important to schools, which can be sanctioned by the state for multiple years of low
UCD grad school rates highest in female profs
The University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management has the highest percentage of full-time female faculty among the world's top 100 business schools, according to new rankings compiled by the Financial Times of London.
At 42 percent, the UC Davis business school is the only one among the top 100 in the Financial Times' 2010 global MBA program rankings with women making up more than 40 percent of faculty.
"We are deeply committed to diversity among our faculty, staff and students, and we will continue to be a leader," said Steven C. Currall, dean of the UCD management school.
UC puts 10,000 applicants on waiting list
Sacramento City College lands FAA training program
At 42 percent, the UC Davis business school is the only one among the top 100 in the Financial Times' 2010 global MBA program rankings with women making up more than 40 percent of faculty.
"We are deeply committed to diversity among our faculty, staff and students, and we will continue to be a leader," said Steven C. Currall, dean of the UCD management school.
UC puts 10,000 applicants on waiting list
For the state's high school seniors, this was the toughest year ever to get into the University of California, with seven of the nine undergraduate campuses reporting the lowest admission rates on record and – for the first time – more than 10,000 applicants being offered a spot on a waiting list.
A-plus students are now the average – not the exception – at most UCs, data released Wednesday show. At all but three UC campuses, the mean grade-point-average of admitted students is above 4.0.
Students must work harder and score higher to get into UC because more high schoolers are seeking a college education at the same time the state has cut funding to public universities. UC cut freshman enrollment for this
A-plus students are now the average – not the exception – at most UCs, data released Wednesday show. At all but three UC campuses, the mean grade-point-average of admitted students is above 4.0.
Students must work harder and score higher to get into UC because more high schoolers are seeking a college education at the same time the state has cut funding to public universities. UC cut freshman enrollment for this
Sacramento City College lands FAA training program
Looking to fill an anticipated need for flight controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration has selected Sacramento City College as one of five new U.S. sites for air traffic control training programs.
The college expects to begin offering classes this fall.
"We are thrilled to have been chosen for this highly selective training program," said Brice Harris, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District. "The credit goes to Sacramento City College's historic and outstanding aeronautics program as well as to the efforts of our business and community partners … ."
Harris said business and community leaders worked for three years through the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's "Cap to Cap" program to meet with FAA officials and lawmakers.
"Cap to Cap" began in 1970 as a public-private sector effort to prevent McClellan Air Force Base in North
The college expects to begin offering classes this fall.
"We are thrilled to have been chosen for this highly selective training program," said Brice Harris, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District. "The credit goes to Sacramento City College's historic and outstanding aeronautics program as well as to the efforts of our business and community partners … ."
Harris said business and community leaders worked for three years through the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's "Cap to Cap" program to meet with FAA officials and lawmakers.
"Cap to Cap" began in 1970 as a public-private sector effort to prevent McClellan Air Force Base in North