Compton Unified stands out as a national leader in raising student test scores
The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...
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School districts want more electric buses. Will their plans survive the Trump Administration?
Compton Unified uses 58 buses daily to transport 1,000 of its nearly 17,000 students. (California does not require schools to provide transportation for all students.) The district is one of ...
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Most US Kids Aren't Gaining Fast Enough in Reading and Math. These Schools Are Different
Compton is an outlier, making some of the biggest two-year gains in both subjects among high-poverty districts. And there are other bright spots, along with evidence that interventions like ...
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Too much test prep? Inside Compton Unified’s frequent assessments
As the Compton Unified School District continues to boost its scores on standardized tests, teachers remain concerned about ...
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Compton's electric buses
The Compton Unified School District debuted 25 new electric school buses Wednesday that will start transporting students later this spring. One bus driver says: “ I feel so excited,” said ...
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Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California ...