Justin Allen

1 week ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza |Yuxuan Xie |Justin Allen |Daniel Willis

A superior court judge has asked Sonoma State University to temporarily halt a plan that would discontinue 22 majors and six academic programs as part of a maneuver to plug the university’s almost $24 million budget shortfall. Judge Kenneth English’s temporary restraining order comes in response to a request by seven Sonoma State student-athletes, who sued the university to interrupt a proposal that also eliminates all NCAA Division II sports at the university.

1 week ago | edsource.org | Karen D'Souza |Yuxuan Xie |Justin Allen |Daniel Willis

A Los Angeles Community College District trustee and labor leader announced her candidacy this week for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in what could be a crowded race in 2026 to succeed Tony Thurmond. Nichelle Henderson is a former middle school teacher at Compton Unified, who currently works at Cal State Los Angeles as a faculty adviser and clinical field supervisor with the Cal State TEACH teacher preparation program.

Nov 21, 2024 | edsource.org | Justin Allen |Daniel Willis |Yuxuan Xie |Yuxuan XieRepublish

Justin Allen, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan XieNovember 21, 2024RepublishOn Nov. 21, 2024, the California Department of Education updated the official California School Dashboard with the latest data for schools and districts. You can also view results for 2023, 2019, 2018, and 2017.* The dashboard shows achievement and progress, or lack of it, on multiple measures in color codes tied to performance metrics by the state. Enter a search term in the box to search by school, city, district or county.

Dec 15, 2023 | edsource.org | Justin Allen |Daniel Willis |Yuxuan Xie |Yuxuan XieRepublish

On Dec. 14, 2023, the California Department of Education updated the official California School Dashboard with the latest data for schools and districts. You can also view results for 2019, 2018, and 2017.* The dashboard shows achievement and progress, or lack of it, on multiple measures in color codes tied to performance metrics by the state. Enter a search term in the box to search by school, city, district or county. If a school or district does not appear, it means that no data is available.

Nov 17, 2023 | ibj.com | Justin Allen

The city recently announced a new shelter location for Indianapolis Animal Care Services, or IACS. The announcement is a good development—albeit long overdue and conspicuously timed before the election. A new facility is desperately needed, and it will improve shelter conditions and operations once built. However, this splashy announcement masks the city’s current woeful performance and lack of resources for IACS.