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State Board President Linda Darling Hammond urges continued investment in TK, community schools, tutoring and teacher preparation
Summary
State Board of Education President Linda Darling Hammond testified to the Assembly budget subcommittee that California has made modest recovery gains but faces growing student needs; she urged continued investments in universal TK, expanded learning, community schools, tutoring, and teacher recruitment and retention programs.
Linda Darling Hammond, president of the California State Board of Education, testified to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on student needs, learning recovery trends and budget priorities. Hammond summarized statewide assessment trends, demographic changes and recommended priorities for sustaining and improving recovery efforts.
Hammond told the committee that California’s student population shows increasing needs: 65% of recent NAEP test takers in 2023–24 were from low-income families (up from 63%), the number of students experiencing homelessness rose nearly 10% year-over-year, and the population of students with disabilities expanded. She said the state-wide NAEP and state test data show mixed results but noted that California’s declines were…
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