Archive for January 2012 - Page 2
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January 26, 2012
Feds roll out new school meal standards
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and First Lady Michelle Obama Wednesday announced Wednesday new standards for school meals, the first changes to the standards in more than 15 years.
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January 26, 2012
LAO wants LEA input on budget survey, deadline set for Feb. 1
The Legislative Analyst's Office is looking for input on how districts are responding to the state's fiscal conditions and calling for help on a survey.
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January 26, 2012
State issues guidance on prevailing wage regulations
Districts that use state bond money on school construction projects now must comply with new regulations designed to ensure prevailing wages are paid by the contractors performing the work.
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January 26, 2012
One of three QEIA schools fail benchmarks, risk termination
A third of schools enrolled in the Quality Education Investment Act likely face termination from the program next month after failing to meet required performance benchmarks - including a promise to increase student test scores.
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January 24, 2012
No cut, but also no increase in school lunch funding
Gov. Jerry Brown's 2012-13 budget maintains the status quo on K-12 nutrition spending -- $155 million in Proposition 98 monies to supplement free and reduced-price meals.But escalating food costs and new, only partially-funded federal mandates are taking another bite out of district budgets that have already been trimmed to the bone.
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January 24, 2012
Poll finds Brown’s tax plan widely favored, most adults would protect K-12
An overwhelming number of California adults - seven out of 10 - said they would be willing to pay higher taxes to maintain funding for K-12 schools, according to a new poll released today by the Public Policy Institute of California.
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January 23, 2012
High Court leaves standing ruling on early intervention of disabled
The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month declined to take up a decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that will broaden the responsibility of schools to identify students with disabilities early in their school career, regardless of whether they formerly have been referred for assessment.
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January 23, 2012
Feds release long-term ed plan as Obama prepares for State of the Union
In what may provide some early insight into tonight's State of the Union address by President Barack Obama - the U.S. Department of Education released late last week its draft strategic plan for next year and beyond.
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January 23, 2012
Compromise plan for restoring school transit funds offered
A bill unveiled Friday by legislative leaders would restore the controversial $248 million hit to school transportation programs triggered by the Brown administration earlier this month to help close the state's current year shortfall.
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January 22, 2012
iPad algebra pilot generates strong student performance
On the heels of Apple's announcement last week that they are beginning to offer digital textbooks for use through their iPads comes news out of Riverside that a cohort of middle school students using a specialized iPad algebra program scored impressive results on state testing.
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