Archive for September 2010 - Page 3
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September 20, 2010
Governor returns to Capitol, setting critical stage on budget talks
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to Sacramento today to begin again working through the hundreds of bills requiring his signature or veto and perhaps to restart budget negotiations with legislative leaders.
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September 20, 2010
Obama advisors, business leaders, plan to reignite interest in STEM
Amid growing concerns that the government's failure to support math instruction has left students uninspired, a panel of education experts and business leaders has agreed that science, technology, engineering, and math education need a makeover - and they may have found the right potion.
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September 17, 2010
Library standards OK’d by state board
Model school library standards were approved Thursday by the California State Board of Education, creating new benchmarks for K-12 resource management in a world dominated by electronic communication.
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September 17, 2010
SBE closing in on last steps for rules on Open Enrollment and Parent Trigger
Key programs born out of the state's failed Race to the Top efforts are on track to receive permanent governing regulations following action Thursday before the California State Board of Education.
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September 17, 2010
O.C. teacher ratio waiver breaks long-standing state policy
In ground-breaking action, the Orange County Office of Education won Thursday approval from the state to increase its independent study teacher-pupil ratio to 35 to one.
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September 16, 2010
Top districts urge SBE to include teachers in new job evaluation plans
Officials from three key school districts engaged in creating new educator evaluation systems warned the California State Board of Education Wednesday that any steps toward linking pay with student performance must be made with the participation of the professionals.
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September 16, 2010
State board moves toward disability alternative for exit exam
Aiming to solve high failure rates among special needs students on the California High School Exit Examination, the California State Board of Education took steps Wednesday toward adopting an alternative competency test.
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September 15, 2010
Survey shows California parents want science ed a high priority
Close to nine out of ten California adults believe science instruction is nearly as important a component of K-12 education as reading, writing and arithmetic, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
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September 15, 2010
Latino parents bring complaints to SBE
Scores of Spanish-speaking parents inundated the California State Board of Education meeting Wednesday with complaints that state representatives had violated their rights.
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September 15, 2010
Charter revocation rules get one last review period
Regulations governing the revocation of poor-performing charter schools took one more step toward becoming final Tuesday when the California State Board of Education commenced one last 15-day public comment period.
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