Deeper cuts to higher ed; flat K-12 spending - by Kathryn Baron
With Republicans sitting on their hands, Democrats in the Legislature cobbled together a “balanced” state budget Wednesday that will give K-12 schools about $50.4 billion, roughly the same amount of money as last year, while cutting an additional $150 million each from the University of California and California State University. However, K-12 schools and community [...]
Rocketship’s bold expansion - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Rocketship Education is running three charter schools in San Jose today. It wants to have 29 operating in the city and surrounding communities within seven years. That prospect thrilled at least two of the seven members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education; saying closing the achievement gap is a civil rights issue that cannot [...]
