Archive for February 2013 - Page 2
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February 20, 2013
Shaky research complicates benefits of Obama’s preschool vision
President Barak Obama presented arguments for a national commitment to preschools that would seem, on the surface, to be unassailable - except for one drawback: it's not all that simple.
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February 20, 2013
Governor releases funding projections under new allocation formula
Gov. Jerry Brown's Department of Finance released late Wednesday estimates of school district allocations under the proposed Local Control Funding Formula for next year and for when the new system is fully implemented in 2019-20.
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February 20, 2013
Congressional panel calls for larger federal role in directing schools
A white paper released Tuesday on improving educational competitiveness and closing the achievement gap called for a significantly larger federal role in the management of the nation's public school system.
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February 19, 2013
Legislation would require carbon monoxide alarms in new school projects
A new law that went into effect at the first of the year requires owners of apartment buildings to install carbon monoxide alarms in each unit. Owners of single-family homes with attached garages were required to install the devices as of July, 2011.
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February 18, 2013
Senate plan would give schools more time to prepare for common core testing
A leading member of the state Senate has proposed legislation that could give schools significantly more time to prepare students and teachers for assessments based on the new common core curriculum standards.
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February 15, 2013
Unanswered question: Has focus on math and reading squeezed out civics?
The impetus for a new national study on civics education in K-12 schools was to evaluate claims that classroom focus on math and reading skills was squeezing out traditional study of citizenship in America.
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February 13, 2013
Brown’s budget plan takes another shot at eliminating BIP mandate
After losing a decades-long battle with schools over the state's responsibility to reimburse districts for developing behavior intervention plans for special education students, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed legislation that would severely limit what ultimately will be paid back.
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February 12, 2013
API rewrite getting fast-tracked, graduation rates come first
UPDATED Under pressure to quickly add new indicators for school success into the Academic Performance Index, a state advisory panel recommended Tuesday a point-scoring system that would reflect the number of students who've graduated.
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February 11, 2013
Successful adequacy’ suit in Texas has officials in CA watching closely
California officials are monitoring closely court developments in Texas following a ruling earlier this month by a district court judge that found the state's school funding system unconstitutional.
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February 11, 2013
California buoyed by revenue gains, ratings uptick - but challenges remain
Despite a spate of good news for California tax collectors late last week, some economists remain skeptical that a full-blown recovery is underway and indeed, that it also still can't be sidetracked.
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