Archive for May 2013 - Page 2
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May 23, 2013
CTA sides with Brown in debate over restructuring school finance
In what may prove a decisive development in the looming struggle over rival plans for restructuring of school funding, the California Teachers Association moved Wednesday to give its support to Gov. Jerry Brown's Local Control Funding Formula.
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May 22, 2013
Decision on statewide facilities bond will have to wait until 2014
Legislation needed to place a statewide bond measure before voters to help pay for school construction projects will have to wait at least another year, officials said Wednesday.
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May 21, 2013
LAO takes cautious tone on Brown’s plan to put $1b into common core
UPDATED to provide clarification of Senate Democrat's school funding proposal.The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst cast doubts Tuesday that schools will need a full $1 billion next year to implement the common core standards - as Gov. Jerry Brown proposed last week in his revised May spending plan.
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May 21, 2013
New study shows CA last nationally in educating low-income families
Findings from a new study on California's under-educated would seem to advocate for two of Gov. Jerry Brown's most controversial budget proposals - one, that more of the state's school funding should be earmarked for disadvantaged students; and two, that long-term oversight of adult education programs should be transferred to community colleges.
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May 20, 2013
CA, feds suspend talks on latest NCLB waiver application
In a cryptic release Monday, state schools chief Tom Torlakson and education board president Mike Kirst announced they had broken off negotiations with federal officials over a waiver that would have given California schools relief from the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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May 20, 2013
May budget delays adult ed transfer, long-term funding worries persist
Education advocates are applauding Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to fund a planning period for transitioning administration of California's adult education program to a regional network of community colleges. But, concerns remain that without dedicated funding in the interim, the system could disintegrate under the proposed K-12 school finance restructuring.
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May 20, 2013
Just as K-12 online learning hits tipping point, evaluation program threatened
Driven in part by the coming implementation of common core curriculum standards, California schools have never been more engaged in online learning programs - especially at the high school level - according to draft results of a new statewide survey.
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May 19, 2013
Brown ignores LAO warning, stands pat with distributing $1b in Prop. 39 funds
Three months ago the typically reserved nonpartisan Legislative Analyst used especially robust language in calling into question a plan from Gov. Jerry Brown to use new corporate tax revenue to improve energy efficiency at K-12 schools and community colleges.
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May 17, 2013
Trial run finds more LEAs prepared than thought for computer-based testing
State officials are hailing the results of a two-week pilot test on K-12 science curriculum that also served as a gauge of California's readiness for conducting expansive, computer-based assessments.
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May 16, 2013
New autism definition out this week, feds and Congress not yet onboard
More than two years in the making, the latest update of the national guide for diagnosing mental disorders -which includes the controversial revision for the definition of autism - is set for release this week by the American Psychiatric Association.
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