Benicia Unified School District had 391 10th grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of 10th grade students enrolled in California with 46,546.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
Orange County Math Teacher Among Finalists for Presidential Award
The California finalists for the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching have been announced and an Orange County teacher is among them.
Leslie Whitaker, a third-grade teacher in the Capistrano Unified School District, is one of three finalists in the mathematics category. Whitaker is based at Esencia Elementary in Rancho Mission Viejo.
Whitaker is a 20-year veteran teacher in the Capistrano Unified district. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of San Diego and a Master of Arts degree in curriculum and instruction from California State University–Fullerton, among other credentials.
Los Angeles Unified School District had 49,630 ninth grade students during 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Los Angeles Unified School District had the highest number of ninth grade students enrolled in California.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
Newsom to nominate Shirley Weber, Assembly member from San Diego, as secretary of state
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Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, calls on members of the Assembly to approve her measure to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to let voters decide if the state should overturn its ban on affirmative action programs, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he had picked Weber to replace Alex Padilla as Secretary of State. Padilla was selected by Newsom to replace Kamala Harris as one of the state’s two U.S. Senators following her election as Vice-president-elect with Joe Biden.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less