For most K-12 student groups in California, test scores have been maddeningly flat since the pandemic. But for Black students, stagnant scores have been particularly frustrating: Black students’ math and English language arts scores inched downward for most grade levels last year, notching some of the lowest scores among any student group. At least one […]
Emery Unified School District in the east Bay Area has seen dramatic gains in math and English language arts scores, and chronic absenteeism has dropped 8.4 percentage points, due to a focus on writing skills, accountability, and attendance.
Want to find a New York City public library open on Sunday? No luck, thanks to budget cuts from Eric Adams. Meanwhile the NYPD is racking up subway overtime.