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Prop 13 and the education-funding blame game
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.31.2008
Earlier this summer California marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13, the historic ballot measure to limit property taxes. Prop. 13 remains popular but draws blame for state education woes, especially in finance.
On the Democratic Convention: Will Obama Keep His Promise on Merit Pay for Teachers?
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.29.2008
While Michelle Obama’s speech naturally drew the headlines on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, those trying to read the tea leaves as to what an Obama administration’s education policy would look like were probably more interested in an earlier speech by Reg Weaver, president of the 3.2-million-member National Education Association, which endorsed Barack Obama in July.
Push Algebra on Eighth-Graders?: YES: Don't accept failure as the standard
Submitted by Ian Randolph on 8.23.2008
The state Board of Education recently unveiled a plan to require all eighth-graders to take algebra by 2011. That sparked opposition from education officials, including state schools superintendent Jack O'Connell, who said the move was "irresponsible" and "setting up schools for failure."
A New Lesson for California School Superintendent
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.21.2008
When middle-class parents in California opened their newspapers recently and read that the leviathan Los Angeles Unified School District had overpaid their employees by $53 million, many likely took comfort in the belief that at least the school districts in their own cozy suburban neighborhoods were well managed. These parents, however, should think again.
What Bill Gates says "Isn't Supposed to Happen" - Did
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Evelyn Stacey on 8.20.2008
Bill Gates, one of the most successful men in history, has weighed in on a problem that will prevent others from achieving success like his. American students now languish near the bottom on international rankings.
Florida Low-Income and Minority Students Outperform Average California Students
Submitted on 8.19.2008
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, today released a report showing that a disadvantaged socio-economic background does not necessarily consign students to poor academic performance.
California's Affluent Schools Ooze Corruption
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.14.2008
When middle-class parents in California opened their newspapers recently and read that the leviathan Los Angeles Unified School District had overpaid their employees by $53 million, many likely took comfort in the belief that at least the school districts in their own cozy suburban neighborhoods were well managed. These parents, however, should think again.
Expel ‘Promote Now, Pay Later’
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 8.14.2008
Last month, Californians were stunned to learn that around one in four high school students drops out, almost twice as many as the state previously reported. In districts like Grant Joint Union High, more than one in three dropout.
Why is The Budget Always Late?
Submitted by C.W. Wilkinson on 8.7.2008
Longtime California residents may have noticed a trend in state politics: The California State Budget is almost never passed by the constitutionally-mandated deadline, July 1. This year is no different.
Exit exam can help special-ed students succeed
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.4.2008
San Francisco school officials and advocates for the disabled have recently made news fighting the state requirement that special education students take the high school exit exam. Upon closer inspection, this seeming issue of simple compassion becomes much more complicated.
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