Archive for May 2011 - Page 2
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May 25, 2011
Assembly panel rejects mandate plan in May Revise
A key legislative budget panel moved Tuesday to reject a proposal in the revised May budget to reduce or eliminate a number of mandated activities for K-12 schools and instead refer the idea for consideration outside the budget process.
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May 25, 2011
UPDATED: AB 3632 shift, cuts to CalPADS sparks budget debate
Proposals to suspend development of the state longitudinal student and teacher data systems as well as one to shift responsibility for mental health services to schools - drew robust debate in legislative hearings Tuesday.
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May 25, 2011
Study offers Congress ideas about replacing NCLB’s growth model
With the reauthorization of the ESEA on the horizon, expectations are that a new federal achievement and accountability system will be created to replace the current rigid, benchmark scorecard.
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May 24, 2011
CA seeks fed waiver allowing PI districts to serve as SES providers
Nearly a year after the Schwarzenegger administration imposed a prohibition on districts in Program Improvement from providing their own supplemental tutoring service - the new majority of the state board has moved to allow the practice.
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May 24, 2011
CTC steps up policy, practice changes in wake of audit
Pressed by critical members of the Legislature following an unflattering audit last month, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is moving forward aggressively on a variety of changes in the way the agency tracks teacher misconduct.
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May 23, 2011
IBM would get windfall if Brown suspends CalPADS project
If student and teacher data systems are indefinitely suspended under a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown, IBM - the state contractor - would still receive approximately $7 million in federal dollars whether they finish the system or not, said officials at the California Department of Education.
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May 23, 2011
PPIC offers steps in redefining categorical flexibility
Focus in the Capitol remains on budget negotiations but just under the surface are the talks related to financial reforms to school funding formulas - especially flexibility and categorical money.
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May 20, 2011
Chronic absences in early grades take big toll at graduation time
There is perhaps no better indicator of future high school dropouts than the attendance record of sixth graders, according to findings delivered Thursday at a symposium on chronic absenteeism in Sacramento.
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May 20, 2011
LAO calls for year-end tax election to give schools stability
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst suggested Thursday that Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature should delay the election on taxes until the end of the fiscal year to give schools and other agencies a year of financial stability.
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May 20, 2011
Cap on charters clears Assembly
A bill that would impose a hard cap on new charter schools won passage Thursday off the floor of the state Assembly, although its progress forward is less assured.
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