Archive for February 2011
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February 27, 2011
Charter performance review unfairly targets non-classroom programs
Operators of alternative charter schools including online and independent study programs are challenging a report released last week that called out non-classroom instruction as being among the lowest performers statewide.
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February 27, 2011
School emergency repairs under budget axe, low-income schools concerned
Rotting roofs, broken windows and plumbing problems at schools located in some of the state's lowest-income neighborhoods will have to be put off if a budget plan endorsed by legislative leaders is adopted.
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February 24, 2011
State Allocation Board eases labor compliance deadline, funds seismic projects
Following concerns that districts don't understand laws regarding labor compliance, the State Allocation Board has moved to extend timelines for some districts to set up an enforcement system that ensures that their school construction workers are receiving a prevailing wage.
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February 24, 2011
Brown: Don’t surprise voters with shorter school year
In an extraordinary appearance Thursday before a legislative budget panel, Gov. Jerry Brown gave his first public disclosure of how schools would fare in a cuts-only budget next year if voters shoot down his tax extensions in the June election.
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February 24, 2011
National survey finds SIG money not necessarily hitting the target
As California officials have complained for more than a year, state education directors in most other parts of the country seemed to also question whether federal school improvement grants were actually targeting the right schools.
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February 23, 2011
Compton throws out Parent Trigger’ petitions, families promise to fight
Parents seeking the first use of the state's controversial parent trigger' school restructuring law vowed Wednesday to carry on their fight despite a move by Compton school officials to disqualify their petitions.
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February 23, 2011
Charters score at both ends of performance criteria
Non-classroom based charter schools are more likely to be outperformed by the regular public schools -while brick-and-mortar charters out-perform both, according to a new report released Wednesday by the California Charter Schools Association.
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February 23, 2011
GOP leader looks to relax substitute teacher pay
Long established pay requirements for laid-off teachers returning to the classroom as substitutes are facing a new review as lawmakers seek additional options for cutting costs and giving administrative flexibility.
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February 22, 2011
Feds issue final report on disproportionality problems
The official word has finally come down from the U.S. Department of Education on California's invalid special education disproportionality formula.
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February 21, 2011
Missteps with nutrition funding cost LAUSD, raising concern over trend
After months of negotiations, Los Angeles Unified has agreed to repay over $55 million for a series of internal misallocations involving federal school meal funding.
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