Parent trigger group votes for force changes on Los Angeles school
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Kern dropout rate ticks up
The school dropout rate in Kern County rose nearly 2 percent between the 2011 and 2012 academic years despite a decrease in the number of students who make up the group that was studied, according to data released Tuesday by the California Department of Education.Baldwin Park, West Covina receive high grades amongst California school districts
Improving the success of Latino, African-American and low-income students has been a tough riddle to crack for California school districts. But a recent survey of 148 of the state's largest unified school districts found four San Gabriel Valley districts are ranked in the top 10 in solving the problem, with Baldwin Park Unified School District taking the lead.Santa Clara, San Mateo counties' high-school graduation rates rise
Graduation rates of public school students are climbing, with 78.5 percent of California students who started as freshmen graduating in 2012, the state Department of Education reported Tuesday.New science standards call for teaching climate change and more
The politically touchy topic of climate change will be taught more deeply to students under proposed new national science standards released Tuesday.Fensterwald: Apples to apples comparison of Brown's funding formula
Twenty-two of the 50 largest districts in the state would receive more money under Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed K-12 funding formula when it's fully funded, potentially in seven years, while 28 districts would do better if additional money were simply divvied up under the current system, with no reforms, according to data provided this week by the state Department of Finance.More East Bay parents of autistic children come forward alleging abuse
Two weeks after her autistic son came home with bruises on his neck and face, allegedly at the hands of his teacher, a frustrated Michele Smith complained to Antioch's top two special education administrators. She says she received a stunning response: They asked her not to call police.Family angry over voicemail
The husband of Stockton Unified School District Trustee Sara Cazares declined to provide an update Tuesday on his seriously ill wife's condition but criticized board President Gloria Allen for breaching his family's request for privacy by leaving a voice mail for him this week.Graduation, dropout rates improve
Southwest County high schools are again graduating students at a better rate than the county on average, as well as the state, according to statistics released Tuesday by the California Department of Education.Parent trigger group votes for force changes on Los Angeles school
Parents at a failing school in Los Angeles voted to control that school's future Tuesday, in the first attempt in Southern California since High Desert parents successfully used the state's parent-trigger law.Inland Empire, California graduation rates improve
High school graduation rates across the Inland Empire and California as a whole have improved over the past three academic years that ended in June.State's high school graduation rate up, dropout rate down
State officials Tuesday reported slight improvements in dropout and graduation rates and continued gains made by Latino and African American students.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
