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Feb 4, 2015
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California recommends new way to rate school success
Since 1999, public schools in California have been measured by a number called the Academic Performance Index, or API. Now, a state commission is recommending the system be replaced with another, more comprehensive method of evaluation.
Komienza Community Prep in Huntington Park rotates Chromebooks and iPads between groups of students so everyone gets a turn.
Komienza Community Prep in Huntington Park rotates Chromebooks and iPads between groups of students so everyone gets a turn.
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Since 1999, public schools in California have been measured by a number called the Academic Performance Index, or API. Now, a state commission is recommending the system be replaced with another, more comprehensive method of evaluation.

Since 1999, public schools in California have been measured by a number called the Academic Performance Index, or API. Now, a state commission is recommending the system be replaced with another, more comprehensive method of evaluation.