State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today reported California's cohort graduation rate climbed for the fifth year in a row in 2014 to a record high, with the biggest jump taking ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In the aftermath of yet another deadly school shooting on American soil, the debate over how to protect our nation's students is ramping up. Many education officials don't agree ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson is encouraging disadvantaged families to utilize the Summer Food Service Program which is located at three Santa Monica sites: the Police ...

California Senator Tom Torlakson (Democrat, Antioch) joined Winston Hickox, secretary for the environment, and Linda Moulton-Patterson, chair of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB ...

The state of California is facing severe budget cuts, including for education. Los Angeles High School. Photo by waltarrrrr via Flickr/Creative Commons. The number of school districts reporting ...

State Supt. Tom Torlakson was in town on Wednesday, but not to speak at a large rally. He was in a much more intimate setting — the home of Glendale Council PTA President Sandy Russell, where he ...