CSU shows progress but work remains to hit graduation targets. Up two points, only 27.5 percent of students who entered as freshmen finished in four years.
Gov. Newsom signed the bill delaying start times for teenagers against the opposition of school groups that said districts know best how to set schedules.
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New podcast episodes: This Week in California Education
October 11, 2019 - This week: We explore confounding math test scores with Silicon Valley Education Foundation's CEO and evidence of adversity facing black youths in LA.
October 4, 2019 - This week: We review Fair Pay to Play, California's law on behalf of college athletes, and Gov. Newsom's role in forging a charter school compromise.
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