Resources

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  EdSource Q&A with David Plank

  David Plank is the executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), a research center based at Stanford University. David Plank will be a panelist on Session 1: Part 1, Transforming School Accountability: Is California Getting It Right?

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  EdSource Q&A with Ray Pecheone

  Ray Pecheone is the executive director of the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) and an expert in testing. Ray Pecheone will be a panelist on Session 4, Smarter Balanced Assessment and Beyond: What’s Next?

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  EdSource Q&A with Jonathan Raymond

  Jonathan Raymond is president of the Stuart Foundation and the former superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District, California’s 11th largest school district. Jonathan Raymond will be a panelist on Session 3, Growth Mindsets and Social-Emotional Learning: How California's New Vision for Reform Can Address the Whole Child.

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  California moves forward in multi-state collaboration on social and emotional learning

  A team of 13 educators will lead the development of social and emotional learning guidelines.

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  The basics behind state's new school improvement system

  California is making big changes in how it evaluates school and district performance.

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  Board's dilemma: how best to measure schools by using more than tests

  Parents and student advocates press for school climate and parent involvement metrics.

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  State board backs plans for California’s first college and career readiness indicator

  The metric will be one part of the state's new accountability system.

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  Proposed federal, state accountability systems could again clash

  A new analysis says federal system would discount California's school climate, college and career indicators.

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  As deadline looms, California struggles to finalize new school accountability system

  The new system will move away from relying primarily on test scores.

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  Report: State must adopt guidelines for parent engagement in schools

  Parent engagement is one of eight priorities in California's school funding law.

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  State board adds school climate, college and career readiness to potential list of metrics

  College and career readiness indicators may also make the first cut.

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  Schools commit to reducing suspensions, but parents don't have the details

  California funding formula requires districts to include school climate as a priority.