California parents and voters wait too long for vital data

By Sheridan Karras
09/27/2024
As the 2024-25 school year is underway, Californians await the results for last school year’s CAASPP testing. CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) assessments measure student achievement in the areas of English, math, and science, and are taken in the spring; Results are then publicly released the following fall. The release date for...

TAGS: California Department of Education

Three Wins for Common Sense

By California Policy Center
05/17/2024
In a significant win for parental rights this week, the Jurupa Unified School Board agreed to pay California teacher Jessica Tapia $360,000 to settle her lawsuit for wrongful termination. The case has drawn national attention to the plight of teachers being illegally directed by California education officials to keep secrets from parents when their child...

TAGS: Alliance Defending Freedom, California Department of Education, education, Spreckels Union