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High-Needs Students

Under the state’s new school funding system, districts will receive extra state education money for high-needs students, defined as children from low-income families, English learners and foster care youth. The new system is based on the premise that students with additional academic needs require additional resources.

May 25, 2017

State board rethinking how to measure performance of alternative schools

Standard metrics often don't capture the work of schools serving at-risk students.

John Fensterwald
May 16, 2017

Another school rating system, more data on racial, ethnic disparities

GreatSchools debuts a multiple-measure view of California's schools.

John Fensterwald
May 16, 2017

California must save its successful after-school programs

If the state does not increase funding for these high-quality programs, up to 29 percent of them could shut down in the next two years, leaving more than 120,000 students with nowhere to go when the school day ends.

Connie Leyva and Anthony Portantino
May 10, 2017

State education officials call for clearer directives to close achievement gaps

The staff of the State Board of Education will revise the plan for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

John Fensterwald
May 4, 2017

State board inscribes 'California Way' on state plan for new federal law

The Every Student Succeeds Act gives states more latitude to spend federal dollars and fix low-achieving schools.

John Fensterwald
May 2, 2017

California's subsidized after-school programs struggling to survive

No cost-of-living increases, a rising minimum wage and a threat of cutbacks in federal funding are making it difficult for after-school programs to prosper.

Susan Frey
April 24, 2017

Q & A: Educator and lecturer advocates for equity in education

Jeff Duncan-Andrade, an associate professor and school teacher and leader in Oakland, says a focus on equity could lead to a renaissance in education.

Theresa Harrington
April 13, 2017

New science standards raise hopes for narrowing achievement gap

Next Generation Science Standards aim to reach minorities, English learners and others underrepresented in science fields.

Carolyn Jones
April 6, 2017

Local control formula closing funding gap but not equity gap, report says

Education Trust–West presses for tracking spending at the school level.

John Fensterwald
April 4, 2017

Long Beach Unified accused of underfunding 'high-needs' students

The complaint is contesting how the district spent $41 million in supplemental and concentration funding.

John Fensterwald
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
January 20, 2017

Teachers must be partners in shaping education policies

Teachers call on legislators for support in five key areas.

Ama Nyamekye
January 11, 2017

State board chooses new way of measuring school progress on tests

It also decides which schools' English learners will fall in the accountability system's low-performing "red zone."

John Fensterwald
January 9, 2017

Ending the No Child Left Behind Catch-22 on English learner progress

State Board of Education should change how the progress of English learners is measured to make the system more fair.

Linda Darling-Hammond and Kenji Hakuta
November 15, 2016

Putting students in charge of their learning transforms a small rural district

Lindsay Unified, a small rural district in California's Central Valley, has embraced performance-based learning.

Susan Frey