Offering freshmen a step up to science - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Trustees of East Side Union High School District in San Jose voted earlier this year to make the 15 courses required for admission to a four-year state university the district’s standard curriculum. That was the easy part. Preparing and guiding the predominantly low-income students in the state’s second largest high school district to succeed with higher standards [...]
Enough reports, studies and blueprints: It’s time to act on them - by Crystal Brown
Public schools in California are in a state of crisis and our students are suffering the consequences. Our children deserve and require more attention, resources and support. While there has been no shortage of plans and policies for what our schools need, there seems to be a lack of political will to actually [...]