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December 08, 2010
Bill proposes revision of teacher evaluations
In what may prove a major theme of the upcoming legislative session, a bill has been introduced that would replace the Stull Act with a far more comprehensive teacher evaluation system.
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December 07, 2010
State’s high school graduation rate improves, but dropouts grow too
After months of delay, the state released 2008-09 graduation data Tuesday showing some improvement in overall high school graduates but also increases in the number of dropouts.
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December 07, 2010
No school cuts in Schwarzenegger’s special session
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called an emergency budget session Monday and proposed $7.4 billion in cuts to social services and prisons, but did not extend any additional cuts to schools.
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December 07, 2010
UCLA forecast calls for high unemployment through 2012
Despite some improvements in parts of the California economy, job creation throughout both 2011 and 2012 will not be fast enough to push the unemployment rate below double digits, according to the latest forecast from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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December 06, 2010
Compton parents first to pull parent trigger’
Parents from a struggling elementary school in Compton said Monday they have enough signatures to become the first to use the state's parent trigger' law for reorganizing a school.
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December 05, 2010
Court continues to mull highly qualified’ teacher designation
A key source of new teachers for hard to fill assignments statewide faces an uncertain future as a federal appeals court shows no sign of reconsidering a September ruling limiting the definition of highly qualified" instructors. "
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December 05, 2010
Pro tem, Speaker support returning CalPADS funds to CDE, says SPI
A bill restoring funds to the state's administration of student longitudinal data systems is taking shape with the support of Legislative leaders and is expected to be introduced sometime in the next few weeks, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Education said.
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December 03, 2010
House approves school nutrition bill, could be a mixed bag for CA
The U.S. House of Representatives passed historic child nutrition legislation Thursday that experts say will bring in new cash but also a host of challenges for California schools.
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December 03, 2010
Exemptions available for March deferral
Local educational agencies that would not be able to cover payroll because of the coming $2.5 billion March payment deferral can apply for an exemption, the California Department of Education announced this week.
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December 03, 2010
LEAs have option to trim days or minutes under flexibility law
UPDATED with clarifying details, Dec. 3, 3PM: Although local educational agencies were given flexibility last year to reduce their instructional calendar, an increasing number of districts are only now looking into taking advantage of the opportunity.
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