Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Williams Settlement: CALIFORNIA RENEGES ON 8-YEAR-OLD FUNDING AGREEMENT

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National Education Access Network | http://bit.ly/ODy77L July 25, 2012   ::  California has yet to pay even half of the $800 million in Em...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

CAMPBELL’S LAW: The social science principle sometimes used to point out the negative consequences of high-stakes testing in U.S. classrooms.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | http://bit.ly/NTR9ba Campbell's law is an adage developed by Donald T. Campbell : [1] ...

GROUP CAN USE ‘PARENT TRIGGER’ LAW TO TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA SCHOOL, COURT RULES

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By Lyndsey Layton , Washington Post | The Washington Post http://wapo.st/NPTEOy Published: July 23  ::  A group of California parents has ...
Monday, July 23, 2012

SIX MORE STATES + D.C. GET NCLB WAIVERS; MUM’S THE WORD ON CALIFORNIA

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Six More States, District of Columbia Get NCLB Waivers By Alyson Klein , Politics K-12 - Education Week http://bit.ly/MECaT9 July 19, 20...

Diane Ravitch on Murdock+Klein’s entry into “the multibillion-dollar public education market”: NEWS CORPORATION FORMS NEW BRAND FOR EDUCATION DIVISION

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Murdoch’s Bold Move into Education Market by Diane Ravitch in Diane Ravitch's blog http://bit.ly/MC1riO ...

Reconstitution redux: NYC MAYOR BLOOMBERG'S NEW SCHOOLS HAVE FAILED THOUSANDS OF CITY STUDENTS

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Did more poorly on state reading tests than older schools with similar poverty rates By Rachel Monahan / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | http://...

LAUSD ADULT EDUCATION DIVISION ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR STUDENTS: Ten centers throughout Los Angeles County will begin registering students on August 6 for the 2012-2013 academic year

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  4:34 pm  23 July 2012 ::  The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will begin to offer classes within its Division of ...

THE INVADING ARMY THAT OCCUPIES OUR SCHOOLS

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smf: The metaphor of war is not mine . A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform -  the 1983 report of President Ron...

WATCHDOG GROUP LAUNCHES PETITION DRIVE TO PROTECT BROWN ACT

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Californians Aware appeals to voters to help protect key provisions of the state's open-government law. Eagle Rock, CA Patch http://bi...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

REGENTS TIE TUITION TO BROWN’S PROP 30: UC tuition could rise 20% if tax measure fails

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By TERENCE CHEA , Associated Press from the Sacramento Bee | http://bit.ly/QnAcdR Tuesday, Jul. 10, 2012 - 6:29 pm  ::  SAN FRANCISCO -- ...

LOS ANGELES SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF RETHINKING DISCIPLINE POLICY

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By Susan Ferriss , iWatch News – Huffington Post | http://huff.to/NVcgO4 7/20/2012 10:39 am  ::   In response to controversy over court c...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Lax security at charter school suspected: NORTH HOLLYWOOD H.S. CLEARED IN STATE TEST LEAK

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A former North Hollywood student, however, is believed to have posted some state test information online after transferring. State offici...
Friday, July 20, 2012

MAYORS SUPPORT “PARENT TRICKER” LAW

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by Diane Ravitch  | Bridging Differences - Education Week http://bit.ly/O4cwc9 June 26, 2012 9:05 AM   ::  On June 18, the U.S. Conference...

NO WAIVERS FOR TRANSITIONAL K: State Board tells districts Transitional Kindergarten is a must

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By Kathryn Baron | EdSource Today http://bit.ly/NEraXR July 20th, 2012 | Probably the strongest indication of how the State Board of...

SECURITY BREACH WILL DELAY RELEASE OF CST RESULTS

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By John Fensterwald , EdSource Today | http://bit.ly/Lyu1gD July 18th, 2012  ::   The public release of this year’s California Standards ...