Sky Arnold 2/17/26 Sky Arnold 2/17/26

Poll Finds Voters Oppose Removing Algebra II as a Graduation Requirement and Reductions in Required Exams

Of those surveyed, nearly 67 percent oppose removing Algebra II as a graduation requirement.

Steven Bergman 11/19/25 Steven Bergman 11/19/25

Commentary: California’s Wholesale Rebuke of Statewide Testing in an Attempt to Impose Equity, Set Students Up for Failure

The number of incoming students at the University of California requiring remedial math increased thirtyfold over just a five-year period, with nearly one in five students failing to meet standards for 8th-grade-level math upon admission in 2025.

Sky Arnold 10/31/25 Sky Arnold 10/31/25

Lawmakers Poised to Review the Need for Locally Mandated Tests

At Thursday’s Advisory Committee on Innovations in K-12 Education meeting, lawmakers agreed to recommend that the Department of Education conduct a full review of locally mandated tests and the reasons for them.