California student test scores rise

08-16-2011

Will Kane and Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle

California's public schools must be doing something right. For nine straight years, standardized test scores have gone up across the state, with 54 percent of the 4.7 million test takers showing grade-level proficiency in English and 50 percent earning a proficient rating in math, according to the most recent round of results released Monday. It was the first time that at least half of California's elementary and high school students reached proficiency in each subject. "The significant and sustained improvements we've seen for nine consecutive years prove how hard teachers, school employees, administrators and parents are working to help students achieve despite budget cuts that have affected our schools," said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, in a statement. "Their heroic teamwork is paying off for California." (more...)

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