20% children in state live in poverty - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
With an increase of 2 percentage points in one year, one in five children lives in poverty in California. That’s the highest proportion in a decade and is equal to the national average, according to Kids Count, an extensive report on the state of children in America by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In California, [...]
California ACT scores outperform U.S. - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
This year’s high school graduates from California outperformed the nation on the ACT, and on average are better prepared for college work, according to the annual report of the college entrance exam. But in the same breath, consider two qualifiers: Only a quarter of California high school students took the ACT, compared with 49 percent [...]