CSU’s new tack to cut remediation
Posted in UC and CSUAfter a decade of notable work – but little success – in lowering the numbers of students who arrive on campus not ready for college work, the California State University system is turning up the pressure on students, its own campuses and indirectly on high schools to do better.
Starting in 2012, academically unprepared freshmen must take remediation courses in math or English before they arrive on campus. That could take the form of an online course, an intensive summer bridge session at a CSU campus or a CSU-designed English writing course during students’ senior year in high school. CSU trustees voted last week to let the 23 campuses create their own “Early Start” strategies.
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Starting in 2012, academically unprepared freshmen must take remediation courses in math or English before they arrive on campus. That could take the form of an online course, an intensive summer bridge session at a CSU campus or a CSU-designed English writing course during students’ senior year in high school. CSU trustees voted last week to let the 23 campuses create their own “Early Start” strategies.
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Deputy Supt. Rick Miller departs
Posted in Race to the TopRick Miller, deputy superintendent for the Department of Education and an architect of the state’s Race to the Top application, is leaving his post at the end of the week. His departure creates a void, as the state is regrouping in anticipation of applying for the second round of President Obama’s $4.3 billion reform competition.
Miller will join two consultancy firms, as a senior partner with California Education Partners and as a partner with Sacramento-based Capitol Impact LLC. One of the principals is Christopher Cabaldon, mayor of West Sacramento and former CEO of EdVoice.
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Miller will join two consultancy firms, as a senior partner with California Education Partners and as a partner with Sacramento-based Capitol Impact LLC. One of the principals is Christopher Cabaldon, mayor of West Sacramento and former CEO of EdVoice.
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Intense talks on furloughs, give-backs
Tags: furloughs, San Jose Unified, Stephen McMahonPosted in State Budget, pay
The fate of the 23,000-plus teachers statewide who got pink slips by March 15 will be determined not only in Sacramento but also behind closed doors in each local school district office.
Pay cuts, give-backs and furlough days are quietly being negotiated between teachers and administrators in nearly district. California Watch reported that nearly half of the state’s 30 largest school districts are considering shortening the school year, including Los Angeles Unified. Superintendent Ramon Cortines is pushing teachers to accept a five-day furlough.
The Education Coalition – the state school boards association, the California Teachers Assn. and the state school administrators association – isn’t saying much about that at this point. After absorbing $16 billion in education cuts over the past two years, the coalition wants to keep pressure on the Legislature to restore some of the $2 billion in additional budget cuts that Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed for next year.
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Pay cuts, give-backs and furlough days are quietly being negotiated between teachers and administrators in nearly district. California Watch reported that nearly half of the state’s 30 largest school districts are considering shortening the school year, including Los Angeles Unified. Superintendent Ramon Cortines is pushing teachers to accept a five-day furlough.
The Education Coalition – the state school boards association, the California Teachers Assn. and the state school administrators association – isn’t saying much about that at this point. After absorbing $16 billion in education cuts over the past two years, the coalition wants to keep pressure on the Legislature to restore some of the $2 billion in additional budget cuts that Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed for next year.
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