Parents exercising choice have a right to expect high-quality charters - by Ben Austin
Across our state and our nation, parents and policymakers are not only waking up to the crisis in public education – they are waking up to the fact that they have the power to do something about it. Over the past decade, high-quality charter schools have become an important part of the solution to the problems [...]
More sophomores passing exit exam - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Increasing numbers of African American and Latino students are passing parts of the high school exit exam early in high school, an indication that more students are arriving in high school with at least basic skills. Results released Wednesday show that a record 94.6 percent of the Class of 2011 passed the California High School Exit [...]