Archive for August 2011 - Page 3
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August 23, 2011
Lawmakers put clean-fuel bus bill on governor’s desk
As school transportation officials brace for what could be a decimating blow in the form of a midyear cut to home-to-school transportation, there are two new opportunities to at least let school districts keep their current buses in compliance with state and federal law.
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August 22, 2011
Budget trigger will fire first on school bus programs
A little noted part of the June budget agreement is a trigger to cut $248 million from school transportation programs on January 1, 2012 - meaning that nearly 700,000 students statewide will likely be scrambling following the holiday break to find their way to school.
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August 22, 2011
CDE restructured to fit team Torlakson’s vision
State schools chief Tom Torlakson is adding new internal divisions in assessments, after-school programs, and English learners, officials at the California Department of Education said late last week.
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August 19, 2011
Lawmaker officially clarifies pertussis extension includes feeder schools
Questions over the scope of legislation granting an extension to schools and parents from a pertussis immunization mandate were clarified Thursday when the author of the relief bill formally introduced intent language.
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August 19, 2011
Fix coming on shorter school year and pensions, unfunded liability a problem
Lawmakers are expected next week to introduce amendments to this year's budget agreement that would protect the service credits of teachers working in districts that might be forced to trim the school year.
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August 18, 2011
Broad support for weighted-funding in concept, but as a bill - another story
A broad coalition of education and labor groups came out in support last week of a weighted per pupil funding system. But it remains unclear whether they will actually support legislation that does just that.
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August 18, 2011
Charters face prohibition on admission requirements
Ambitions for charter schools to remain relatively free from regulation is set to collide perhaps as soon as today in the Legislature with criticism that too often admission practices screen out low-performing students - especially English learners and those with disabilities.
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August 18, 2011
ACT results beckon more good news for CA
Twenty-five percent of high school graduates nationally met or surpassed four key academic benchmarks as measured by the 2011 ACT College Readiness exam, the independent assessment firm announced Wednesday.
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August 17, 2011
Insolvency feared for 11 districts if cuts triggered
As many as 11 California school districts would be at risk of insolvency if the Brown administration is forced to trigger billions of dollars in mid-year cuts, a school fiscal monitor reported Tuesday.
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August 17, 2011
ARRA spending deadline: September or December?
Billions of dollars in federal stimulus money flowed into California schools over the past two years and now administrators in many districts are looking for ways to obligate, liquidate or even just spend the remaining funds.
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