Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Sep 2 2010

Other districts not likely to follow L.A.

The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) believes that student test scores should be part of teachers’ evaluations.

Ramon C. Cortines, who is retiring next year, told administrators recently that the district will develop a new evaluation system, and he wants at least 30 percent of a teacher’s evaluation based on the scores. Currently, pupils’ California Standardized Test (CST) scores do not figure in the instructors’ evaluations.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW College Intern
Aug 26 2010

Minority students narrow achievement gap

The California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) results for this year’s graduating class of 2010 show that 94.5 percent of students who were tested passed the test within a three-year period.

The CAHSEE is a statewide public high school graduation requirement that was implemented for the 2006 graduating class, which tests students on English and Mathematics.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW College Intern
Aug 19 2010

Even top Black youth trail

The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) 2010 results are out, and California students continue to improve and make steady progress, however the scores still reveal a high achievement gap between minority students and Whites.

The STAR Program, which consists of four components, include the California Standards Test (CSTs), the California Modified Assessment (CMA), the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) and the Standards-bases Test in Spanish (STS).

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Annie Turnbo Malone

Pioneering cosmetologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Annie Turnbo Malone was born Aug. 9, 1869 in Metropolis, Ill. The 10th of 11 children born to Robert Turnbo, a poor farmer, and Isabella Cook Turnbo, Annie was raised by an older sister, after her parents died, while she was young.

Growing up, Malone loved playing in her sisters’ hair, creating fabulous new styles. That interest would lead her to become  a leader in hair care, although she never finished high school.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 5 2010

New standards, programs, and funds introduced

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell has been very busy recently overseeing the transformation of California’s education system.

First, the State Board of Education recently voted to adopt the Common Core Standards which were developed to establish consistent and clear education standards for English language arts and mathematics that would better prepare students for success in the competitive economy.

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jul 29 2010

Options in the Southland open to youth

At many career and job resource centers, it has been a tough task trying to find employment for young people this summer, in large part due to the struggles the national and state economy has endured.

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