ATTENTION CALIFORNIA VOTERS:

March 6, 2026 An official voter petition for a ballot initiative to stop wasteful spending on failed programs is about to arrive in your mailbox. As soon as it arrives, it is important you open it, sign it and return it as soon as you can. Californians pay some of the highest taxes in the…

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LAUSD analysis: Trivializing achievement standards won’t fix learning gaps

June 29, 2022 Former classroom teacher Larry Sand examines California’s academic achievement crisis and the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) laughable roadmap to correct it. Since 2021, the LAUSD doesn’t penalize absences, late work, inadequate engagement, or inappropriate behavior. Additionally, Sand critiques the California Department of Education’s highly deprecated “Mathematics Framework,” where getting the…

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