LAUSD test scores show steady gain

Despite struggling with budget cuts, labor strife and demands for education reform, Los Angeles Unified made steady gains in academic performance this year, according to statewide test results released Tuesday. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

While LAUSD scores still fell below the state average, its students improved at nearly every grade level and on every subject of the California Standardized Testing and Reporting program.

A model school
State and local educators on Tuesday lauded Holmes Middle School as an example of everything that is being done right at public schools in California. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Already designated a California Distinguished School, Holmes was hand-picked by state schools chief Jack O'Connell and Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines as the site for their announcement of results for the California Standardized Testing and Reporting program.