History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
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Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Number of failing schools in California increases dramatically
- 09-14-2010
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Blog by Louis Freedberg/California Watch
Underscoring the unworkability of California's current school "accountability" system, test scores at California schools are going up, at the same time as the number of failing schools as defined by the federal government are going up dramatically as well. The number of schools in need of "program improvement" – those schools labeled as failing under the federal No Child Left Behind Act – has now soared to 3,197 schools, out of some 6,142 which are rated under the law. This includes 567 schools that have been designated "program improvement schools" for the first time. The reason is because the No Child Left Behind law has set what virtually every education expert admits is an unattainable target: requiring that 100 percent of students score at a proficient level on state tests by the 2013-2014 school year. (more…)
Also: Educated Guess, Sacramento Bee
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