The scores published this morning showed that the percentage of students who met state standards in English language arts dipped 0.4 points from the 2021-22 year, a troubling sign for pandemic recovery efforts. Math proficiency rebounded but remained far below 2019 levels.
Two Oxford residents who recently benefited from the work of Oxford Health Systems paramedics took it upon themselves to personally thank the health system.
A seven-year increase in the number of new teacher credentials issued by the state of California ended last year with a 16% decline, exacerbating the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
There were 16,491 new teaching credentials issued in California in 2021-22, the most recent fiscal year data available. The previous year, the state bestowed 19,659 such credentials.