California does little to ensure all kids read by third grade
A national push to change the teaching of reading shows contrast between other states and California's hands-off approach.
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A national push to change the teaching of reading shows contrast between other states and California's hands-off approach.
California fourth graders trail the nation in reading, and half of its third graders, including two-thirds of Black students and 61% of Latino students, do not read at grade level.
Yet with many students thinking the most important difference this school year is the new California laws mandating later start times, that is far from the only significant change for the Pleasanton Unified School District...
The Pleasanton Unified School District is undergoing several changes in its upper administration at the district office before the new school year starts.