Archive for April 2011 - Page 5
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April 05, 2011
Legislature passes green’ career tech bill, other workforce bills introduced
On a party line vote, the Legislature passed legislation Monday by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg that would annually direct $8 million in non-Proposition 98 cash for programs that prepare students for green energy jobs.
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April 05, 2011
CTC’s Janssen set to retire in December
Dale Janssen, executive director of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing the past five years, has announced he will retire from the agency at the end of the year.
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April 04, 2011
New literacy plan takes aim at early learning
State officials filed late last week a plan for bringing literacy to all of California's 6.2 million students by the 12th grade, which articulates new emphasis on early learning.
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April 04, 2011
Budget problems spur lawmakers to make pension reforms
Gov. Jerry Brown released last week a sweeping outline for public pension reforms, but lawmakers have a long list of other ideas for trimming retirement costs that are likely to take center stage in the coming weeks.
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April 01, 2011
Compton board rejects parent trigger petitions, again
The board at Compton Unified rejected late Thursday a second submission of petitions from a parent group attempting to be the first in the state to trigger the restructuring of a school using new authority - a move that will only add fuel to an already fiery dispute.
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April 01, 2011
National group calls value-added’ better than existing system
Value-added measurements can be part of an acceptable teacher evaluation system if multiple years of data are utilized and state assessments are properly aligned with what is taught, concludes a new white paper from the National School Boards Association.
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April 01, 2011
New web filter cleans up internet video searches for students
Schools now have a no cost solution to filtering unsavory video material from social networking searches and makes educational content more readily available.
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