Fact Sheet Water Use in California By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount May 17, 2019 Farm production generated 38% more gross state product in 2015 than in 1980, even though farm water use was about 14% lower. But even as the agricultural ...
Report K–12 Reforms and California’s English Learner Achievement Gap By Laura Hill May 30, 2018 Districts (and eventually schools) that are low performing across multiple student groups or multiple indicators are identified as in need of assistance.
blog post Video: Implementing New K–12 Science Standards By Susan Gluss Mar 13, 2018 Mar 13, 2018 ... California's K–12 schools are implementing the Next Generation Science ... that put “low-performing districts at a terrible disadvantage.”.
Fact Sheet California’s High School Graduation Requirements By Niu Gao, Lunna Lopes, Grace Lee Nov 27, 2017 ... and one year of either visual or performing arts, a foreign language, ... Not all high schools offer the full a–g sequence—small and rural schools, ...
blog post Federal Policy Shift on Private For-Profit Schools By Sara Adan Jul 27, 2017 Jul 27, 2017 ... The Gainful Employment (GE) regulation is designed to help students avoid low-performing schools. It requires institutions to provide ...
Report Math Placement in California’s Public Schools By Niu Gao, Sara Adan Nov 16, 2016 Since large, urban, affluent, and better performing districts were more likely to respond to ... Poor alignment and communication, within and across schools.
Report Strengthening Local K–12 Accountability: The Role of County Offices of Education By Paul Warren Aug 10, 2016 Recent changes to the funding and governance of California's schools give county ... County offices should collaborate with underperforming districts, ...
Report College Readiness in California: A Look at Rigorous High School Course-Taking By Niu Gao Jul 6, 2016 The key challenge is to help schools and districts expand access to college preparatory coursework without leaving lower-performing students behind.
Report High-Need Students and California’s New Assessments By Laura Hill, Iwunze Ugo Apr 4, 2016 And schools and districts with large gaps-especially those performing below ... There are many reasons for the lower scores: the new standards being taught ...
blog post Calculating High School Graduation Rates By Paul Warren Jan 19, 2016 Jan 19, 2016 ... Moreover, the methodology creates an incentive for educators to send low-performing students to alternative schools.