‘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...

Building a tool to define ‘adequately-funded’ education California’s second-largest school district is almost ready to answer a question that has prompted legal challenges across the nation. SI&A Cabinet Report Head of LAUSD schools in northeast SFV to expand bilingual programs Local Superintendent Byron Maltez started his new position overseeing 118 schools in the northeast San...

Carl Schafer works to get CA to enforce its own arts education law Carl Schafer has spent the last three years lobbying to get arts instruction to every student in the state. KPCC Finally some help from the feds on ELL with disabilities The special education system in many schools is plagued by over- or...

State’s top education official plans new accountability system to rate schools Torlakson said he will announce the creation of a committee to formulate a new accountability system for evaluating and rating schools. Los Angeles Daily News Commentary: What LAUSD needs in its next superintendent The Los Angeles Unified School District has at most a year...

L.A. superintendent: ‘When it comes to student safety, we are going to choose students over adults every single time.’ Los Angeles schools superintendent Ramon C. Cortines e-mailed me Monday night with a reaction to my latest column. Washington Post Teacher training course aims to boost students’ college readiness Nearly 5,000 teachers across the state in...

Long Beach board under pressure to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary Dozens of schools throughout the nation bear the name of Lee, who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. NY Daily News Why NYC is experimenting with new ways to desegregate public schools Advocates of school integration say the tide is...

Voter in L.A. school board race wins $25,000 for casting a ballot An experiment in boosting chronic low-turnout local elections ended Friday when Rojas, a 35-year-old security guard, received a check. Los Angeles Times Commentary: LAUSD still persecuting one of the nation’s best teachers Esquith is being treated like a Wall Street cheat. Washington Post...

Group sues 13 districts for not using test scores in teacher evaluations The lawsuit targets school systems in the state that have barred the use of test results through collective-bargaining agreements with teachers unions. Los Angeles Times CA law bars consent as a defense in child sexual-abuse lawsuits Gov. Brown announced he signed legislation introduced...

Senate rejects effort to give feds more say in identifying failing schools The measure was opposed by many Republicans who want to rein in the federal government’s influence over education. Washington Post Teachers back in school to master Common Core standards School’s out for summer – although maybe not, if your job is to teach...

California’s dwindling teacher supply rattling districts’ nerves In a common sign of the emerging problem, districts throughout the state have been hiring more teachers with provisional intern credentials. Ed Source County offices gain extra month to review LCAPs The effect will be to ease some of the pressure on the counties to review districts’ local...