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Majority of LAUSD English learners fail to meet state English and math requirements; families want change

Rebecca Katz

In 2018-19, just 11.5% of English learners met or exceeded state English Language standards, compared to 50.43% of all LAUSD students. In math, 12.4% of English learners met or exceeded state standards, while 39% of all students met or exceeded standards. Parents of English learners want better communication with their children’s schools, according to a new report. 

Rebecca Katz has the story.

Report: Pandemic ‘erased’ a decade of growth in pre-K enrollment

Linda Jacobson

Enrollment in state pre-K programs fell for the first time in two decades after a period of steady growth, according to a new report focusing on the 2020-21 school year. "The pandemic erased an entire decade of progress,” said Steven Barnett of the National Institute for Early Education Research — and it was “minority children and children from low-income families who lost out most." The institute recently issued its 19th annual state preschool yearbook, providing an overview of enrollment, funding, school quality — and the extent of the pandemic’s blow to states’ pre-K systems. “It's unacceptable to go back to where we were in March 2020,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “Our littlest learners need more.” 

Read more.

‘Showdown’ over transgender students’ rights: Title IX rewrite expected to spark litigation from GOP-led states

Linda Jacobson

As the U.S. Department of Education puts finishing touches on a new Title IX rule,15 states have indicated they are ready to challenge the proposal if it conflicts with legislation barring transgender females from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The update is widely expected to codify the rights of trans students for the first time, but recent LGBTQ-focused legislation in Republican-run states has extended from school athletics to health services, curricula, bathrooms — “just about every moment of their daily lives,” said Sam Ames of the nonprofit Trevor Project. That means the new rule may well place school districts at the center of a lengthy legal battle as Title IX marks its 50th year.

Linda Jacobson reports.

What else we’re reading

Meet the gatekeepers of students’ private lives: Content moderators at a leading school surveillance company share their stories — and struggles (The 74)

A years-long struggle to unionize a charter network takes to the streets (LAist)

Some student loans are in line for relief. What’s happening and what you should do now (Los Angeles Times)
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