Archive for June 2013 - Page 3
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June 12, 2013
LCFF accountability calls for smaller API subgroup tracking
As a part of the new Local Control Funding Formula tentatively approved by legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown this week, school districts will be required to track and report the academic progress of subgroups of students as small as 30 members.
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June 11, 2013
Budget deal includes agreement on Prop 39 monies
All California school districts will be eligible for energy-efficiency grants based on district size and average daily student attendance numbers, under the budget deal reached in Sacramento this week.
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June 11, 2013
Brown’s budget compromise slows pace of school deferral repayment
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders joined Tuesday to applaud agreement on next year's budget at a Capitol news conference - a plan that would seem to include the lion's share of what the governor wanted. But a close review, suggests the governor had to give up a cherished element of his fiscal agenda to make the deal work - a rollback in his efforts to reduce the state's debt owed schools.
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June 11, 2013
Jump in May revenue collections argues against Brown’s austerity budget
For the first time since the onset of the recession, the monthly revenue report from the state Controller's office, released Monday, showed collections outpaced budget estimates for all of the state's major indicators.
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June 11, 2013
Budget compromise calls for LCFF next year, raises base grant for all schools
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders reached agreement on a budget plan Monday that will usher in sweeping changes to school funding that give local officials far more control over spending decisions.
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June 10, 2013
CTC set to weigh in on teacher misconduct bill
AB 449 by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, would rewrite the rules implementing sanctions against school officials who fail to report changes in an employee's work status while an allegation of misconduct is pending.
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June 09, 2013
Dream-catcher serves key role in 8th grade algebra study
In an education system crowded with academic specialists, curriculum managers and instructional theorists - Robyn Fisher's role might be overlooked or even unappreciated in some settings and yet, some might argue, it is as fundamental to student success as any other.
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June 06, 2013
Legislation being considered that would subject charter schools to disclosure laws
For the third consecutive year, the Legislature will consider a bill that would make charter schools subject to open meeting laws and public disclosure rules.
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June 05, 2013
Colorado’s new school funding formula calls on rich districts to raise taxes
As Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders huddle over rival plans to restructure school funding, lawmakers in Colorado have devised a novel approach to directing more state money to disadvantaged students while calling on wealthier communities to raise their taxes if more is needed.
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June 04, 2013
API update not likely before fall; plans to replace STAR just got more complicated
Feedback being gathered from the education community is expected to inform a recommendation to the State Board of Education for adding non-assessment based indicators to the Academic Performance Index.
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