Archive for August 2012
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August 31, 2012
Steinberg’s school accountability rewrite set for passage
Legislation approved Thursday would remake the state's accountability system for public schools by reducing the role of standardized testing and incorporate new college- and career-readiness measurements.
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August 30, 2012
Teacher evaluation bill fails
After more than two years of effort, a sweeping plan to restructure educator performance evaluations died quietly late Thursday - the bill's author saying late amendments needed further study.
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August 30, 2012
Senate backs eliminating BIP mandate; online learning, math adoption move ahead
In a cost-cutting move that has near unanimous opposition from schools, a majority in the state Senate moved Wednesday to back a plan to eliminate most state funding tied to school management behavior issues of special education students.
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August 29, 2012
Teacher evaluation bill in precarious spot as it heads to Senate floor
California's sweeping proposal for restructuring teacher evaluations passed out of a late night Senate committee meeting with assurances from the author that more amendments would be made, including addressing concerns that the plan strips districts of their authority to determine how educator effectiveness should be judged.
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August 29, 2012
Brown, legislative leaders make deal on public pensions
After months of negotiations and just ahead of the traditional start of the fall election season, Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders came to an agreement on landmark changes to public pension.
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August 28, 2012
Feds offer new details about NCLB waiver flexibility
With the Legislature creeping closer to deciding the fate of AB 5 - which would restructure teacher evaluations in California - there's new focus on the state also winning a federal waiver from No Child Left Behind mandates.
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August 28, 2012
Lawmakers approve bailout loan for Inglewood Unified
The State Assembly, in a unanimous vote on Tuesday, approved an emergency bailout loan for the Inglewood Unified School District, the ninth California district since 1991 to lose local control to the state.
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August 28, 2012
ACT reports more students taking tests, readiness remains an issue
Slightly more than half of the nation's high school graduating class took the ACT college preparation exam in 2012 - continuing an upward trend line of 17 percent over the past five years.
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August 27, 2012
Brown rejects master teacher bill, measure to link student data advances
A bill that would expand the reach of the state's pupil data system has been revived and is making its way through the Senate in this, the final week of this year's Legislative session.
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August 26, 2012
Move to eliminate BIP mandate generates strong opposition from schools
A last-minute legislative proposal to eliminate most state requirements on schools for managing the behavior of some special education students has drawn near-unanimous opposition from districts and education groups.
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