Important lessons from a local charter school

Once again, only half of California’s students met or exceeded 2018 statewide testing standards in English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and fewer than 40 percent in math. Gaps among ethnic, racial and income groups remained wide, growing wider for some. The results were especially stark for Latino students, with only 26.64 percent meeting or exceeding the math standard; only 39.16 percent met or exceeded the ELA standard. The academic growth in Latino students’ scores exceeded that o