Parents who value grades over test scores could be missing out on a key indicator their child needs more support – and raises the possibility students are graduating without necessary skills, a new ...

To the editor: L.A. Unified School District has held a preliminary vote to shut down Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy as a charter school and return students to LAUSD, citing low test ...

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California’s latest standardized test results have triggered the usual alarm: Why are students underperforming? But the familiar narrative — blaming teachers, curriculum or school culture — misses ...