Politics & Education - Page 233

• May 20, 2010

  Assembly Dems reject governor’s child care elimination

  by Allen Young

  In the first formal legislative response to the centerpiece of the governor's revised education budget, an Assembly panel rejected Wednesday a proposal to eliminate state-subsidized child care.

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• May 13, 2010

  Cal’s RTTT application likely to include new teacher compensation system

  by admin

  Despite concerns from education unions, California's second application for a federal Race to the Top grant is likely to include new ideas for compensating teachers - although not based solely on student scores on a single standardized test.

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• May 10, 2010

  New statewide charters approved giving SBE a growing district

  by Allen Young

  The California State Board of Education approved on Friday two new charter schools that will operate under state oversight - Flex Academy in San Francisco, and the California College, Career, and Technical Education Center in West Sacramento.

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• May 09, 2010

  The Case for Goodwin Liu—An Educator’s Perspective

  by admin

  This week, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Professor Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. His nomination has been noteworthy for generating political oppositions.

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• May 07, 2010

  Arizona wants district to repay $1.2 million for educating nonresidents

  by Allen Young

  In what may prove an escalation of the immigrant battle in Arizona, a border-town school district has been charged with using state funds to illegally educate nonresidential immigrants and fined $1.2 million in restitution from the state.

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