Tom Torlakson

Summer Matters, Now

Jennifer Peck | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Tom Torlakson, Summer Learning, Summer, Summer Learning Loss, Achievement Gap, California, Senate Bill 429, Education News
Jennifer Peck

When not addressed, the devastating effects of summer learning loss are ongoing and cumulative, affecting students' performance throughout the whole of their academic career.

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Calif. Flops In Fitness With Only 1 In 3 Of Kids Passing P.E. Test

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Torlakson, Team California for Healthy Kids, American Heart Association, California Schools, Children, p.e., School Fitness Tests, Education News

Indicative of a growing health hazard for kids nationwide, only about one in three students earned a "healthy" score on California's physical-fitness ...

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California Superintendent of Public Instruction: More Than Just a Job

Wendy Carrillo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elections, Tom Torlakson, Gloria Romero, Education, California, Education Reform, Los Angeles News
Wendy Carrillo

With an average of one in five students dropping out of high schools across the state in 2009, the race to be the next Superintendent of Public Instruction is about more than just a candidate.

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