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Research by Stanford University found that 75 of the lowest-performing California elementary schools that received funding from an out-of-court settlement made significant progress on third-grade state Smarter Balanced tests this year.
The state's worst performing schools improved after 'science of reading' reforms, using phonics, were paired with ongoing support, analysis and parent buy-in.
The research provides some of the first evidence that efforts to bring reading teaching in line with research have raised achievement.
Coalition Seeks To Halt Controversial Temecula Valley USD Policies - Temecula, CA - "Temecula's students have no time to lose. The board's policies are denying them an accurate education ...," said a plaintiff teacher.
Over 30 percent of public school students were chronically absent during the school year that ended in 2022.