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Study: Too Much TV Viewing Lowers Students’ Test Scores
Published September 20, 1981
The first major statewide study of the relationship between television viewing and school achievement scores clearly shows that too much television has a negative impact on students.
12th-Grader Reading Skills Still On Decline
Published November 7, 1980
Achievement scores for California third- and sixth-graders improved last year, but the reading scores of 12th-graders dropped for the ninth straight year.
State Board To Consider Fate Of School Activity Fee
Published November 13, 1980
The state Board of Education today will consider the controversial issue of whether districts can charge public school students “participation fees” for activities – primarily athletics – which traditionally have been offered without charge.
Officials Foresee Hungry Students If Budget Is Cut
Published March 16, 1981
Proposed budget cuts in school nutrition programs may double or even triple the cost of a school lunch for nearly 1 million California public school children, state officials predict.
Federal Switch: State Special Ed Wins High Praise
Published October 2, 1981
In a complete turnaround from earlier threats to cut off federal aid to state programs for the handicapped, federal officials have praised the state Department of Education as “one of the nation’s earliest leaders in the development of statewide educational programs for the handicapped”
State Report Assails Independent Study Programs
Published April 12, 1981
A state auditor general’s report on so-called “independent study” programs in California schools says they are often poorly supervised, financially sloppy and of limited education substance.
Riles Suggests Program to Voluntarily Integrate Schools
Published April 12, 1981
With California’s major mandatory busing plan facing uphill legal battles, state school superintendent Wilson Riles proposed Monday putting more than $150 million into voluntary integration that emphasizes educational quality over strict ethnic balance.
24% Fail Rate For Seniors (PDF)
Nearly one-fourth of California public high school seniors may not graduate this June because they failed course requirements or state-mandated proficiency tests, a state Department of Education survey indicated Monday.
