Education
Lawmaker questions Brown’s aim for schools
Sen. Holly Mitchell reacts to CALmatters article
June 4, 2016
Education
Urban schools test for grit, but will it improve scores?
Something new is happening at a batch of California urban schools. Students are being asked if they are happy at school. Can they keep their temper in check when there’s trouble in class? Their parents are surveyed about feeling welcome at school. Do they think the school provides high-quality instruction and high expectations for their […]
Education
A Stanford professor’s high-stakes plan to save California schools
One by one, dozens of blacks and Latinos lined up behind a microphone placed before the state school board appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Spanish-speaking mothers pleaded for the 10-member panel to evaluate schools based on parent involvement because they have felt unwelcome at their children’s schools. African-American students asked the state to compile school […]