Archive for April 2011 - Page 3
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April 18, 2011
Accountability bills include effort to have one formula for low-performing
Citing a maze of criteria used by different programs in California to define low-performing schools, Assemblywoman Julia Brownley has suggested the state find one formula.
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April 15, 2011
Legislators bring all-cuts K12 budget into focus
Legislators admonished educators Thursday for building their plan B' budgets around the Proposition 98 floor when in fact a cuts-only scenario would reduce the K-12 budget by at least double that number.
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April 15, 2011
Facilities legislation includes plan to have locks inside and outside new classes
Repercussions from the notorious 1999 Columbine High School tragedy are still working through the lawmaker process. Indeed, legislation pending in the state Assembly would require that new classrooms have locks that can be utilized both from the outside and inside.
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April 14, 2011
Bills to reform mandate process, SBE authority overhaul move ahead
A key legislative panel approved Wednesday a bill aimed at streamlining the public school mandate program based on goals developed by both schools and state regulators.
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April 14, 2011
Feds offering states relief from special ed spending goal
The U.S. Department of Education has in recent weeks approved waivers for two states to reduce spending on special education programs although at this point there are no plans in California to also seek similar relief.
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April 13, 2011
GOP Senator says there’s support for temporary tax extension
A key Republican lawmaker said Monday there is support in his caucus for extending current tax rates through legislation for several months until a ballot measure can be put before voters for continuing the taxes until 2011-12.
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April 13, 2011
Open Enrollment fix-it bill moving forward
Amendments to legislation aimed at cleaning up the state's controversial Open Enrollment program would provide some relief to high-performing schools that had been unintentionally ensnarled.
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April 13, 2011
Unit rate reimbursement highlights mandate reform plan
After years of infighting over reimbursements paid to schools for mandated activity, support in Sacramento seems to be building over a reform proposal that would simplify the process based on mutual goals and collaboration with districts.
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April 12, 2011
Steinberg: Prop 98 suspension on the table
Senate President Darrell Steinberg acknowledged Monday that a suspension of Proposition 98 is a live option if new tax revenues are not approved. But Republican lawmakers - whose support would be needed for suspension - continue to view the budget crisis from an entirely different prism.
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April 12, 2011
Literacy programs suffer from federal budget agreement
Literacy programs and technology support for the classroom are among the cuts set for approval this week by Congress as part of the $38 billion budget agreement between GOP leaders and the White House.
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