How does California track student achievement?

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 22, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Host Maureen Cavanaugh speaks to representatives of San Diego City Schools and the Data Quality Campaign about implementing a longitudinal achievement data system in California.

How does California track student achievement?

Does California have a comprehensive system in place to track student achievement from year to year? What advantages does creating that kind of system create? Host Maureen Cavanaugh speaks to Peter Bell with San Diego City Schools and Nancy Smith with the Data Quality C38aign about California's plan to implement a longitudinal achievement data system.

Guests:

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Peter Bell , director of the Research & Reporting Department for San Diego City Schools.
Nancy Smith , deputy director of the Data Quality C38aign .

Resources:

Nancy Smith 34ed in San Diego Union-Tribune article " Millions spent, yet state can't calculate dropouts ."

Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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