Andrew Reed

Wilder’s Preparatory Academy in Inglewood boasts test score results that reflect performance far above that of the state average for all schools regardless of racial composition.

The Legislature’s nonpartisan adviser is recommending that lawmakers reject $300 million in new state funding to address low performance and racial disparities in the state’s poorest schools. Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are supporting the funding to help Black students improve learning.

An email shows pre-meeting communication among Orange Unified School District board members. “Remember John will make all the motions, and it would be best if you seconded at least the first one if not every time he makes a motion.”

An email shows pre-meeting communication among Orange Unified School District board members. “Remember John will make all the motions, and it would be best if you seconded at least the first one if not every time he makes a motion.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing the biggest changes in a decade to the state system of funding and governing schools.

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he plans to act on the findings. “We are now further armed with information that validates and supports the investments and additional offerings of mathematics in the senior year,” he said, adding that he plans to pass on the results not only to high school principals, math teachers and counselors, but also to parents, who need to know about the advantages of a fourth year of math.

Some school district leaders and advocates for English learners celebrate this achievement as a sign that districts are preparing English learners well. Some researchers, however, say it is a sign that the bar for students to be considered proficient in English is too high.

The end of the state's Covid-19 State of Emergency this month effectively ends plans to require kids to be vaccinated against the virus.