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California schools scored big increases in funding but not in academic performance

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Over the last several decades there’s been a recurring debate in political, academic and media circles over the relatively poor levels of academic achievement among California’s public school students. In basic skills, such as reading and mathematics, measured on state and federal testing, […]

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Over the last several decades there’s been a recurring debate in political, academic and media circles over the relatively poor levels of academic achievement among California’s public school students. In basic skills, such as reading and mathematics, measured on state and federal testing, […]

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