WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:37.0870000" NOTE recognizability:0.871 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.895 In the rhino report tonight, NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:01.895 --> 00:00:03.411 the California Department of NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:03.411 --> 00:00:05.061 Education released the first NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:05.061 --> 00:00:06.669 statewide standardized test results NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:06.669 --> 00:00:08.900 since before the pandemic started. NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:08.900 --> 00:00:10.332 ABC's Morgan Reiner is NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:10.332 --> 00:00:12.122 live in the studio tonight, NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:12.130 --> 00:00:14.636 and Morgan the numbers show students are NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:15.318 falling behind. NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:15.318 --> 00:00:17.691 Chris reading and math are where kids NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:17.691 --> 00:00:20.027 in California are faring the worst. NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:20.030 --> 00:00:21.860 Less than half of California NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:21.860 --> 00:00:23.324 students are proficient in NOTE Confidence: 0.8556468 00:00:23.324 --> 00:00:25.047 either one of the categories. NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:26.390 --> 00:00:28.478 New test scores out Monday paint NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:28.478 --> 00:00:30.569 a grim picture of the state NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:30.570 --> 00:00:33.198 of education. Something like 70% or so of NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:33.198 --> 00:00:36.130 the kids do not meet the math standards, NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:36.130 --> 00:00:38.300 and something like 50% or roughly that NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:38.300 --> 00:00:40.660 do not meet the English standards. NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:40.660 --> 00:00:42.832 Republicans have been pushing for months NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:42.832 --> 00:00:45.297 now for these results to be released NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:45.297 --> 00:00:46.920 before the November 8th election. NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:48.658 The Republicans who were mainly NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:48.660 --> 00:00:50.400 against closing up the schools NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:52.140 and keeping the kids out, NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:52.140 --> 00:00:54.228 we'll be saying we told you NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:54.230 --> 00:00:55.358 so. Superintendent of NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:55.358 --> 00:00:56.486 Public Instruction Tony. NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:56.490 --> 00:00:58.835 Gorman told the LA Times it was NOTE Confidence: 0.8493749 00:00:58.835 --> 00:01:00.818 a tough decision the state had NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:00.820 --> 00:01:02.480 to make. The Democrats, however, NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:02.480 --> 00:01:04.478 will say, look, especially in California. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:06.804 We had 100,000 Californians die from COVID. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:06.810 --> 00:01:09.029 All we were trying to do is NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:09.029 --> 00:01:11.480 protect kids and keep kids safe. In NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:13.140 Sunday's debate, Governor Gavin Newsom NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:13.140 --> 00:01:15.834 asked how he will give faith to public NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:15.834 --> 00:01:17.464 school parents across the state. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:17.470 --> 00:01:18.754 There's a teacher shortage, NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:18.754 --> 00:01:21.130 burnout and now these new test scores, NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:21.130 --> 00:01:23.454 his four kids go to private school. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:23.460 --> 00:01:25.130 I'm passionate about public education. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:25.130 --> 00:01:27.218 I'm a product of public education. NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:27.220 --> 00:01:29.369 My kids are going to school right NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:29.369 --> 00:01:31.280 behind our house, a Waldorf school, NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:33.260 which is about creativity and critical NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:33.260 --> 00:01:35.322 thinking and the kinds of things that NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:35.322 --> 00:01:36.798 we're advancing our public education NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:36.798 --> 00:01:38.898 system and the approach we've taken is NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:38.898 --> 00:01:41.160 to provide that same kind of choice NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:41.160 --> 00:01:43.158 and opportunity that my kids are NOTE Confidence: 0.8790256 00:01:43.158 --> 00:01:45.633 afforded for every single one of our 6 + NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:45.640 --> 00:01:46.864 1,000,000 Californians going to NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:46.864 --> 00:01:48.096 public schools, his opponent, NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:48.096 --> 00:01:49.326 Senator Brian Daley, said. NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:49.326 --> 00:01:50.550 Despite all the recent NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:50.550 --> 00:01:51.468 historic funding directed NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:51.470 --> 00:01:52.523 to Public education, NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:52.523 --> 00:01:53.927 California parents are leaving NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:53.927 --> 00:01:55.505 our education system because it's NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:55.505 --> 00:01:57.334 so poor and it's not. It's not. NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:57.334 --> 00:01:59.588 Fixed under your watch or the watch NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:01:59.588 --> 00:02:01.710 before and you wanna blame anybody? NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:02:01.710 --> 00:02:03.350 You can't blame the Republican. NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:02:03.350 --> 00:02:04.654 Republicans haven't been in NOTE Confidence: 0.8749448 00:02:04.654 --> 00:02:05.958 control in California for NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:07.268 the last 10 years. NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:07.268 --> 00:02:08.576 The pandemic has exemplified NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:08.576 --> 00:02:10.211 an issue, didn't create it. NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:10.211 --> 00:02:11.519 Even before the pandemic, NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:13.205 60% of California students were NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:13.205 --> 00:02:14.890 testing below grade level in NOTE Confidence: 0.86253947 00:02:14.950 --> 00:02:16.750 math and nearly half in English. NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:18.220 --> 00:02:20.300 Break it down by community NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:22.380 and it gets even worse. NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:22.380 --> 00:02:25.019 84% of black students and 79 of NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:25.019 --> 00:02:27.790 Latino and low income students did NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:27.790 --> 00:02:30.280 not meet state math standards in NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:31.528 2022. My goodness, NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:31.528 --> 00:02:33.195 very disturbing numbers, Morgan. NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:33.195 --> 00:02:35.270 We do have more information NOTE Confidence: 0.9126757 00:02:35.270 --> 00:02:37.087 on our website, abc10.com.