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Achieving Success for All Students:

A Statewide Initiative on Closing the Achievement Gap

The California Department of Education and WestEd, with funding provided by the James Irvine Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, hosted the Achieving Success for All Students Web dialogue. The goal of the dialogue was to engage in important discussions related to supporting schools, districts, and communities to achieve success for all students.

California - Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program
The California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test results for schools, counties, districts, and the state are available at this site. Test results are reported for the five components of the STAR Program.

The Nation's Report Card: K-12 Core Subject Area Reports
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas.

National Center For Educational Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

California Commission On Teacher Credentialing
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing serves as a state standards board for educator preparation for the public schools of California, the licensing and credentialing of professional educators in the State, the enforcement of professional practices of educators, and the discipline of credential holders in the State of California.

Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Educational testing, measurement and research.

Read Across America
Celebrate reading all year long with the NEA's Read Across America.

No Child Left Behind
Visit the US Department of Education web page with information about No Child Left Behind.

Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
This initiative provides an interactive Spanish/English bilingual website to raise awareness among parents and students. Resources include a Toolkit for Hispanic Families as well as "Kid's Zone".

The California Student Success Project
The California Student Success Project is a campaign to focus attention on the need to design and implement a comprehensive change framework that is aligned to higher student and educator outcomes and with resources to dramatically improve the future for California's children and the state.

Frequently Asked Questions About the California High School Exit Exam
What is the CAHSEE? What subjects does the CAHSEE cover? What is done to assist students with disabilities when taking the CAHSEE?

State Board of Education
The State Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the California Department of Education. The SBE sets K-12 education policy in the areas of standards, instructional materials, assessment, and accountability.

Office of the Education Master Plan
This web site is preserved by the state archive to be a resource for public education research. It was created and maintained by the nonprofit Office of the Education Master Plan ("OEMP"), which existed from 2003-2007. The OEMP's purpose was to create awareness of the Master Plan for Education, and encourage its implementation throughout the state.

What Works Clearinghouse
This web site provides educators, policy-makers, researchers, and the public with a central source of scientific evidence of what works to improve student outcomes.

US Dept of Ed-EROD
The US Dept. of Education provides this Research Organizations Directory.

Civic Mission of Schools

MY VOTE
Encourage students to be active voters once they are old enough to cast a ballot.

Educating for Democracy
Educating for Democracy promotes civic education in California.

LegiSchool Project
The Project's mission is to engage California high school students in matters of public policy.

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