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Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, March 31, 2008
A steep grade to climb
Despite new programs, it’s a huge challenge to comply with law’s strict guidelines By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee
California has more schools falling short of No Child Left Behind […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, March 26, 2008
California fracasa en ciencia y tecnología
California fails in science and technology Ubican al estado en el número 45 en el progreso académico de esas áreas en EU State places 45th in US in academic progress in these areas By Iván Mejía/La Opinion […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, March 25, 2008
More on leaving California behind
Blog by John Fensterwald/San Jose Mercury News
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is belatedly acknowledging fundamental flaws in the No Child Left Behind law. With Congress deadlocked on reforming the law — and the administration opposed to some directions that Democrats […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, March 24, 2008
Put teachers to the test
Educators should be evaluated based on their students’ exam scores. Opinion by Camille Esch/Los Angeles Times
In recent years, reformers have sought to improve our failing public education system by tightening and standardizing the measures we use to judge performance. […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, March 21, 2008
Even in tight times, Schwarzenegger must start on school reforms
Editorial/San Jose Mercury News
First health care and water, now education. For Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it’s a trifecta of policy defeats in one year. At least with health care, he […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, March 20, 2008
Californians upset by school funding cut plan
By Nanette Asimov/San Francisco Chronicle
A hundred garbage cans line the streets of Alameda. Each holds a student, a teacher, a custodian - or another expendable soul from a local school. […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Stop the cuts to education
By Jodi Ortiz/Napa Valley Register
On the morning of March 8, I looked at the two papers I receive: The New York Times and the Register. I […]
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States to get leeway on school sanctions
AP Exclusive: Government to Give States More Flexibility in Assigning Penalties to Schools By Nancy Zuckerbrod/Associated Press
The Bush administration is trying to address one of the most common complaints about the No Child Left Behind education law: […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, March 17, 2008
Blueprint to help schools
Tough budget year overshadows panel’s report By Matthew Yi/San Francisco Chronicle
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s blue-ribbon committee on education released a list of sweeping recommendations Friday to overhaul California’s public school system at an additional annual cost of $10.5 billion - a staggering […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, March 14, 2008
Proposed school budget cuts protested
Dozens of demonstrators march in Santa Ana in the kickoff of a series of events statewide in opposition to the governor’s plan. By David Haldane/Los Angeles Times
About 70 demonstrators — mostly parents, students and teachers — marched through the […]