Lawmakers set to debate education reform issues MyDesert.com The Desert Sun:
"A bipartisan effort to reform the state education system and secure federal stimulus dollars is being viewed with skepticism by some local teachers, who fear it will be used to institute what they view as unfair pay-for-performance requirements.
The effort, under way in a special legislative session that's been called by the governor, centers around the state's ability to apply for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top program. State lawmakers estimate California could stand to gain $500 million or more from the program, but wording of current state law renders California ineligible."
"A bipartisan effort to reform the state education system and secure federal stimulus dollars is being viewed with skepticism by some local teachers, who fear it will be used to institute what they view as unfair pay-for-performance requirements.
The effort, under way in a special legislative session that's been called by the governor, centers around the state's ability to apply for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top program. State lawmakers estimate California could stand to gain $500 million or more from the program, but wording of current state law renders California ineligible."