Archive for September 2012
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September 30, 2012
Court restricts services for disabled students to federal requirements
Applying a 30-year-old Supreme Court ruling to a California case, a federal district court found that schools do not have to meet the top level when providing services for students with disabilities - only a basic floor of opportunity." "
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September 30, 2012
Obama-care supporting quiet boom in new school-based health centers
If all goes as planned, the big modular building tucked into a corner of Jefferson Elementary, in southeastern Fresno County, will be open by Christmas - just in time for the beginning of flu season.
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September 30, 2012
Wall of debt could crush state’s role in funding school construction
Unless there is a major turnaround in the California economy in the next two years, schools may be looking at a future without financial support from the state for building new classrooms and upgrading old ones.
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September 28, 2012
CTC’s audit nightmare ends, attention turns to implementing quality plan
The Commission on Teacher Credentialing closed the book Thursday on one of its most troubling episodes and then quickly pivoted to consideration of a plan for improving teacher quality decades into the future.
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September 26, 2012
Congress retains highly qualified’ status for teachers in alternative training
Part of the federal budget agreement reached over the weekend by Congressional leaders and the Obama administration leaves in place a long-standing policy allowing teachers in alternative certification programs to be labeled highly qualified" under the No Child Left Behind Act. "
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September 26, 2012
Gov’s pen restructures school accountability system
Among other actions, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that will remake the state's accountability system for public schools by reducing the role of standardized testing and incorporate new college- and career-readiness measurements.
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September 26, 2012
Brown signs Steinberg’s school accountability rewrite
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that will remake the state's accountability system for public schools by reducing the role of standardized testing and incorporate new college- and career-readiness measurements.
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September 25, 2012
CA schools face loss of hundreds of millions from sequestration
Los Angeles Unified stands to lose $111 million next year if Congress and the White House fail to stand down the pending sequestration cuts set for January, according to analysis from the New America Foundation.
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September 25, 2012
CDE, LEAs take first steps in answering assessment tech readiness questions
Concerned that California schools lack the technology infrastructure necessary to transition to new, computer-assisted student assessments, state officials are drawing attention to an online survey that could help them quantify the need and develop solutions for closing the technology gap.
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September 25, 2012
Torlakson putting new emphasis on chronic absenteeism
California schools chief Tom Torlakson has long felt chronic absenteeism is a fixable, if too often overlooked problem plaguing public education. And now, has made addressing the issue a key evaluation component for the state's annual recognition of model School Attendance Review Boards.
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