Archive for September 2011 - Page 6
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September 02, 2011
U.S. Ed Dept.‘s promise for regulatory reforms short on details
As part of the Obama administration's plans to cut or roll back hundreds of federal regulations, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to consider flexibility reforms to the No Child Left Behind Act - but no specific ideas have been offered.
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September 02, 2011
Brown may have sidelined charter accountability package
UPDATED to correct status of AB 47.Concerns expressed by Gov. Jerry Brown about a charter accountability package authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley may cause the landmark legislation to be held until next year, capital sources said Thursday.
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September 01, 2011
Feds give districts more time to spend ARRA dollars
In a last-minute reprieve for some districts that have not yet spent all their federal stimulus money - the U.S. Department of Education announced setting back the liquidation deadline on states to March, 2013.
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September 01, 2011
As SBE appointees await Senate confirmation, uncertainty for Rucker and Kirst
Gov. Jerry Brown's seven appointees to the California State Board of Education stepped over their first hurdle toward confirmation Wednesday with passage through the Senate Rules Committee, but obstacles remain with potential Republican opposition to members Michael Kirst and Patricia Rucker.
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September 01, 2011
Despite overall student improvement, more schools failing’ under NCLB
Sixty three percent of schools that are subject to federal accountability sanctions under No Child Left Behind have been labeled as failing, according to data released Wednesday by the California Department of Education.
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