Archive for February 2013 - Page 3
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February 11, 2013
ADHD linked to family violence and parental depression
Less than a week after a report by the European ADHD Guidelines Group refuted many common theories about the causes of and treatments for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, a new study has identified surprising factors in a child's family life that are likely contributors to the condition.
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February 11, 2013
LAUSD petitions for sweeping relief from QEIA class size requirements
The Los Angeles Unified School District is set to bring applications forward next month seeking relief for 78 school sites from class-size restrictions required under a special state funding program.
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February 08, 2013
Feds to streamline compliance rules, reporting
The Obama administration's Office of Management and Budget released earlier this month a much anticipated proposal for revising compliance rules covering federal cost principles, federal administrative rules and non-federal audits.
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February 07, 2013
Budget bill provides details on accountability and energy money
School districts would be required to report how they plan to use state money to meet the needs of disadvantaged students under Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to revamp California's education finance system.
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February 05, 2013
Costs, demands of special education triggers credentialing review
Fifteen years after the establishment of the state's current credentialing system to serve special education students - state officials are contemplating a comprehensive overhaul of the program in response to runaway costs and growing concerns over academic performance.
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February 05, 2013
Senate investigative team focuses on schools’ misuse of cafeteria money
The illegal but common practice at some California school districts to use federal student meal funds on non-nutritional expenses has caught the attention of investigators working for Senate leader Darrell Steinberg.
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February 04, 2013
Call for digital textbooks back before the Legislature
Lawmakers appear poised to test Gov. Jerry Brown's new commitment to online learning with legislation that would require textbook publishers to make available a digital version of the content material.
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February 04, 2013
New study debunks common assumptions about treatments for ADHD
A new article in the American Journal of Psychiatry Online, indicates that the relationship between food intake and attention deficit hyperactive disorder, at most, is minimal while research does not lend support for commonly accepted psychological approaches such as neurofeedback or cognitive therapy.
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February 03, 2013
Slower population growth means teacher shortage likely averted
New population estimates released last week by the governor's Department of Finance may give relief to planners worried about a potential teacher shortage, as a modest increase in school age children by 2020 was set to collide with mass retirements of educators in the coming decade.
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