“Two years, a presidential election and many meetings after the California State Board of Education first started talking about how to satisfy a major federal education law, members finally agreed Thursday to submit a final plan,” writes Joy Resmovits. The vote to submit a final...
“How far to push the federal government?” asks EdSource’s John Fensterwald. Members of the California State Board of Education will answer that question at a special meeting “when they consider proposed compromises” regarding the state’s ESSA, which U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos “will likely approve—if...
While it is positive that California “has established college-ready standards and high-quality and aligned assessments” and has “adopted rigorous academic goals,” Faith and Education Coalition Leadership Advisory Council member Yvette Santana still has concerns about the Golden State’s education system. She believes the state’s new education accountability...
The 74’s Laura Greanias reports on how there has been “a lot of talk but little action from Los Angeles and California education officials when it comes to supporting the lowest-performing schools.” This is due, at least in part, to the state Board of Education’s...
According to John Fensterwald at EdSource, California could be closing in on a deal to resolve differences with the U.S. Education Department over the state’s ESSA plan. But recently, the California Board of Education put off voting on these measures and “some board members indicated...
Learning Policy Institute President Linda Darling-Hammond writes that “mixed messages” from the federal Education Department “are enough to give a state whiplash.” While Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says states missed out on opportunities for “flexibility and innovation” under ESSA, she also hasn’t approved California’s plan, “one of...
“After a high-level, face-to-face meeting in Washington and continued negotiations, state officials are expressing confidence” that the U.S. Department of Education will approve California’s ESSA plan, reports John Fensterwald, and in doing so “avert a standoff with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over differing interpretations of...
Education Week’s Daarel Burnette II reports that, despite initial backlash, a newly released poll conducted by the University of Southern California and Public Analysis for California Education finds that Golden State parents “are pretty fond of a redesigned and highly controversial statewide school report card,” which...
According to the Orange County Register, despite “significant criticisms last month by the U.S. Department of Education”—not to mention from the Check State Plans peer reviewers—California “will likely make clarifications but no substantial changes” to the state’s ESSA plan.
LA School Report’s Mike Szymanski discusses how California’s ESSA plan “received some of the toughest criticism in the nation” from the U.S. Dept. of Education, which “came as no surprise to parents and education advocates.” The article underscores how California’s accountability plan “ranked” at the...
