Archive for November 2011
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November 29, 2011
School spending transparency highlights proposed income tax measure
Despite the still struggling economy and the sharply partisan political landscape, advocates for raising $10 billion annually for California schools through higher income taxes - say voters are ready and willing to embrace such a plan.
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November 29, 2011
Hoover’s year-end list cites CA as good, bad and ugly
California's parent trigger" law has earned the state a spot on the Hoover Institution's Top 5 best education events of 2011. "
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November 29, 2011
CDE recommending denial of Rocketship charters in SF & OAK
The California Department of Education is recommending denial of a successful charter organization's appeals to open new schools in Oakland and San Francisco.
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November 29, 2011
State board lends sympathetic ear to QEIA waivers
Schools struggling to meet requirements of the Quality Education Investment Act can expect to receive favorable treatment through the waiver process overseen by the California State Board of Education.
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November 28, 2011
News Analysis: CA’s budget woes complicate Race to the Top entries
California's continued failure to win a federal Race to the Top grant may as much as any other factor reflect the state's continued fiscal troubles - a fact that may also jeopardize its pending application for a $100 million early learning grant.
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November 28, 2011
L.A. civil rights group proposes $10 billion tax hike for schools
A Los Angeles-based legal and civil rights group is set this week to unveil yet another major ballot initiative aimed at providing California public schools billions in additional revenue.
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November 28, 2011
Teacher workforce not keeping pace with student diversity
Increased effort should be made to diversify the nation's predominately white teacher workforce to make it more reflective of its student population, says a report released this month.
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November 22, 2011
California receives $333.8 billion in federal funding in 2010-11
California received a total of $333.8 billion in federal funds in 2010-11, most of which went directly to Californians without passing through the state budget, an analysis by the California Budget Project shows.
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November 21, 2011
State ADA restrictions impedes progress of online learning
After years of indecision, stakeholders appear finally ready to confront longstanding barriers to online learning. But experts say the biggest challenge remains the state's primary method for funding schools - based on average daily attendance - which is not easily adapted to instruction where the teacher and student are not only in different places but also, often not even sharing the same element of time.
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November 18, 2011
CTC considers experience threshold for administrative candidates
Big changes are being contemplated for the credential needed to act as a school leader in California, following a year-long review of the administrative certification by an advisory panel to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
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