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Governor:Jerry Brown
State Superintendent of Public Instruction:Tom Torlakson
Quality Counts state grade:C
Pre-K-12 enrollment:6,216,977
Number of school districts:1,036
Number of public schools:10,124
Number of public school teachers:260,806
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,300
Percent minority students:73.4%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:53.0%
Percent of students with disabilities:10.5%
Percent of English-language learners:28.3%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:33.8%
8th grade math:25.3%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:24.6%
8th grade reading:23.7%

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Some educators say evidence is lacking on whether new performance assessments are creating better teachers, according to this article from Education Week content partner The Hechinger Report.
May 17, 2013 - Education Week
The U.S. Department of Education is weighing details of an application by nine California districts for a waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
The Incubator School marks the latest effort in the Los Angeles Unified district to spark innovation through "pilot" schools.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Parent groups will be on the ground floor as an elementary school principal vaults to the helm of San Diego's school system.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
A California school district and a museum are working together to teach English-learners the language in tandem with science.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Legal briefs in a pair of cases to be argued at the Supreme Court raise such issues as schools' treatment of same-sex parents and gay students and the possible impact on curriculum.
March 25, 2013 - Education Week
Advocates push options for parents to demand turnaround of low-performing schools, while critics say the laws could undermine public education.
March 21, 2013 | Updated: March 28, 2013 - Education Week
But education leaders are wrestling with how to put measures in place to allow students to take school-issued digital devices home at the end of each day.
March 11, 2013 - Education Week
Steve Zimmer narrowly defeated newcomer Kate Anderson, who was bankrolled by a cadre of education activists, while Mónica García, their choice for board president, won reelection.
March 7, 2013 - Education Week
A group of California school districts want flexibility under No Child Left Behind waivers now granted only to states.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week

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