Archive for December 2010
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December 21, 2010
Education data site launched for school officials
The National School Boards Association has launched a website that trains educators on how to effectively use education data when giving public presentations. The site also provides national K-12 statistics from a wealth of different sources.
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December 20, 2010
New cafeteria water access law takes effect in Jan.
A law going into effect next month requires districts to provide students with fresh, free drinking water in every school cafeteria.
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December 19, 2010
Air Resources Board extends bus retrofit deadlines
The California Air Resources Board has extended deadlines for school districts to upgrade bus fleets to meet new emission-control standards.
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December 16, 2010
O’Connell closes book as schools chief
At the end of this month, the curtain comes down on Jack O'Connell's tenure as state schools chief, an eight-year run that included some of the most trying political times in state history.
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December 16, 2010
SBE Oks streamlined waiver for LEAs revising teacher evaluations
A new state waiver option was approved Wednesday offering districts relief from virtually any part of the Education Code if they have also established new teacher and principal evaluation systems partially based on student performance.
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December 16, 2010
Final draft of parent trigger regs moves forward at SBE
CORRECTED: Draft regulations that would permanently govern the states' grounding-breaking Parent Empowerment Act won passage Thursday before the California State Board of Education. The rules now go out for a 15-day comment period, an early draft of this article mistakenly said the rules would not go out for public review.
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December 16, 2010
State Allocation Board approves $1.4 billion for priority’ projects
The State Allocation Board approved $1.4 billion in priority' funding for school construction projects Wednesday.
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December 14, 2010
Educators brace for Brown’s budget
Educators attending Governor-elect Jerry Brown's town-hall education discussion Tuesday expressed optimism that the new governor at least understands the education budget crisis, even if it means more cuts to K-12 schools.
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December 14, 2010
Recent court rulings impact school construction management
Recent court rulings have changed the landscape when it comes to school construction disclosures and bid management, according to recent reviews of cases by attorneys at Lozano Smith.
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December 14, 2010
Brown promises equity in budget cuts, but day of reckoning’ has arrived
LOS ANGELES - Despite painting a bleak outlook for school funding next year, Governor-elect Jerry Brown pledged Tuesday to take an even-handed look at what areas can best afford to be cut in the upcoming budget debate.
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