On Thursday they won $53 million so that the state’s lowest-performing schools have the resources to do better. The schools with the lowest test scores also tend to enroll higher percentages of homeless students and foster students, Noguera said. The settlement money to improve learning will exclude hundreds of elementary schools whose students are also struggling to meet reading standards. California schools lag behind most states in per-pupil funding and need more to adequately educate students, he said. “California is committed to closing opportunity gaps by directing extra support and resources to school districts and schools that serve students who need extra help,” Gov.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 20, 2020 22:18 UTC