Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, May 29, 2009
Schwarzenegger proposes more cuts for California schools
Blog by Los Angeles Times
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed an additional $2.8 billion in cuts to state government this morning that would slice even deeper into funding for education, health and welfare programs and the wages of […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, May 28, 2009
The people have spoken
Commentary by Paul Tran/California Progress Report Paul Tran is Communications Director for Californians for Justice.
Last Wednesday—six days before the May 19 Special Election—nearly a thousand students, parents, and teachers rallied for education in Sacramento, telling the Governor “Don’t […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Education gap leaves advocates divided
By Pharoh Martin/New America Media
A day before the 55th anniversary of the Brown V. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that made segregated schools illegal, Rev. Al Sharpton led a rally for education equality, but solutions are still not […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, May 26, 2009
U.S. education secretary says California students in peril
Speaking to mayors, trustees and superintendents in San Francisco, Arne Duncan challenges state lawmakers to embrace difficult reforms. ‘Honestly, California has lost its way,’ he says. By Seema Mehta/Los Angeles Times
As California schools brace for […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, May 22, 2009
Cautionary school tales
Charter option inviting Editorial/Ventura County Star
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has told Californians to brace for at least $5 billion in cuts to public schools and the reduction of 7.5 school days. That is on top of the more than $11 billion he […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Closing the budget gap shouldn’t harm education
By Robin Swanson/San Francisco Chronicle Robin Swanson is a political consultant in Sacramento and spokesperson for the 2.5 million member Education Coalition, representing teachers, parents, administrators, school board members, school employees and other education advocates in California. […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Pool of teachers being depleted
Experts say layoffs could dissuade potential educators. By Chris Moran/San Diego Union-Tribune
Even with thousands of teachers statewide facing layoffs, recruitment experts are warning of an impending teacher shortage. The numbers of teaching credentials issued and students majoring in education are […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, May 18, 2009
High school counselors brace for big caseloads
Layoffs will thin ranks shortly after more hired. By Bruce Lieberman/San Diego Union-Tribune
Three years after state lawmakers agreed to spend $200 million to hire 3,000 high school counselors, cash-strapped districts across California are slashing the number of overworked […]
Themes in the News for the week of May 11 - 15, 2009
Props 1A and 1B: "Attached Like a Bad Marriage to a Poison Pill"
Yes, only an outrageously mixed metaphor like the one in this headline can adequately describe the mixed and confusing pair of propositions that voters face in the upcoming May […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, May 14, 2009
The fight for education equality must be rooted in reality
Column by Errol Louis/New York Daily News
Fifty-five years after the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that struck down laws segregating public schools by race, there’s intense pressure by local and […]