Jerry Brown Prepares to Do Battle for His California Education Budget
California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed education budget, which prioritizes certain students, will have to pass multiple tests in California. Read Full Post >
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May 15, 2013
May 07, 2013
Tax-Hike Vote Looms for Colorado K-12 Funding Overhaul
Colorado lawmakers have approved a big K-12 funding overhaul, but voters must still approve a tax hike to fund it. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2013
Calif. Neglecting Thousands of English-Learners, Lawsuit Claims
The American Civil Liberties Union alleges in a lawsuit that California education officials are failing to provide legally required language instruction to ELLs in more than 250 school districts. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2013
School District's Voting Rights Called Into Question
A law suit against a Los Angeles school district claims at-large election process illegally obstructs Latinos' voting clout. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2013
Early Science-Standards Adopters May Include Kentucky, Maine
Maine and Kentucky may prove to be two of the states that act most quickly in adopting the Next Generation Science Standards. Read Full Post >
April 08, 2013
California Governor's School Building Overhaul Meets Resistance
California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to use hundreds of millions of dollars from a recent referendum to overhaul schools' energy efficiency, but the legislature has doubts. Read Full Post >
March 13, 2013
NCLB Waiver Effort by Calif. Districts Wins State Board Backing
California's state board expressed strong support for the effort of a group of school districts seeking a flexibility waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
March 07, 2013
California Panel to Raise 'Intern' Teacher Standards
California's standards board is poised to require teacher "interns" to receive more training on English-learners. Read Full Post >
February 27, 2013
California Districts Make Bid for NCLB Waiver
A group of like-minded California districts are forging ahead to seek a waiver from mandates of NCLB after the state of California's bid to do so failed. Read Full Post >
February 21, 2013
NAEP Performance for 'Mega States' a Mixed Bag
A report released Feb. 21 examined NAEP results for the five largest states by enrollment. Read Full Post >
