Archive for March 2013
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March 28, 2013
National School Board group seeks curbs on U.S. Ed Secretary
The National School Boards Association and its 90,000 members are sponsoring legislation aimed at curbing the authority of the U.S. Secretary of Education - an outgrowth likely stemming from the group's chilly relationship with the Obama administration during the president's first term.
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March 27, 2013
SBE allows higher student/teacher ratio for online charter schools
As part of its regular waiver calendar, the California State Board of Education approved requests this month increasing the pupil-to-teacher ratio for independent study students at several online charter schools. Get a full report on all waiver actions here.
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March 26, 2013
Sequestration takes funds intended for rehabbing military base schools
Nine California public schools serving military families - considered to be among the most dilapidated facilities in the nation - are likely to lose out on badly-needed funding for long-overdue upgrades as a result of sequestration.
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March 25, 2013
LAO suggests curtailing accreditation of teacher prep programs by CTC
A policy paper from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst released late last week suggests lawmakers consider curtailing the accreditation of teacher training programs by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
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March 24, 2013
Capital appreciation bonds sidetracks building plan at Tracy district
More than two years after voters approved a tax increase allowing a Tracy school district to make badly-needed facility improvements, state officials are delaying approval of the program only because the financial plan includes use of controversial capital appreciation bonds.
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March 22, 2013
Most Brown special ed proposals clear finance subcommittee
A legislative finance panel on Thursday recommended adoption of a majority of Gov. Jerry Brown's special education funding proposals, including revisions to the formula used to determine how much money each district receives to provide services to students.
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March 21, 2013
UCLA center to become future home to national testing consortium
California's leadership role in a consortium of states developing the next generation of student assessments may have solidified for years to come following an agreement struck Wednesday to house the test sustainability program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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March 21, 2013
Bills OK’d limiting long-term school bonds, new carbon monoxide warnings
Despite opposition from some of the state's most influential school organizations, the Assembly's Education Committee moved ahead Wednesday legislation that would greatly restrict use of capital appreciation bonds by school districts.
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March 19, 2013
Buchanan offers legislation to streamline teacher dismissal
Legislation introduced Tuesday would streamline the appeal process districts must navigate in dismissing teachers - at least the fourth bill this session dealing with the issue.
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March 19, 2013
Attendance Review Boards get recognition from SPI Torlakson
Taking aim at chronic absenteeism in California classrooms, state schools chief Tom Torlakson honored 11 attendance review boards Tuesday for their work in improving attendance and dropout prevention.
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