Archive for June 2012
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June 28, 2012
Judge orders Aspire back for local permission of statewide benefit’ schools
A superior court judge has issued orders requiring Aspire Public Schools to return to three local district boards in Los Angeles, Sacramento and Stockton for permission to continue operation of six charter schools.
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June 28, 2012
Tough decisions loom for state’s school construction program
State regulators overseeing school construction financing put off for another month a critical decision on how to continue the program until more money is found
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June 28, 2012
Final budget provides terminus on RDA pass-through’ agreements
In addition to giving districts authority to trim the instructional year by up to 15 days in both of the next two years, the final package of bills implementing the state budget includes a number of last-minute changes of concern to schools.
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June 27, 2012
New SES regs expand providers’ ability to directly market services to parents
Among the many things competing for attention this time of year are the federally required parental notifications for students eligible for Supplemental Education Services at Title I schools - especially where it pertains to the new state rules governing the program.
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June 27, 2012
Graduation, dropout rates show improvement between 2010 and 2011
In a first of its kind analysis in California, the overall student graduation rate rose slightly and the dropout rate declined between 2010 and 2011, with some 76 percent of students who started high school in 2007 graduated with their class in 2011.
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June 26, 2012
SAB awarding $637.6 million to 198 shovel-ready school projects
Ninety-six California school districts are expected to receive today a total $637.6 million in state construction matching funds - money that officials hope will help boost the struggling economy through job creation and tax revenues.
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June 26, 2012
Teacher unions, district employers set for showdown over dismissal rewrite
Efforts to craft a last-minute compromise in legislation that would revise teacher dismissal procedures appears to have languished, setting up a confrontation later this week in Sacramento.
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June 25, 2012
Shortened school year solution to cuts in education budget
Gov. Jerry Brown and Legislative leaders Monday wrapped up negotiations on several budget trailer bills, including AB 1476 - the education financing package that relies heavily on voters approving a sales and income tax measure on the November ballot.
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June 25, 2012
Proposed mandate on immunization triggers new fight over old issue
Prompted by recent outbreaks of pertussis and other communicable diseases, a new effort is taking shape in Sacramento to restrict the number of unimmunized students while reigniting the ongoing debate of parental rights versus government oversight.
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June 24, 2012
Spending, governance questions still dog migrant worker ed program
UPDATED TO CORRECT QUOTE FROM CDE OFFICIAL.Following years of turmoil and a scathing federal audit released last fall, the state's program for educating children of migrant workers is poised for a major reevaluation and restructuring even amid some signs of progress.
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