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April 30, 2010
SI&A guidance: SIG applications
It remains uncertain what steps need to be taken to restructure schools recently identified as the state's lowest achieving - but local officials interested in applying for federal School Improvement Grants must be cognizant of the fast approaching June 1 deadline.
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April 30, 2010
Foundations offer half billion to support i3 grants
A half billion dollars in foundation money would combine with the U.S. Department of Education's $650 million Investing in Innovation program to support cutting edge ideas coming from the district level, officials said Thursday.
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April 28, 2010
SBE considers relief for scores of LEAs in fiscal crisis
A growing list of local educational agencies have notified the state that they are so close to insolvency that they cannot survive the series of payment deferrals the Legislature has imposed for the coming months.
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April 28, 2010
LAO proposes cutting $10 million and 150 jobs from CDE
A plan to cut $10 million and eliminate 150 positions at the California Department of Education drew skepticism but no action Tuesday from an Assembly budget subcommittee.
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April 26, 2010
Promising revenue trend could boost school funding in May Revise
Budget negotiations won't heat up until after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his May Revise in a few weeks, but a recent upswing in state revenues could result in a modest increase in the education funding guarantee.
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