Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 ... ... will be needed to restore our groundwater basins to balance. ... few decades as water use comes into balance with water availability.
Report Dual Enrollment in California By Olga Rodriguez, Niu Gao Oct 18, 2021 When it comes to student outcomes, dual enrollment schools have higher rates of grade 11 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) proficiency, ...
Report Targeted K–12 Funding and Student Outcomes By Julien Lafortune Oct 6, 2021 Similarly, if we compare spending by student test scores on the 2018–19 Smarter Balanced exams (SBAC), we see districts spend at higher levels at schools where ...
Report Surveying the Landscape of California’s English Learner Reclassification Policy By Laura Hill, Andrew Lee, Joseph Hayes Feb 10, 2021 Most districts assess English Language Arts (ELA) skills in grades 3-11 through the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBAC). Slightly more than half of ...
blog post COVID-19 Alters College Admissions By Jacob Jackson, Olga Rodriguez, Niu Gao May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020 ... Most standardized tests used for admission—such as SAT and ACT—and for placement purposes, such as the Smarter Balanced Assessment, ...
Report Common Core State Standards in California: Evaluating Local Implementation and Student Outcomes By Niu Gao, Julien Lafortune Sep 25, 2019 ... and local assessments with the standards-more so in English than in math. ... the new Smarter Balanced assessments (SBAC) were administered (2014-15).
Report English Learner Trajectories and Reclassification By Julian Betts, Laura Hill, Karen Bachofer, Joseph Hayes ... Sep 23, 2019 ... students to affirm that the new English language proficiency assessment and any new criteria based on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) ...
Report Achievement in California’s Public Schools: What Do Test Scores Tell Us? By Paul Warren, Julien Lafortune Jul 10, 2019 Stalled gains in mathematics. Both tests suggest that Common Core math standards are not yet generating improved student performance. Third-grade SBAC scores ...
blog post What Does the Repeal of Net Neutrality Mean for California Schools? By Justin Goss, Niu Gao Jul 11, 2018 Jul 11, 2018 ... ... administer standardized tests (e.g., Smarter Balanced assessments), and manage educational data (e.g., cloud computing).
Report California’s K–12 Test Scores: What Can the Available Data Tell Us? By Paul Warren Jun 25, 2018 California's K-12 system relies on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) English and mathematics tests to measure student academic progress and ...