Archive for January 2014 - Page 3
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January 16, 2014
Bill pushing back pink slip dates dies again
(Calif.) A controversial bill that would have extended the deadlines for teacher layoff notices failed to win the support of a key Senate committee Wednesday but the issue isn’t likely to be dropped.
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January 15, 2014
Bill would include tactical response in safety plan
(Calif.) Schools would be required to develop tactical response plans for incidents involving deadly weapons under legislation set for review today before a legislative committee.
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January 15, 2014
Food allergies pose new threat on campus
(Va.) As school nutritionists move creatively to offer healthy meal options, warning flags are also being waved over the growing number of cases of severe food allergies.
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January 14, 2014
LAO calls for state to ease out of teacher retirement
(Calif.) The non-partisan Legislative Analyst gave Gov. Jerry Brown high marks on his proposed spending plan for next year, noting the governor would pay down debts and sock a significant amount away in a reserve account.
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January 13, 2014
School building advocates not ready to drop bond plan
(Calif.) A legislative proposal to put a bond on this year's ballot to fund school construction could be at odds with Gov. Jerry Brown's mission to reduce the state's role in building and maintaining facilities.
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January 13, 2014
Nation’s top teachers push for career options
(Wash., D.C.) Giving teachers a way to move up a career ladder without moving out of the classroom could be the answer to both teacher retention problems and higher student achievement, according to a recent report released by a national organization of award-winning teachers.
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January 10, 2014
Schools benefit from year-end largess
(N.Y.) Perhaps as part of end of year tax planning, some of the nation’s largest foundations took time in the final weeks of 2013 to bestow their largess, often to recipients in the education community.
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January 10, 2014
Brown’s new mission: remake Prop. 98
(Calif.) Last year Gov. Jerry Brown set out to fundamentally remake the state’s funding relationship with schools – this year he's has set his sights on remaking the state’s seminal school funding guarantee, Proposition 98.
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January 09, 2014
Brown’s budget repays $6B in deferral obligations
(Calif.) Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to unveil today next year’s spending plan characterized more by restraint than sizzle – as he would set aside big chunks of a growing surplus to pay off bond debt and shore up a long-neglected rainy day fund.
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January 09, 2014
CTA, school groups back Brown’s latest funding regs
(Calif.) Major players in the state’s powerful Education Coalition have endorsed the latest draft regulations from the Brown administration governing the use of billions of dollars in new money for schools.
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