Archive for May 2011 - Page 3
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May 19, 2011
Regulators crack down on borrowing, Inglewood takeover pending
The Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector warned local school finance managers this week that a number of common internal borrowing practices are dishonest to taxpayers and prohibited by law.
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May 19, 2011
Dems looking to build budget agreement without conference panel
Democratic leaders have decided on an aggressive schedule for negotiating a budget over the next 30 days that does not, at this point, include convening a conference committee.
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May 18, 2011
Brown’s May budget would shift AB 3632 responsibility to schools
After months of chaos and uncertainty surrounding mental health services for special education students, the governor's revised May budget would settle the issue by shifting more responsibilities to schools.
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May 18, 2011
May 2011 SBE waiver report
Seeking ways to reign in expenses while still adequately serving special education students during the summer months, the California State Board of Education approved waivers earlier this month allowing districts to cut the number of days of service required.
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May 17, 2011
May Revise bumps school funding $3 billion, assumes tax approval
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Monday to increase the Proposition 98 guarantee by nearly $3 billion above prior estimates, though the funding still hinges on approval of a temporary tax extension by lawmakers in the coming weeks and then by voters in a fall election.
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May 17, 2011
California’s economic outlook improving
After several long years battling one of the worst recessions on record, California's economic outlook may finally be looking brighter - at least that was cautiously suggested Monday as part of the governor's revised May budget plan.
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May 16, 2011
May Revise offers hope to schools
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Monday to increase the Proposition 98 guarantee to $52.4 billion next year, nearly $3 billion higher than what the Legislature approved in March.
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May 16, 2011
Teacher prep program focuses on linked learning, multiple pathways
One graduate will be helping implement linked learning ideals as part of a school restructuring called for under the terms of a federal School Improvement Grant.
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May 16, 2011
Cost of court schools escalates with difficult population
The state's court school system, which serves students engaged in the criminal justice system, faces ongoing fiscal pressure largely because of the smaller class sizes they must provide and the high number of special education students that they serve, according to a report released last week.
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May 13, 2011
GOP budget plan protects schools, creates problem for Dems
Assembly Republicans offered a budget proposal Thursday that would allow most schools to maintain the current instructional year, class sizes and most existing teacher positions.
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