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the dispute over what replaces it, though, that is just beginning. male: thank you for coming out to our smarter balance assessment results meeting. jessica: school officials in san francisco are explaining the many changes happening in education. male: we re implementing new curriculum to go with the new standards, to go with the new tests. male: and do they revisit those sections? jessica: and a new, different way to evaluate schools. state law now requires a move away from standardized test scores. male: it needs to be more than just include more than just the academics. jessica: for 15 years, the api, the academic performance index, has been the yardstick for school success. it s a three digit number based on test scores. take this blue ribbon school in the east bay. its api was 945 out of 1,000. a suburban school in the peninsula, 831. a high poverty school in san francisco, 726. eric: it gives one number. and it s nice because you can take that number and compare it to
United-statesCalexicoCaliforniaSacramentoCoalingaSan-franciscoKern-countyAmericanJessica-aguirreSalman-khanLevi-straussJenna-landry announcer: now, here s nbc bay area s jessica aguirre. jessica aguirre: hello, and welcome to this class action news special. we re going to get to seismic safety in just a few minutes. tonight, we bring you some of our best stories of the year, and updates on hot topics we ve covered in 2015. we begin with a controversial issue that affects all public schools in the bay area. should you be able to use a number to compare one school to another? now, for years, california has ranked schools based on standardized test scores. but that system is coming to an end. the dispute over what replaces it, though, that is just beginning. male: thank you for coming out to our smarter balance assessment results meeting. jessica: school officials in san francisco are explaining the many changes happening in education. male: we re implementing new curriculum to go with the new standards, to go with the new tests. male: and do they revisit those sections? jessica: and a new, different way t
United-statesCoalingaCaliforniaKern-countyCalexicoSacramentoHollywoodSan-franciscoAmericanJenna-landryRichard-mccarthyMaryann-phipps for america soldiers who gave their lives for americas. . welcome to al jazeera america. international aid is slowly trickling in to the philippines. the crisis is deepening for survivors of typhoon haiyan. millions are without shelter. recovering the dead is a huge job. fallen bridges and blocked roads make it tough to reach survivors who need food, water and medicine. another tropical storm is on the way to the island. landslides and flash flooding could complicate rescue efforts. if there is a silver lining - it s the rapid response from around the world. we have this report. reporter: the widespread devastation across the philippines industryingered a triggered a global response. the u.s. spending food, water, money and muscle. the u.s. george washington has been despatched along with marines stationed in okinnara. the united nations is sending the osprey , getting aid to places cut off after roads and infrastructure were washed away. we have begun to move su
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