LA Times: State schools bad, L.A. worse

Thought this was relevant due to upcoming TUDA release. Also, there's a NAEP mention further down in the story

"California students are among the nation's worst academic achievers, and those in the Los Angeles Unified School District are faring even worse than the statewide average, according to a UCLA study released Thursday."

"The study also incorporated results of the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress, which showed that California's fourth-graders rank 48th in reading and 46th in math. Meanwhile, eighth-graders ranked 47th in reading and 45th in math."

Full story: http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7411327