Voices for education heard in Sacramento
June 29, 2011 - Late last night, the Legislature approved a majority vote budget that maintains current levels of funding for K-12 education, if the revenue assumptions it is based on hold true.
This budget does not reflect the stable, long-term solution we hoped for. And it does not protect and invest in children at a level that our children need.
This is, in large part, because the Governor was not able to secure the necessary two-thirds vote in the Legislature for the extension of temporary taxes.
However, the “worst case” scenario, an "all cuts" budget solution was avoided.
While far from perfect, this budget shows that your voices and those of other education advocates were heard in Sacramento.
Thanks to everyone who wrote a letter, sent an e-mail, participated in a rally, made a call or visited their legislator. You truly made a difference
Having recently adopted a daughter has been wonderful. She's a true delight and has had no problem pitching in around the house or with our direct mail campaign, assuring me we made the right choice when we adopted her. Unfortunately, with her in California and me doing our country's business in Washington we've really been able to keep in touch via letter and that's just not the same as being there.COMMERCE CITY — Controversial Adams 14 School District Superintendent Susan Chandler will stay with the 7,500-student district after all.
After a lengthy executive session, the Adams 14 school board voted Tuesday night to end the process of pursuing an exit strategy for Chandler.
That means the district will continue implementing a long-term strategic plan under her leadership, said district spokesman John Albright.
That pleases Adams 14 board president Jeannette Lewis who in May voted against trying to show Chandler the door.
"She has been doing an excellent job and I have supported her all the way through this," said Lewis. "She's incredibly focused on education and student achievement."
The board voted 3-2 in May to look at an exit strategy for Chandler, who had attracted detractors
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - I'm reprinting this speech by Linda Darling-Hammond in full because -- well read it and you will know why. -- M.K.The Service of Democratic EducationLinda Darling-Hammond | May 21, 2011At the comme...
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beinglatino.wordpress.com - The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), together with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), The LIBRE Initiative and ...
coopmike48blogs.forbes.com - EducationJun. 29 2011 - 6:03 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN Gary Johnson hasn’t been in the news much recently. One reason for that is likely his exclusion from the recent CNN GOP p...
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coopmike48preaprez.wordpress.com - I’m having my coffee at Peets this morning. “So. I hear you’re the chairman of all the teachers in town,” says Laura, the store manager. “Huh?” I look up from the New York Times I’m reading on my i...
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coopmike48bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Darling-Hammond's commencement speech at Columbia Teachers CollegeDarling-Hammond's commencement speech at Columbia Teachers Collegeby Mike KlonskyI'm reprinting this...
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coopmike48bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Note to NEA RA: Support for endorsement waning? « Fred Klonsky's blogNote to NEA RA: Support for endorsement waning?by Fred KlonskyThe Twitter buzz is that floor fights over an early no strings Oba...
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