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SFUSD students and staff urge solutions after KC/Casey suspension; district asks state for guidance

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · August 11, 2015
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Students, parents and San Francisco International High School staff told the board that suspension of the KC/Casey English exam left several graduates unable to matriculate to four‑year colleges; Superintendent Richard Carranza said the district cannot issue diplomas without state Board of Education direction and will forward testimony to Sacramento.

Scores and tests were a central topic during public comment at the Aug. 11 San Francisco Unified School District board meeting as students and staff described the consequences of the state’s suspension of the KC/Casey English exam.

Julie Kessler, principal of San Francisco International High School, told the board that a handful of students who completed coursework and whose colleges accepted them were denied admission because they had not passed the English KC. "We need another…

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