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Bill to Introduce Higher Level Math Courses To 8th Graders Introduced In Senate

April 15, 2024 5:10 pmApril 15, 2024 5:10 pm

A bill to mandate the inclusion of Algebra I or Mathematics I course offerings for all 8th-grade students was introduced in the Senate recently, with the first Committee hearing on the matter being scheduled to occur later this month. According...

America’s Schools are Failing Students and Families – California Must Act Now

April 3, 2024 3:58 pmApril 3, 2024 3:58 pm

Long-overdue accountability measures must be prioritized to address unprecedented failures in California schools. A one-size-fits-all federal accountability model simply doesn’t work. After decades of schools failing across the country due to corrupt teachers’ unions and school administrators, state governments should...

COSMOS: The Next Generation of STEM Leaders

November 3, 2022 2:29 pmNovember 9, 2022 1:05 pm

Innovation. Tech wizardry. Pushing the boundaries of the future. For years, that’s what California was known for around the world. While there may be a debate about how true that still holds, there can be no debate that the COSMOS summer science...

California Public Schools: Still Not as Good as You Think

July 22, 2019 7:39 amJuly 23, 2019 6:57 am

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance, California Globe recently reported. Recently, education scholar Lance Izumi and I had a chance to discuss his...