Articles in this issue

• Lowest achieving schools identified by CDE
  ACSA continues to raise concerns as to how state and federal officials are addressing California’s 5 percent of persistently lowest-achieving schools.
• Linda Wagner: Mentoring, teaching others to build capacity is her goal
  Linda Wagner, superintendent of Monrovia Unified School District, has dedicated her career to helping those most in need.
• Assessment and Accountability Task Force issues report
  ACSA’s Assessment and Accountability Task Force has completed its challenging job of examining the state’s current system and developing recommendations for the future.
• RTT loss does not mean CA legal requirements change
  The Legislature passed laws to enable the state to qualify for Race to the Top funds, and those new laws are now binding, regardless of losing out on RTT.
• Aceves attacks manipulation of Proposition 98
  Larry Aceves, candidate for superintendent of public instruction, has made a strong stand against any budget maneuvers that cut funding to schools.
• Draft Common Core Standards released; comments due by April 2
  The National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers have released a draft of the Common Core Standards expected to be finalized in early spring.