Middle class tuition break at UC, CSU - by Kathryn Baron
Four Republican legislators crossed party lines in the Assembly on Wednesday, providing the two-thirds vote needed to approve a bill that would create a middle class scholarship program for the state’s public college and university students. AB 1501 is part of a two-bill package called the Middle Class Scholarship Act introduced by Assembly speaker John A. [...]
Lawsuit over ‘nonsense’ EL program - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
In a special state Senate hearing last month, California’s system of classifying, reclassifying, and teaching English learners came under heavy criticism from educators and advocates, who cited inconsistent and ineffective policies and practices for teaching students who comprise one-quarter of the state’s schoolchildren. On Wednesday, parents and teachers in a small Central Valley town added [...]