Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, April 30, 2007
Governor losing on education reform
By Steve Geissinger/Oakland Tribune
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ambitious agenda this year ignored perhaps California’s biggest problem — and now it’s haunting him and, in particular, kids in four Bay Area school districts. The governor is wading through a legislative […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, April 27, 2007
Teachers dropping out too
A study blames working conditions. Higher pay isn’t the answer, it says.
By Howard Blume/Los […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, April 26, 2007
Poll reflects unease over education policy More spending desired, but not local tax boosts By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News
Californians believe the state should boost funding for K-12 education but don’t want to raise local taxes for schools, according to a statewide poll released Wednesday. […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Culpan al LAUSD por no orientar a estudiantes LAUSD blamed for not counseling students Jorge Luis Macías/La Opinion
Por más de tres décadas y desde que el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles (LAUSD) dejó de informar a los estudiantes locales sobre los requisitos […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, April 24, 2007
‘Reading First’ information sent to Justice Dept. By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo/Ed Week
The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Education has referred some of the information gathered in a lengthy audit of the Reading First program to federal law-enforcement officials for further investigation, he said […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, April 23, 2007
Students try to learn what it takes for college
The grass-roots group InnerCity Struggle surveys educational needs and sponsors an ‘Educational Justice Week’ at Lincoln High.
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, April 20, 2007
Fairfax schools concede on testing Compromise Made On Limited English By Maria Glod/Washington Post
Fairfax County school officials backed down yesterday from a vow to defy federal testing rules for students with limited English skills, saying they would […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, April 19, 2007
Policy push redefining high school State activities surge, but college readiness elusive. By Lynn Olson/EdWeek
State activities to better prepare high school students for the demands of work and college spiked noticeably in the past year, according to a 50-state survey to be released this week. […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, April 18, 2007
CTE vs. a-to-g: Ed-policy pendulum swinging again Column by Peter Schrag/Sacramento Bee
The rusty American ed-policy pendulum, which makes a half cycle every generation or so, is about to swing back again. The hot new words are "flexibility" and "CTE," career technical education, once known […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Passing rate up slightly for exit exam More than nine of 10 seniors have passed the required test. By Todd Milbourn/Sacramento Bee
California’s class of 2007 is faring slightly better than last year’s class on a test required for graduation, according to state figures released […]