Archive for June 2011 - Page 3
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June 21, 2011
Great Teachers and Principals Survey takers requested
The California Department of Education is calling for district leaders to take the 2011 Great Teachers and Principals Survey.
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June 20, 2011
Budget talks begin anew, as LEA insolvency reports climb higher
In a confrontational follow-up to Gov. Jerry Brown's veto last week of the Democratic budget plan, the California Department of Education reported Friday a big upswing in the number of school districts facing financial jeopardy.
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June 20, 2011
GATE programs in trouble, but help signaled from Washington
Boxes were scattered across the floor and old files were stacked high last week at the Office of Advanced Studies at San Diego Unified.
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June 20, 2011
New social media guide available for educators
Social media websites, like Facebook, can be used to enhance the educational experience of students inside and outside of the classroom, but technology experts advise that setting up use policies and safety standards should be developed first.
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June 17, 2011
Brown vetoes budget bill, status of education plan - who knows?
Following Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of no-tax budget bills Thursday, Democratic majority leaders said that the next steps for resolving the state budget impasse through deeper cuts would need to come out of Brown's office.
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June 17, 2011
May revenues boost state coffers, controller outlook rosy
With a spring sell-off on Wall Street reversing most, if not all, gains most stocks made during the year and national jobless rate still hovering above 9 percent - the national news has been filled with forecasts of a double-dip recession or at least a stalled recovery.
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June 16, 2011
Dems’ budget reinstates deferrals, funds Prop 98 at last year’s level
Following a failure to reach accord with Republicans on taxes, the Democrat-controlled Legislature passed a no-tax budget Wednesday that would fund schools at the amount originally proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown in January.
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June 16, 2011
Teacher evaluation bill, others move forward in Senate
The Senate Education Committee passed a controversial teacher evaluation bill Wednesday that would require student test scores and other indicators to be included in teacher evaluations.
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June 15, 2011
So far, schools exempted from spending cap’ negotiations
An apparent accord between Gov. Jerry Brown and a group of five GOP senators suggests that if a budget compromise is reached in the coming days, there's likely to be yet another vehicle aimed at capping state spending.
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June 15, 2011
Center for Teaching & Learning joins with WestEd
Two of the state's better known education policy organizations are joining forces - the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning and WestEd, the two groups announced Tuesday.
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