October 31, 2019

Shorter, clearer (but maybe not more transparent) school accountability plan coming

The state board will deliver an LCAP template that will be easier to read, but it probably still won't be easy to follow the money.

John Fensterwald

September 7, 2017

'Friendly critic' of California's school district reforms issues warning

Michael Fullan says the state has pursued the 'right drivers' with, so far, a flawed implementation.

John Fensterwald

December 22, 2015

Closing the achievement gap: Will California’s reforms make a difference?

EdSource conducted a series of interviews with leading educators and scholars about the persistence of these achievement gaps and the prospects for the current set of reforms in California to help close them.

Louis Freedberg

September 24, 2015

Fullan: Achievement gap an 'indicator that right strategies are not being used'

Louis Freedberg

April 13, 2015

New agency to support schools still taking shape

California Collaborative stresses fresh start

Louis Freedberg And John Fensterwald

May 8, 2014

Michael Fullan calls for humane teacher evaluation as a way to improve achievement

Jane Meredith Adams

September 3, 2013

Q&A: Flexibility, accountability key to districts' NCLB waiver

Sarah Amandolare / The Hechinger Report

August 6, 2013

Eight California districts receive historic NCLB waiver

John Fensterwald