Tag: Tom Torlakson
September 2, 2017
Lawmaker to request state audit of districts' compliance with funding formula
Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi says data will show if funding is really spent on English learners and low-income students.
John Fensterwald
April 28, 2017
Pilot science test underway in California, despite dispute with federal officials
Computer-based exam based on Next Generation Science Standards to be given through June.
Carolyn Jones
April 25, 2017
Judge blocks Trump's order to withhold funding to 'sanctuary' jurisdictions
Nearly 60 California school districts have declared themselves safe havens for undocumented immigrants.
Carolyn Jones
April 11, 2017
California's high school graduation rate improves for 7th straight year, but ethnic gaps remain
State statistics show that 83.2 percent of students who entered high school in 2012-13 had graduated by 2016. But gaps as large as 20 percentage points separate some ethnic groups.
Larry Gordon
March 23, 2017
California's top education official joins court fight to stop threat of fiscal penalties to sanctuaries
Torlakson filed a brief in support of the Santa Clara County lawsuit against Trump's anti-sanctuary order.
Carolyn Jones
March 13, 2017
Marshall Tuck running again for state superintendent
He lost narrowly to Tom Torlakson in 2014 in an expensive, divisive race.
John Fensterwald
March 7, 2017
Turf battle developing over who can test California's 11th-graders
SAT and Smarter Balanced explore the potential of a partnership, even as they compete for market share.
John Fensterwald
March 2, 2017
State to leave college, career readiness metric off upcoming school and district report cards
The current metric for college and career readiness focuses too heavily on college preparation, critics have said.
Fermin Leal
February 23, 2017
California education officials reject Long Beach's request to replace statewide assessment with SAT
Citing duplication, the state's third-largest district sought to drop the 11th-grade Smarter Balanced test.
John Fensterwald
February 23, 2017
Officials urge undocumented students to apply for Dream Act grants and pledge protection
With only a week before the application deadline, the number of California Dream Act applications remains well behind last year's. The Trump administration's plans to deport undocumented people is heightening fears of Dreamer students, despite state pledges to protect their identities.
Larry Gordon
February 12, 2017
California renews push to promote environmental literacy in schools
New standards, among the most comprehensive in the nation, focus on human impacts.
Carolyn Jones
February 9, 2017
Gov. Brown agrees to issue first school bonds this fall
The governor, who opposed Prop. 51, will get the oversight changes he wanted.
John Fensterwald
February 5, 2017
School districts step up protections for immigrant students
More school districts vow to protect immigrant students despite threats from the Trump administration.
Carolyn Jones
January 30, 2017
More teacher preparation needed to fully implement Common Core standards in California
The state formed committees to support implementation of the Common Core standards, Next Generation Science Standards and History-Social Science standards.
Theresa Harrington
December 21, 2016
California appeals federal decision on state science testing
California education officials have appealed the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to reject the state’s request to begin phasing in new science tests this spring.