Why Can’t California Kids Read & Do Math
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During a recent discussion with a friend of mine, I was alerted to the significant percentage of California students not being able to read or do math at their grade level. Upon further investigation, these are what I’ve found, below:
Republican lawmakers in California wanted the standardized results released before election day, and say COVID-19 shutdowns could have played a factor in low test scores, in the video published on Oct 24, 2022, by ABC10, as “California Department of Education : Less than 50% of students prepped in reading, math“, below:
“The California public education system, they don’t really care if they really prepare our students for society, for the workforce. And that’s scary.” Siyamak sits down with Frank Xu, President of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation. Are we going to have a generation of kids that can’t read and do basic math?, in the video published on Dec 17, 2022, as “Why Most Kids in California Can’t Read and Do Math | Frank Xu“, below:
A new report shows that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a historic setback for America’s school children. Math scores saw their biggest decline on record and reading scores are at their lowest in three decades. Nikki Battiste takes a look, in the video published on Oct 24, 2022, by CBS Evening News, as “U.S. math and reading test scores fall amid pandemic“, below:
Did you know public schools in California are experiencing a decrease in enrollment? My Guest today is Dr. Stefan Bean, Superintendent at Aspire Public Schools in Los Angeles. Today he will discuss why he thinks there’s a decline in public school enrollment and what needs to happen to provide students with the best environment for growth, in the video published on March 30, 2022, by California Insider, as “Why California’s Public Schools Are Losing Students| Stefan Bean“, below:
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