Archive for February 2011 - Page 2
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February 21, 2011
Committees approve Brown’s school budget proposal, some areas unresolved
Budget committees in both legislative houses approved the bulk of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2011-12 school budget proposal late last week, which extends categorical flexibility provisions two years and funds Proposition 98 at $49.3 billion. But it also assumes voters will approve tax extensions in June.
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February 17, 2011
Proponents of June election tax measures shy on worst case’ campaigning
A recent report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst has put a spotlight on the very real and extreme consequences to public schools if voters reject tax measures in the June special election.
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February 17, 2011
National analysis finds ARRA saved school jobs but reforms elusive
A pair of reports released Thursday provided new insight into how the nation's schools used nearly $100 billion in federal stimulus money over the past two years and made two conclusions clear.
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February 17, 2011
Literacy grant could boost common core, lawmakers consider options
State officials confronted the challenges posed by implementing the new common core standards on two fronts Wednesday as lawmakers held their first hearing on adopting new instructional materials and a new advisory panel prepared to begin its work on updating literacy goals.
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February 16, 2011
Steinberg proposes using energy surcharges to fund green jobs training
A novel proposal by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg to bring new money into programs preparing students for jobs in the green technology industry drew skepticism Wednesday because of its funding source.
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February 16, 2011
LAO’s austerity plan is based on difficult assumptions
The cuts-only" budget plan released Monday by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst paints a bleak outlook for schools if voters reject tax measures in June - but it is not a worst case scenario. "
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February 16, 2011
Brownley revives 2012 construction bond debate
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley is once again interested in getting voter approval for a 2012 school construction bond, but the Democratic from Santa Monica stressed that serious bond talks won't start until after the June special election.
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February 15, 2011
Obama’s ed budget adds $2 billion to federal support
The president's proposed education budget provides a surprisingly strong commitment to formula-driven funding including $14.8 billion in Title I grants and $11.7 billion for special education state grants - both slight increases over last year.
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February 14, 2011
IBM threatened with default on CALPADS project
Citing ongoing delays and quality failures with development of the state's longitudinal student data system, the California Department of Education has warned vendor IBM that the company is close to defaulting for contracted services.
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February 14, 2011
DGS moves forward on construction program overhaul
California's two key school construction oversight agencies have proposed creation of a universal project tracking system intended to help local facility operators monitor their applications through the state's complex approval and funding process.
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