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Majority of state's largest districts shrink school calendar amid budget crisis

July 15, 2010, 4:58pm | Louis Freedberg
Survey of the state's 30 largest school districts finds that most are cutting instruction days.
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GRAPHIC: Comparing state's largest districts on length of school year
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GRAPHIC: Comparing state's largest districts on length of school year

Find out how the school year in California's 30 largest school districts compare
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GRAPHIC: California's school year falls short compared to rest of world

Find out how California's school year compares to the rest of the world
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Most of California's largest school districts are increasing class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, eroding the most e

Despite state subsidies, class sizes begin to rise again in California schools

Most of California's largest districts are increasing K-3 class sizes, eroding the most expensive education reform in the state’s history.
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Charter school scandal could bolster transparency bill

September 2, 2010, 12:05am
An audit released this week that accuses a former San Fernando Valley charter school administrator of misusing roughly $2.7 million in taxpayers funds could tip the scales in favor of more transparency and accountability for all charters. The Los...
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Whitman overstates excess jobs in California Department of Education

September 1, 2010, 12:05am
Meg Whitman has finally given a specific example of jobs she would go after should she become governor: 150 jobs in the California Department of Education.  "The Legislative Analyst's Office found that the Department of Education has...
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County gives jerseys with tracking microchips to preschoolers

August 31, 2010, 12:03am
On the first day of preschool in Richmond, students received crayons, writing paper and tracking microchips embedded into jersey tops. As reported by KTVU, preschoolers in Contra Costa county have been outfitted with these monitoring devices, which...

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