Sacramento Topics

Applause: Kudos to: Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims
April 15, 2013

13 Sacramento-area campuses named California Distinguished Schools
April 12, 2013

Viewpoints: Scandal over testing shows the need for school choice
June 17, 2012

California 2013: New laws take effect today
January 01, 2013

Report Card: Folsom Cordova school leads local API gains with 90 point jump
October 11, 2012

Data Center: See which local areas have the most top-ranked schools
June 20, 2012

Education: Academic Performance Index is about to under go a serious remolding
April 30, 2013
The Academic Performance Index, more commonly refeared to as the API, is about to under go a serious remolding. According to the California Department of...

Several struggling Mid-Valley elementaries shine
October 12, 2012
Several Mid-Valley elementary schools with hard-to-reach populations made strides in test score performance last year, boosting Academic Performance Index scores...

Less $$–Fewer Teachers: SDUSD Surpasses State API Score Target
October 12, 2012
SDUSD Surpasses State API Score Target     San Diego News Room, 10/11/12 SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego Unified School District’s Academic Performance Index...

‘Parent trigger’ strikes again in California
January 18, 2013
LOS ANGELES, Calif. Jan. 16, 2013 - The first time Amabilia Villeda tried to fix her children's school, she joined several dozen fellow parents and teachers in a...

Nevada City’s Deer Creek Elementary School Recognized as 2012 California Distinguished School
March 29, 2012
SACRAMENTO March 29, 2012 - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 387 exemplary Cali...

California Seeks State-Defined Waiver to Provide Relief From Unworkable Mandates of ‘No Child Left Behind’
May 11, 2012
SACRAMENTO, May 10, 2012 — The State Board of Education (SBE) today voted to seek a state-defined waiver of selected provisions of the federal No Child Left...