Our Mission

California will provide a world-class education for all students, from early childhood to adulthood. The Department of Education serves our state by innovating and collaborating with educators, schools, parents, and community partners. Together, as a team, we prepare students to live, work, and thrive in a multicultural, multilingual, and highly connected world.

Tom Torlakson, the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Tom Torlakson

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California's New Testing Program
Information on the state’s new online tests in English and math, called CAASPP, which improve learning by providing more accurate and timely measures of student progress.

California's New Standards for English and Mathematics
This explains the new, rigorous California standards in English and math that help prepare students for the 21st century economy by emphasizing critical thinking and problem solving.

Superintendent’s Initiatives
Superintendent Torlakson’s plans to improve education for all children include A Blueprint for Great Schools, Team California for Healthy Kids, bullying and hate-motivated behavior prevention, awards programs, and other working teams.

Local Control Funding Formula
California's new school funding formula, enacted in 2013.

School and District Reports
Get reports on CAASPP results, course enrollments, dropouts, English learners, enrollments, expulsions, graduates, SAT/ACT/AP scores, staffing, and school summary data.

What's New

Comments On Governor's Proposed Budget
Posted 7-Jan-2016

Torlakson Appoints Division Directors
Posted 7-Jan-2016

Exemplars of 21st Century Learning
Posted 6-Jan-2016

Smarter Balanced Assessments
Posted 22-Dec-2015

Draft History–Social Science Framework
Posted 18-Dec-2015

LAUSD School Closures
Posted 15-Dec-2015

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