Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles, Videos & Posts On Education Policy In 2016 – Part Two):

Where is the U.S. in School Reform in 2017? is by Larry Cuban.

Bridging The Divide is a big report from The Baltimore Sun on school segregation. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About School Desegregation (& Segregation) – Help Me Find More.

Bill would allow veteran teachers to avoid state income taxes is from The San Francisco Chronicle.

To Find the Value a Teacher Adds, Look Beyond Test Scores is by Paul Tough. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments.

Becoming a Community School: A Study of Oakland Unified School District Community School Implementation, 2015-2016 is a report from Stanford. I’m adding it to “The Best Resources For Learning About Community Schools”

California unveiled a new “Dashboard” to evaluate schools. Here are some articles about it:

California’s long-awaited School Dashboard debuts is from Ed Source.

How is your school doing? Online dashboard gives parents new tool is from The San Francisco Chronicle.

California’s new education ratings tool paints a far rosier picture than in the past is from The L.A. Times.