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November 05, 2008
Governor appoints four to the Teacher Credentialing Commission
by Tom Chorneau
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November 04, 2008
Computer-based CBEST provides increased access, faster results
by Allen Young
A new computer-based testing option has surfaced for the California Basic Education Skills Test. The program, introduced through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, a 19-member state agency, features instant feedback on test scores and an increased number of testing dates.
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October 27, 2008
Grade 9 Class Size Reduction applications due
by admin
The California Department of Education is accepting applications for 2008-09 for the Morgan-Hart Class Size Reduction Act for Grade Nine.
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October 21, 2008
Mental health, substance treatment given parity in federal bailout legislation
by admin
A little-known component of the recently approved federal economic bailout package was legislation aimed at protecting and expanding group coverage of the treatment of addiction and mental illness.
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October 13, 2008
Two years after high school, a third of dropouts are unemployed, out of school
by admin
Thirty Seven percent of California high school dropouts eventually complete high school after two years, notes a recent study from a UC Santa Barbara-based research project. The report also shows that over one third of students who dropped out in tenth grade never returned and were not found to be working.
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