Archive for May 2012 - Page 3
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May 20, 2012
Cuts to summer school programs mean fewer kids have access to healthy meals
Widespread cancellation of summer school classes throughout the state has not only taken away an academic boost for struggling students but has severely limited options for many children who count on school for a meal they might not otherwise get.
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May 20, 2012
Attendance managers need to take note of pending bills
Among a slew of bills pending in the Legislature related to how school administrators mete out student discipline are a handful that should be of particular importance to supervisors of child welfare and attendance programs.
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May 18, 2012
Ca. schools have until July 1 to adopt anti-bullying policies
California schools have until July 1 to adopt two policies related to students and bullying - one to comply with changes to California law, the other to remain eligible for federal E-rate funding for Internet services.
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May 17, 2012
Window opens for improving state’s continuation schools
A contradictory accountability system, insufficient student learning time and a lack of professional development for teachers and school administrators are among factors weakening California's network of more than 500 continuation high schools, according to a new two-year study of the system.
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May 16, 2012
Much-anticipated fed guide on restraint of disabled gets panned
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools has already drawn criticism from one leading advocacy group as being too weak." The federal resource guide, issued earlier this week, offers public school administrations a core of 15 principals focused on the use of schoolwide behavioral interventions can cut down or eliminate use of restraint or seclusion. "
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May 16, 2012
May budget still seeks to make kindergarten-readiness optional
Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget still seeks to eliminate the legal requirement that schools, starting this fall, must offer a new kindergarten-readiness program for 4-year-olds whose birthdays occur after Nov. 1, the kindergarten age cutoff date.
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May 16, 2012
Analysis: Brown’s school finance reforms opens rift among Democrats, districts
For months, Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Jerry Brown have largely skirted a growing political rift over whether to include the governor's plan for restructuring school finance as part of the budget negotiations or set it out for a full legislative review under the committee process. Tuesday that confrontation broke clearly into public view.
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May 15, 2012
New legislation would defer billions in payments to schools next year
Just days after California's striking $16 billion budget deficit attracted national attention, lawmakers moved ahead Tuesday on legislation that would protect the state's cash flow next year by deferring $3.5 billion in payments to schools during the 2012-13 fiscal year.
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May 14, 2012
Brown’s May budget ties schools, state services to November ballot
California's public school emerged largely unscathed from Gov. Jerry Brown's revised May budget released Monday, although any relief is contingent on voter approval of a tax hike in November.
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May 14, 2012
CA universities get federal professional development grants for EL training
Nearly $4 million in new grants from the U.S. Department of Education targets professional development in support of English language learners
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