By Fermin Leal More than half of high school juniors and seniors across the country don’t feel they’re ready for college and careers, even though these remain top goals for students, according to a survey released Thursday. Results from a multi-year College and Career Readiness survey of 165,000 high school students conducted by YouthTruth, a San Francisco-based nonprofit,...

Revised AP U.S. history standards will emphasize American exceptionalism The move comes after significant pushback from conservatives who claimed the redesigned course fpainted American history in too negative a light. Newsweek San Diego Unified’s had some dark days with solar Despite its struggles with solar so far, the district is preparing to ramp up its...

* UPDATED LA Unified decided not to live-stream any of the meeting. The LA Unified school board is meeting today at 6 p.m. The board will first meet in open session before moving into a closed-door meeting, in which the discussion includes how to search for a new superintendent. Only the open session will be...

By Sarah Tully Parents won’t be able to transfer their children out of California’s lowest-ranked schools under a little-known law because the state’s scoring index – the basis for the rankings – has been suspended. The California Department of Education this year will not identify 1,000 low-ranking schools, where parents can request to transfer their...

LAUSD officials: MiSiS ready for the new school year While the $133.6-million computer program isn’t fully functional officials said that placing students in the proper classes won’t be a problem. Los Angeles Daily News BH High’s only black principal settled race case, now wants board seat Carter Paysinger announced he would retire June 30, move...

By Claudio Sanchez Many high schoolers hoping to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., one of the top private universities in the country, breathed a sigh of relief this week. GWU announced it will no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT. The move comes after the school formed a task force...

Why schools are rushing to hire more bilingual teachers Global events and continued growth among the Latino population have led to higher levels of students who don’t speak English. Fusion Taking aim at the ‘middle school plunge’ with a positive culture Fear of being publicly embarrassed or even physically hurt is widespread among students who...

By Paul E. Peterson and Martin R. West | Education Next Testing and accountability have become a focal point of the congressional debate over the new federal education bill designed to replace No Child Left Behind (NCLB), originally scheduled to expire in 2007. The Senate and the House have each passed a bill revising the...

‘Parent trigger’ campaigns can continue despite lack of new test scores Parents are allowed to attempt to force major changes at schools considered failing based on tests that are at least two years old. EdSource San Francisco middle schools no longer reaching ‘Algebra 1′ Districts like Los Angeles and Oakland are going to allow some...

By Terri Cook Gender was something I took for granted because I was comfortable expressing my gender and fulfilling my gender roles (as expected by society and those around me). All that has changed now that I’ve seen how my son, and others like him, must think about gender all the time. Let me explain....