Worser and worser - by Kathryn Baron In case anyone needed more evidence that California public schools are in decline, this year’s annual report on learning conditions at California high schools is aptly entitled Free Fall: Educational Opportunities in 2011. UCLA’s Institute for ...
Inject critical thinking into state standards to think outside the bubble - by Michael Matsuda For nearly a decade, California K-12 schools have been scrutinized based on multiple choice tests primarily covering two subjects: Reading (Language Arts) and Math. That may explain why many schools, especially “lower performing” ones, have narrowed ...