July 17, 2012, 11:05 PM
California has funded less than half of an $800 million program intended to repair shoddy school facilities. The Emergency Repair Program, which was born out of a landmark class-action lawsuit that sought to entitle every student to a clean, safe and functional school, should be in its final year...
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August 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
California is at risk of losing millions in education stimulus funds because the recipients have been too slow in spending the money. Six of nine stimulus grants are on pace to miss the Sept. 30 and Dec. 31 spending deadlines set by the federal government, according to a Bureau of State Audits...
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July 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
Former State Superintendent for Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said yesterday that this year's budget, coupled with strong job growth, has convinced him that schools won't be forced into crippling service cuts. Speaking to about 60 area school officials at the Sacramento County...
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June 10, 2011, 12:05 AM
If the room full of likely voters who gathered yesterday in San Francisco for the California Budget Challenge had their way, California's current budget deficit would be morphed into a $7.9 billion surplus. More than 150 people participated in the interactive challenge yesterday, put on by...
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June 3, 2011, 12:05 AM
In a notable display of bipartisan support, the state Assembly approved potentially landmark school financing legislation by a 74-2 vote this week. The vote reflected an overwhelming consensus on the need to reform the way schools are funded. The fact that Republicans unanimously voted...
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May 31, 2011, 12:05 AM
The governor's office and the California Department of Education are pondering whether to participate in a new version of the federal "Race to the Top" competition. The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that California and eight other states could vie...
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May 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
A $4.5 billion experiment intended to give schools greater flexibility over state education dollars has resulted in cutbacks in some programs targeting students who need the most academic help. That is among the findings of a report issued this week by the RAND Corporation and Policy...
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February 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
For years, schools have relied upon affiliated groups to help with field trips, bake sales and new uniforms. But the ongoing budget crisis has one school foundation drumming up cash to save jobs and programs at its district. Earlier this week, the La Canada Flintridge Educational Foundation...
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January 15, 2011, 4:05 PM
Two of the state’s largest districts are undergoing a major expansion of health centers on school campuses after promised help from Sacramento never came.
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December 15, 2010, 5:50 AM
Jerry Brown is calling on Californians to come together to resolve the state's deepening budget crisis, but he got a heavy dose of how difficult that will be at the forum he hosted in Los Angeles focused on education financing. Although their tone was conciliatory, school...
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September 8, 2010, 12:05 AM
At a time when California's public universities are bemoaning the decline of state funding as a piece of their overall budgets, one highly ranked public graduate school is planning to forgo state funding altogether in favor of greater flexibility. Officials at UCLA's Anderson School of...
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August 25, 2010, 12:05 AM
Well, as of yesterday, the final bell rung on California's foray into Race to the Top. And the results were sobering: After two stabs at hundreds of millions in federal dollars, there's no cash to show for it. The winners were Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New...
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August 24, 2010, 12:05 AM
UPDATE: California's application for Race to the Top education bonuses was rejected this morning by the U.S. Department of Education. **** As California educators wait anxiously to hear whether the state will be awarded funds from the $4.3 billion Race to the Top...
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August 16, 2010, 12:05 AM
As public schools continue to be battered in California's budget wars, parents are organizing to compete with other powerful constituencies fighting for a share of dwindling taxpayer dollars and to push for education reforms. At least two new parent-driven groups have emerged in recent...
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August 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
Many unknowns stand in the way of California school districts actually being able to spend money from the $26 billion state relief fund signed into law by President Obama this week. The president declared that, among other things, the fund "will keep at least 160,000 teachers in the...
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