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Cal State System Pilots New Direct Admissions Programs
High school seniors in various parts of the state will have new pathways to the Cal State system for the fall of 2025. Cal State East Bay announced partnerships with the San Leandro and Hayward Unified School Districts to provide guaranteed admission to students who have completed A-G coursework and sustained at least a 2.5...
By Mallika Seshadri | November 7, 2024
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10 LAUSD schools get a chance to opt out of standardized testing
Ten Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) community schools will be given an opportunity to pilot new approaches to assessments in the 2025-26 academic year. And once the schools adopt alternative assessments, they won’t have to participate in standardized tests, other than those mandated by state and federal governments, the district school board decided in...
By Mallika Seshadri | September 19, 2024