LAUSD still has long way to go

Los Angeles Unified students made little academic improvement in test results released Wednesday as district officials acknowledged that significant work lies ahead in getting all students prepared for college. Naush Boghossian in the Daily News.

More than two-thirds of district students in nearly all grade levels are not proficient in English-language arts, according to 2007 Standardized Testing and Reporting, or STAR, results.

And while more students achieved proficiency in math - particularly in the elementary grades - the numbers still lag far behind those typical in the state.

Test results also showed no inroads in efforts to reduce racial achievement gaps.