The news that doesn't fit from May 25th

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· ALAMEDA COUNTY JUDGE UPHOLDS STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOLS DECISION.

· "SOLVING PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION"+"FORCED FUNDRAISING" - Letters to the Times

· NOVICE ENGLISH TEACHER LEARNS HIS LESSONS QUICKLY: A Southeast Middle School, one instructor shows that inspiration starts with 'I.'

· WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE THE POSITIVE" - A bit of the old mixed messaging from a school board member.

· SHIFT'S HAPPENING @ LAUSD: Small Learning Communities: The YouTube Video!

· NEGLECT CITED AS PART OF PROBLEM AT LOCKE HIGH:  Turmoil has increased as the campus awaits its transition to charter school status. A district official concedes that inattention from LAUSD has made the interim more difficult.

· NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS GAP CONTINUING FOR CHARTERS: Sector's Scores Lag in Three Out of Four Main Categories

· The PPIC Survey: SCHWARZENEGGER AND REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS LOSING WITH CALIFORNIA VOTERS ON BUDGET ACCORDING TO PPIC POLL: Californians want a balanced approach of spending cuts and tax increases

· GOVERNOR’S REVISED BUDGET DRAWS SKEPTICS: Although Schwarzenegger adds $1.8 billion to education programs, school officials say it isn’t enough.

State Superintendent O'Connell: “The state revised budget is clearly better than the budget in January that the governor initially put forward. But let’s be clear: Many of these programs are still facing a 10 percent cut.”

State Senate Majority Leader Romero: “We all knew 2008 would be a painful year for the state, but the governor’s latest proposal is based on short sighted trickery — massive borrowing, fund shifting and a dangerous bet to use uncertain future lottery revenues to balance the books.

· LAUSD TEST SCORES BETTER, STILL SUBPAR: Elementary and high schools improve, but not middle schools

· L.A. UNIFIED POLICE OFFICER SAYS TRANSFER WAS PAYBACK FOR REPORTING SEX ABUSE

Luis Barraza's claim with the district contends he was forced out of South East High after informing South Gate police about a student's allegation she had sex with a substitute teacher.

· REWRITING THE LOCKE HIGH SCHOOL STORY: Violence plagues the South L.A. campus, but the real travesty is that poor kids are denied a quality education

· CHILD CARE LAW CENTER RESPONSE TO THE 2008-09 GOVERNOR’S MAY REVISIONS

NIGHTINGALE STUDENTS 3, BOARD OF ED 1; NEW AUDITORUM FOR GARFIELD; A REAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE NEXT SCHOOL BOND

· REPORT URGES A SHARPER FOCUS ON EDUCATION FOR CALIFORNIA CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE

· SCHWARZENEGGAR'S LOTTERY PLAN TOO ROSY, BUDGET ANALYST SAYS

“Our major concern with the governor's plan ... is that it makes overly optimistic and potentially unobtainable assumptions about the ability of the lottery to increase profits,” Elizabeth Hill, the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst said in her review.

· THE GIANT FOAM FINGER: Sandra Tsing Loh tries to create the perfect protest sign as she takes on education cuts.

· CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS PASS A TENSE WEEK OF STANDARDIZED TESTING