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Vaccine Opt Outs
Student Health
August 7, 2019

California charter, private schools report lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools

When school opened in 2018, charter and private schools reported lower vaccination rates than traditional public schools.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis
Student Health
June 26, 2019

Vaccination rates at California’s schools

See vaccination and medical exemption rates at your school - and every California school with data.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis
Data
March 17, 2016

Database of kindergarten vaccine rates from 2008-09 to 2015-16

Check out our comprehensive database of vaccine data for about 9,000 kindergarten-level public, private and charter schools going back to the 2008-09 school year.

John Osborn D'Agostino
Federal Education Policy
February 3, 2016

State sends mixed messages on Smarter Balanced test participation

Districts required to meet participation rates and tell parents they can opt out.

Theresa Harrington
Testing and Accountability
January 28, 2016

Final tally shows few opt-outs from Common Core-aligned tests in California

High school juniors in some schools opt out in larger numbers.

Sarah Tully
Legislation
January 19, 2016

More students vaccinated as enforcement efforts increase

More than 92 percent of California kindergartners are fully vaccinated.

Jane Meredith Adams
Legislation
January 6, 2016

Some districts exempt students in special ed from vaccination law

The new vaccination law lacks clarity about whether special education students must be immunized.

Jane Meredith Adams
Student Health
December 28, 2015

Storyline: Vaccine showdown

Explore how a California measles outbreak spurred one of the strictest vaccination laws in the country.

John Osborn D'Agostino
December 22, 2015

State reports 97% participation rate in Smarter Balanced tests

High school juniors who opted out didn't significantly lower state's total.

John Fensterwald
Testing and Accountability
September 17, 2015

Lawsuit: Schools failed to inform parents of right to opt out of tests

Parents claim they weren’t told they could opt out of Common Core-aligned tests.

Sarah Tully
Reforms
August 23, 2015

National poll shows majority oppose Common Core standards

Most also believe there is too much emphasis on standardized testing.

Sarah Tully
Student Health
June 30, 2015

Schools consider impact of ending vaccination opt-outs

BREAKING NEWS: Governor signs bill ending personal belief exemptions.

Jane Meredith Adams
Data
June 17, 2015

Vaccine opt-outs, teacher evaluation bills still alive as state budget approved

State Legislature considering several education-related bills.

EdSource staff
College Readiness
May 18, 2015

Students in handful of California schools opt out of Common Core tests

Students cite lack of time to study for AP tests and the SAT.

Sarah Tully