Sarah Tully
Sarah Tully formerly covered early education and the Common Core. She was based in the Los Angeles area.
All articles by Sarah Tully
LA Unified plan saves preschool slots with new transitional kindergarten
Program would allow younger 4-year-olds to enroll in transitional kindergarten.
Sarah Tully And Daniel J. Willis
June 18, 2015
LA Unified explores transitional kindergarten option for more 4-year-olds
The plan would allow any 4-year-old who turns 5 during the school year to enroll.
Sarah Tully
June 11, 2015
Schools face challenge of explaining Common Core test results to parents
School officials are expecting to send reports to parents this summer.
Sarah Tully
June 2, 2015
Legislators propose boosting preschool funding
Gov. Jerry Brown has urged legislators to be fiscally conservative.
Sarah Tully And Michael Collier
May 29, 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
May 18, 2015
School districts start receiving early results on Smarter Balanced tests
Information is going to districts about four weeks after testing is complete.
Sarah Tully
May 12, 2015
Broad coalition, poll show support for Common Core
About 500 groups in California sign a statement supporting the Common Core.
Sarah Tully
May 11, 2015
Half of juniors opt out of Common Core tests in affluent high school
Parents are citing privacy concerns and relevancy of the test.