Archive for June 2011 - Page 2
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June 24, 2011
Legislative panel approves funding for Center for Advanced Tech
Legislation ensuring continuing funding for the acclaimed Center for Advanced Research and Technology in the Fresno area has won passage from an Assembly policy committee.
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June 24, 2011
SAB approves final seismic regulations
In an effort to spur earthquake-related facility upgrades in dozens of schools across California, the State Allocation Board took final steps this week to ease restrictions on eligibility criteria for the Seismic Mitigation Program.
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June 23, 2011
EdSource: Stull Act might be better alternative to new evaluation bill
With a showdown still looming in the Legislature over plans to overhaul teacher evaluation requirements, a new research paper from EdSource suggests a less controversial and more politically feasible alternative - better enforcement of existing laws.
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June 23, 2011
SAB rejects material inaccuracy’ fine appeal
Despite the hardship of an expensive penalty that would likely impact program services, the State Allocation Board on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the San Joaquin Office of Education to reduce sanctions they faced for falsely certifying their eligibility for construction funding.
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June 23, 2011
Senate panel OK’s charter open meeting, conflict and disclosure bill
Legislation that would require charter schools to comply with conflict of interest policies similar to those imposed on traditional school boards won passage Wednesday before a key state Senate panel.
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June 22, 2011
Special Ed Update: Common Core Assessments
A new set of hurdles, in the form of common core standards, is about to be added to the course that students with disabilities have to negotiate in order to graduate from high school.
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June 22, 2011
Technology trends for Librarians
The days of flicking through drawers filled of catalogue cards marked with the Dewey decimal system are slowly drifting away as the digital clouds roll in as replacement for how information is now gathered and accessed.
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June 22, 2011
2012 All-America City awards to focus on grade-level reading
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 All-America City Awards - this year focusing on grade level reading.
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June 21, 2011
District challenges SAB’s formula for material inaccuracy’ fines
The state oversight panel governing school construction is set this week to consider changing a long-standing formula for assessing penalties on districts found to have falsely certified funding eligibility.
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June 21, 2011
Feds highlight labor-management efforts at 12 cutting edge districts
Twelve districts considered by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan as on the forefront of labor-management reform, are expanding the scope of bargaining by changing the traditionally adversarial tone to one focused on student performance outcome, according to new federal analysis released Monday.
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