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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Will the real Transitional Kindergarten stand up | Thoughts on Public Education

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Will the real Transitional Kindergarten stand up - by Kathryn Baron

It’s getting so that understanding the budgetary machinations of Transitional Kindergarten requires a master’s degree, or maybe a Little Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Pin. In the month since Gov. Brown released his 2012-13 budget plan and recommended canceling Transitional Kindergarten (TK), supporters have found it hard to keep track of what the administration is proposing and [...]

LAO praises Brown budget … - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

With some differences over details, the Legislative Analyst’s Office has commended Gov. Jerry Brown’s overall approach to school spending and what he’d do with the higher taxes he’s asking voters to approve. Where they disagree is over what should happen if the extra money doesn’t come and the state budget has to be cut. In an [...]