Federal concern preceded California's $416 million school reform award
Flickr photo by Woodley WonderworksIt appears that the quest to get $416 million in federal aid for California schools wasn't exactly a walk in the park.
As first reported by Education Week, state education officials had to revise their application for School Improvement Grant money four times after turning it into the U.S. Department of Education on March 26. The state's last revision came on June 16, eight days before receiving approval for the grant.
According to documents filed with the state board of education, federal officials raised multiple concerns with the state's grant application. In one instance, the state had to
Community colleges not rushing to sign deals with Kaplan University
It's been about six months since California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott signed a controversial deal with Kaplan University that would allow students to take classes from the for-profit company for credit at a community college.
Under the terms of a December 2009 memorandum of understanding, it's up to the individual colleges to sign agreements with the for-profit company to decide which Kaplan courses would be eligible for community-college credits. But so far, not a single college has signed up, a Kaplan spokeswoman said.
When the Kaplan deal was announced, some faculty groups and student advocates questioned it for a number of
Under the terms of a December 2009 memorandum of understanding, it's up to the individual colleges to sign agreements with the for-profit company to decide which Kaplan courses would be eligible for community-college credits. But so far, not a single college has signed up, a Kaplan spokeswoman said.
When the Kaplan deal was announced, some faculty groups and student advocates questioned it for a number of