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In California, only 45 percent of last year’s high school graduates were eligible for public universities
Across California last year, only 45 percent of high school graduates were eligible to attend the state’s public universities. Data from the California Department of Education show that since 2010-11, the percentage of students eligible for admittance into University of California and Cal State University schools has climbed by only 1 or 2 percentage points each...
By Sarah Favot | July 24, 2017
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King’s first priority for a new LA Unified task force is chronic absenteeism. We break it down for you
Business, philanthropic and community leaders have formed a new task force to work with LA Unified Superintendent Michelle King and its first undertaking will be to tackle chronic absenteeism, the Los Angeles Times reported. LA School Report reported last month that budget documents showed the number of students who were chronically absent — missing 16...
By Sarah Favot | July 19, 2017
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LAUSD nearly doubles its reclassification rate for English learners meeting King’s goal, preliminary data show
LA Unified is projecting that it has nearly doubled last year’s rate of reclassifying English learners as proficient and has hit Superintendent Michelle King’s goal laid out in her strategic plan. Preliminary data show the district’s English learner reclassification rate is 20 percent for the school year that ended last month, a vast improvement from...
By Sarah Favot | July 17, 2017
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Teachers in California received largest average pay increase in the nation last year, report shows
California teachers received the largest average pay increase in the nation last year and about four times the national average, according to a new report. The report, Ranking of the States 2016 and Estimates of School Statistics 2017, was published in May by the National Education Association. It annually tracks trends year over year and...
By Sarah Favot | July 11, 2017
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1 in 4 LAUSD graduates head to four-year college, data show
*UPDATED About 1 in 4 LA Unified graduates in the Class of 2016 enrolled in a four-year college or university, lagging behind the national average, according to an analysis of data on college enrollment for the district. Twenty-seven percent of LAUSD graduates in the Class of 2016 enrolled in a four-year college immediately after high...
By Sarah Favot | July 10, 2017
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Los Angeles targeted for first state-run STEM school
A state legislator is eyeing downtown Los Angeles as home to the first state public school focused on teaching students from low-income and ethnically diverse areas science, technology, engineering, and math. State Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-San Fernando, has introduced legislation that would establish the school that would serve 800 students in grades 6 through 12....
By Sarah Favot | July 10, 2017
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LA voters and parents want the school board to put kids first, poll shows. First test of new board will happen Thursday.
Los Angeles voters and parents overwhelmingly agree that the LA Unified school board should put kids first when it comes to the district’s budget and policies, according to a new poll. And the board will have the chance to signal its commitment to that priority when it votes Thursday on a “kids first” resolution in...
By Sarah Favot | July 5, 2017
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Alliance charter network cleared of six more teacher union complaints but found in violation of one for not responding to a letter
A judge has dismissed more complaints lodged by the local teachers union against Los Angeles’ largest charter school network. In a ruling Tuesday that covered seven allegations that Alliance College-Ready Public Schools was unlawfully preventing United Teachers Los Angeles’ efforts to organize, six were dismissed. The administrative law judge with the Public Employee Relations Board...
By Sarah Favot | June 29, 2017
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LAUSD loses ground in its fight against chronic absenteeism, but foster youth attendance is up
Despite a concerted effort to increase student attendance, the number of LA Unified students who missed 16 or more days of school in 2015-16 grew by 1 percent from the previous year, this month’s budget documents show. The increase in the number of students who were chronically absent cost the district $45 million in state...
By Sarah Favot | June 28, 2017
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Education highlights of California’s new state budget
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the state budget for the next fiscal year, which includes an additional $3 billion for K-12 education and community colleges, bringing total state spending on education to $74.5 billion for 2017-18. LA Unified is the largest school district in the state. The majority of its budget, as other public...
By Sarah Favot | June 27, 2017