July 22, 2010, 11:51 AM
For nearly a year, California schools have missed out on the opportunity to use tens of millions of dollars in federal stimulus dollars as lawmakers and state officials debate how to spend it. The debate over education technology funds has kept the money in state bank accounts, unable to help...
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July 19, 2010, 12:05 AM
Parent advocates fear that the declaration of an emergency last week by the California State Board of Education in 1,000 mostly low-performing public schools will generate confusion among parents – without giving them the tools to enroll in schools with higher test scores, or to improve...
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July 15, 2010, 4:58 PM
Survey of the state's 30 largest school districts finds that most are cutting instruction days.
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July 15, 2010, 4:58 PM
For school board members at districts around the state, the decision to shorten a school year has been an agonizing one.
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July 15, 2010, 4:57 PM
Find out how California's school year compares to the rest of the world
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July 15, 2010, 12:05 AM
The California State Board of Education is expected to declare an emergency today in 1,000 public schools the state has designated as among the lowest performing in the state. The emergency declaration, which is Item 32 on the board's agenda today in Sacramento, suggests that students in...
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July 14, 2010, 12:05 AM
In May, a coalition of grassroots groups threatened to sue California if something wasn't done to reform how public school education is funded. On Monday, the Campaign for Quality Education, Californians for Justice, Public Advocates and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment,...
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July 13, 2010, 12:05 AM
As if California doesn't have enough to deal with, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened up a new front in the education and political wars: He wants to abolish the office of the superintendent of public instruction. In his radio address Friday, he berated the Legislature's...
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July 8, 2010, 12:05 AM
It appears that the quest to get $416 million in federal aid for California schools wasn't exactly a walk in the park. As first reported by Education Week, state education officials had to revise their application for School Improvement Grant money four times after turning it into the U.S...
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July 2, 2010, 12:05 AM
California continues to fall behind other states when it comes to school funding. Just how far? California now ranks 44th in how much it spends on its students – or $2,546 less than the average spent in the rest of the United States. That's the lowest it has been in 40 years...
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June 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
“Failure seems to follow Jerry everywhere he goes." Meg Whitman’s well-worn phrase is familiar to those following California's gubernatorial race. During her primary night victory speech, Whitman claimed that “Oakland schools deteriorated to the point that the...
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June 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
The Public Policy Institute of California predicts worsening budget deficits, education shortfalls and lack of preparation for looming climate change in a report it recently released. The "California 2025: Planning for a Better Future" report predicts the state budget will bottom out...
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June 30, 2010, 12:05 AM
If creating budgets is like a battle, then the state's education department may have just used fiscal transparency to throw a solid left-right jab at the state Assembly. On Tuesday, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell released the latest lists of schools whose...
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June 25, 2010, 12:05 AM
Amid protest signs and tearful pleas, school boards in San Francisco and Los Angeles approved budgets this week that will result in more furlough days and pink slips. With operating costs going up, $1,171 less funding per student than in 2008 and an overall shortfall of $113 million, San...
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June 18, 2010, 5:23 AM
A U.S. Department of Education investigation into the treatment of non-English speaking students at the Los Angeles Unified School District will also look at possible systemic discrimination against black youth. The new inquiry will examine the performance and treatment of blacks at five...
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