California Standardized Testing Goes Digital
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday tossing out the state's 16-year-old standardized testing program, known as STAR. Schools are dropping the old bubble-in multiple choice paper tests, and switching to a digital system designed with the coming Common Core standards in mind.
Could Immigration Reform Help California's Farm Labor Shortage?
The federal government may be shut down, but House Democrats moved ahead on Wednesday with their own version of immigration reform. It's an open secret that California farmers rely on an undocumented workforce, and they say they're facing a labor shortage that could be solved with comprehensive reform.