Schools' STAR scores rise, but gap; Student test scores up in English, math; Police: Jewelry store robbers in Vacaville may have hit Newark mall shop

Student test scores up in English, math
San Francisco Chronicle
(08-31) 10:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite persistent warnings that education budget cuts would stall academic progress, California standardized test scores continued to climb in 2012, with nearly 60 percent of students proficient in English and just ...

Police: Jewelry store robbers in Vacaville may have hit Newark mall shop
San Jose Mercury News
Three suspects arrested after a smash-and-grab robbery at a Vacaville jewelry store Thursday may be the same robbers who held up a Newark mall shop in July, police said.

Schools' STAR scores rise, but gap in algebra grows
San Jose Mercury News
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