California CAASPP Smarter Balanced Test Results | EdSource
The California Department of Education (CDE) released test score results from the 2024 Smarter Balanced assessments of math and English language arts on Oct. 10th for tests taken by students in the spring of 2024. Read EdSource's coverage of the results. The tests form part of the state's California Assessment of Student Performance and ...
State of California Smarter Balanced Test Results | EdSource
Overall Test Results. In the overall State of California test results for 2023, 46.66% of students met or exceeded the state standard in English, while 53.34% did not, a change of -0.4% from 2022. In math, 34.62% of students met or exceeded the state standard, with 65.38% not meeting it: a change of 1.24% from 2022. Two achievement levels.
Tuition-free college is critical to our economy | EdSource
Nov 2, 2020 · Tuition-free college is critical to our economy. Credit: Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education. To rebuild America’s economy in a way that offers everyone an equal chance to get ahead, federal support for free college tuition should be a priority in any economic recovery plan in 2021. Research shows that the private and ...
Parents’ guide to 504 plans and IEPs: What they are and
Mar 29, 2022 · IEPs or 504 plans can help a student with disabilities – from minor learning disabilities to profound physical, emotional or intellectual impairments – succeed in school and beyond. Special education services can include physical, occupational, speech or behavioral therapy; one-on-one help from a tutor or aide; or instruction from special ...
California education news: What’s the latest? | EdSource
2 days ago · A Ventura County fire that has burned 14,500 acres prompted dozens of schools and districts to close Thursday; many of them remained closed Friday due to the dangerous air quality caused by the fire, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.. Air quality in Oxnard and Camarillo reached hazardous levels Thursday afternoon, the Daily News reported based on an alert from the Ventura County Air ...
Now is the time for schools to invest in special-education
Nov 10, 2021 · When nobody runs for school board. 16 and 17-year-olds make history by voting in school board elections in two California cities. What is California doing — or not doing — about lead in school drinking water?
What you need to know to become a teacher in California
Sep 30, 2024 · Basic skills requirement. For years, teachers have been required to take the California Basic Educational Skills Test or otherwise prove they have the basic skills to teach - generally, before they begin a teacher preparation program. The 2024-25 state budget trailer bill has removed the requirement for those who have earned a bachelor’s ...
For teachers, it’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it
Jan 4, 2017 · For teachers, it’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it. Denisia Wash, a kindergarten teacher in Berkeley, didn’t want to use a sugary voice when she talked to her 5-year-old students – they weren’t babies and that voice wasn’t actually effective, she said. But she didn’t want to use a sharp-edged voice either, the impatient ...
To improve literacy, focus on writing | EdSource
Oct 20, 2021 · From our conversations with the expert panel, we put forward four recommendations that policymakers and practitioners can follow to strengthen writing education: Redefine the classroom: Encourage and support students to continue writing anywhere, anytime, and on anything, and with any platform. Reunite reading and writing: Make the relationship ...
No high school diploma? You’ve got options! - EdSource
May 25, 2017 · Those who do not complete high school will earn, on average, between $280,000 and $350,000 less than high school graduates during their working life, according to 2015 estimates reported by the Social Security Administration. And 17 percent of 20- to 24-year-olds who do not have a high school diploma are unemployed, based on 2016 data from the ...