Politics & Education - Page 235

• April 29, 2010

  Senate panel rejects Governor’s SBE appointee

  by admin

  In a move rife with political implications, the Senate Rules committee Wednesday voted to reject one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nominees to the California State Board of Education because of her status as a civil servant employed by the state.

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• April 28, 2010

  Cal will enter second RTTT phase with district-only plan

  by admin

  Revamping a strategy in play when state leaders first hesitated on joining the federal Race to the Top competition, California will reportedly file for the second phase of the race in an application centered only around three of the state's biggest school districts.

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• April 27, 2010

  Lawmakers, charter school interests spar over accountability measures

  by Allen Young

  A charter accountability bill sponsored by the California Charter Schools Association died in committee last week, but supporters and a Democratic lawmaker who helped kill the bill say they are working on a compromise.

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• April 23, 2010

  House bill would close loopholes” in Title I comparability”

  by admin

  In an effort to put teeth into existing federal laws that encourage funding equity between schools in the same district, House Representative Chaka Fattah, D-PA, has introduced legislation that would mandate districts meet Title I comparability requirements.

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• April 22, 2010

  Bill overhauling teacher seniority advances

  by Allen Young

  Lawmakers pushed forward a sweeping teacher dismissal bill on Wednesday that would allow local school boards to eliminate teacher seniority as the main factor in layoff decisions.

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