DAN WALTERS: California Lawmakers Weigh Statewide Plan to Be Accountable for Closing Student Achievement Gaps

DAN WALTERS: California lawmakers weigh statewide plan to be accountable for closing student achievement gaps

California is not only the nation’s most populous state; it’s also the nation’s most economically, ethnically, culturally and even geographically diverse state.

California school boards criticize failure to narrow achievement gap

The California School Boards Association says four bills would force state officials to set clear priorities and clarify district support. This content California school boards fault state government’s failure to narrow the achievement gap appeared first on inewsource.

California lawmakers weigh statewide plan to be accountable for closing student achievement gaps

California is not only the nation’s most populous state; it’s also the nation’s most economically, ethnically, culturally and even geographically diverse state. That uniqueness has its virtues, but it makes governing California uniquely difficult. Often competitive interests, each clamoring for political attention, tend to block the consensus that’s vital for effective policymaking. As a result, major issues go unresolved year after year, even d…

California Education Officials Take Aim at Student Achievement Gap

Lawmakers unveiled a four-bill package to hold the state accountable for supporting local school district success.

California School Boards Fault State Government’s Failure to Narrow the Achievement Gap

The California School Boards Association has introduced a legislative package to close the state accountability gap and address the student achievement gap, which has widened since Covid-19, by setting clear priorities and making state agencies accountable for their support of local efforts.