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Los Angeles Daily News, 14.11.08 05:30 UTC

Sylmar High history teacher picked one of state's Teachers of the Year

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell praised Navarro as "a natural mentor who has been able to reach many students and motivate them." In his application for the honor, Navarro ...
California  Jack O'Connell  Teachers of the Year State 

San Francisco Chronicle, 23.09.08 04:30 UTC

No Child Left Behind study a 'call to restructure restructuring'

(09-22) 20:20 PDT -- If the system mandated by No Child Left Behind to fix thousands of failing schools were subjected to its own rigorous standards, it too could fail. That's the conclusion of the ...
Washington, D.C.  Oakland  Cox  California  federal law  Jack O'Connell  +3 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 17.09.08 04:33 UTC

McCain, Palin stump for votes in Mahoning Valley

Take shots at Wall Street, Obama as Dem returns fire
St. Paul  Mahoning Valley VIENNA  Washington  Texas  Ohio  Minnesota  +24 more

San Francisco Chronicle, 12.09.08 03:02 UTC

Budget impasse = more crowded classrooms

(09-11) 19:21 PDT -- Teacher Melissa Roman is supposed to have just 20 kids in her Algebra 1 class under a program meant to keep math classes small so students learning Engish can get enough ...
SACRAMENTO  Union City  Union City  California  Logan High  long-term solution  +14 more

Los Angeles Daily News, 12.09.08 01:33 UTC

State's education secretary resigns after 18 months

The governor promoted David Long to the job while promising that 2008 would be a year of education reform. But the effort fizzled as the state budget deficit grew. Long was Riverside County ...
California  Riverside County  Jack O'Connell  David Long  Board of Education 

Los Angeles Times, 10.09.08 08:33 UTC

Fewer California students pass high school exit exam

This year's number was the lowest since passage became mandatory for students to get a diploma. Officials cite inclusion of special education students this year as a reason.
Los Angeles  Berkeley  Dyslexia  learning disability  Autism  California  +11 more

San Francisco Chronicle, 10.09.08 03:31 UTC

More students failing to pass exit exam

(09-09) 19:48 PDT -- Far more California high school students failed the Exit Exam and did not graduate this year than last year, a decline that state educators blamed largely on the fact that test ...
Los Angeles  learning disabilities  California  Students receiving special-education services  Gloria Romero  Jack O'Connell  +5 more

Los Angeles Daily News, 04.09.08 19:05 UTC

LAUSD improves API score

The Academic Performance Index score for Los Angeles Unified schools rose by 21 points in 2007-08, but remained below the average statewide score, according to figures released today. The district's ...
California  federal law  Jack O'Connell  California Department of Education  Adequate Yearly Progress bar  API 

Los Angeles Times, 04.09.08 19:01 UTC

Only 48% of California high schools meet federal standards, even with easier measure

Results released this morning show that about 500 high schools reported meeting federal goals only because their passing marks were based on much higher exit exam scores.
Anaheim  Los Angeles  California  the Times  the Times  Sandra Poindexter  +10 more

Los Angeles Times, 26.08.08 17:31 UTC

SAT scores nationally unchanged from 2007

A record number of students took the college admissions test, of which 40% were minorities. In California, 5% more students than last year took the SAT.
California  Jack O'Connell  College Board 
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