California’s sweeping education reforms championed by Gov. Jerry Brown have resulted in higher graduation rates and especially sizable gains in math among low-income students in the 11th grade, according to a new study.
. . . The Learning Policy Institute’s Tanner said that because math scores increased more among low-income children than all children, if those improvements are sustained over time it would help narrow the achievement gaps between low-income and higher income students.
Additional funds received through the formula also contributed to higher scores in reading for all 11th grade children, although low-income children did not show a greater improvement than their higher income peers.
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