Posts Tagged: compete

A chance to make high school testing more equitable

High school students taking a test. (Photo: LStockStudio, via Shutterstock)

by CHRISTOPHER J. STEINHAUSER, CINDY MARTIN and NANCY ALBARRáN posted 09.24.2019

OPINION: Twenty-four states will use the SAT and/or ACT this school year for state assessments and accountability.  California students deserve the same opportunity to take these assessments for free at their schools and reap the benefit of increased access to higher education. 

UC: Locals vs. the out-of-staters

UC students on the Berkeley campus during a spring open house known as Cal Day. (Photo: cdrin, via Shutterstock)

by LISA RENNER posted 04.12.2017

It’s a common story. California high school graduates with top grades and scores still aren’t able to get into the University of California campus of their choice. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, says he hears that complaint from constituents “all the time – at Trader Joe’s, at soccer fields and walking down the street.”