Archive for October 2013 - Page 3
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October 13, 2013
Brown’s school funding formula claims funds for key training of new teachers
Challenged by crowded college classes and saddled by spiking tuition fees, newly-minted teachers in California have a new adversary to confront - a potential fee of up to $2,500 some employers are charging for induction training that is required for most incoming classroom educators.
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October 10, 2013
Feds give seed money to help get older students off SSI rolls
California won $50 million grant from a federal program aimed at developing creative new strategies for reducing the number of families and young adults receiving Supplemental Security Income.
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October 08, 2013
Latest bond sale provides $300 million for shovel-ready school facilities projects
Roughly 118 school districts with shovel-ready construction projects are set to receive badly-needed state support as soon as next week, officials said Tuesday.
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October 08, 2013
New law requires payback to state on some surplus land sales
School districts, county offices of education and charters would be required under a proposed program to repay state construction funds they received if they subsequently sold the building on which the funds were spent and used the proceeds for ongoing general fund purposes.
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October 08, 2013
Think-tank study finds little evidence charters exclude disabled students
New research casts doubt on long-held criticism of charter schools that they systematically exclude too many students with disabilities through admission or other academic policies.
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October 06, 2013
Educators struggle to build career readiness measurement
In a landmark 1964 case, the U.S. Supreme Court struggled to define the difference between obscenity and protected speech - a ruling that prompted the famous line, I know it when I see it." Now, educators in California and many other parts of the country have found themselves groping for answers to a similar conundrum - how to build credible indicators for measuring a student's readiness to enter the workforce. "
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October 04, 2013
CDE urges cautious administrators to spend LCFF money
More than $2 billion in new state funding targeting educationally disadvantaged students arrived at California schools in August. But sources in the field said this week that more than a few school administrators have been reluctant to spend any of the money just yet.
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October 02, 2013
Federal grant hip-hops physical education activities
Federal grants awarded this week put the spotlight on K-12 physical education codes -- even in California -- that require just three-quaters of physical activity needed for a young person every 10 days.
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October 02, 2013
It’s official: State schools switching test program from STAR to MAPP
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday officially ushered in California's transition to new computerized student testing when he signed legislation authorizing the use of the Common Core-aligned assessments.
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October 02, 2013
Feds extend rural school funding program for at least one more year
Hundreds of rural school districts across the U.S. - including many in northern California - are breathing a sigh of relief this week following Congress's long-awaited extension of a program that provides $328 million to support schools, road services and other government programs in these isolated communities.
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