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California’s K-12 Public Schools
How Are They Doing?
California’s public schools, once considered to be among the nation’s best, are now being questioned as to their condition, performance, and ability to meet the needs of the state’s diverse student population. This report describes the condition and performance of California’s K-12 public schools. It describes the schools’ student population, the resources provided to the schools (finances, teachers, and facilities), and the schools’ outcomes. In looking at the outcomes, it first focuses on student academic achievement, as measured by standardized tests, and then turns to outcomes that schools may influence and that are inadequately captured in test scores. These include both educational attainment measures (high school graduation and continuation on to college) and nonacademic measures (teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and delinquency). The report analyzes trends within the state and compares California to other states and to the nation as a whole.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Background, Scope, and Organization
Chapter Two:
Demographic Overview of California’s K–12 Public School Student Population
Chapter Three:
California’s K–12 Public School Finances
Chapter Four:
California’s K–12 Public School Teachers
Chapter Five:
California’s K–12 Public School Facilities
Chapter Six:
California’s K–12 Public School Student Academic Achievement
Chapter Seven:
Other Indicators of Student Progress
Chapter Eight:
Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A:
Additional California Test Score Data and Analyses
Appendix B:
Data and Methods Used to Describe Nonacademic Indicators
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