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Education Headlines
Friday, August 17, 2012
Baron: Charters and state at odds over Transitional Kindergarten
The first lesson that the state’s youngest students may learn is about the meaning of words – specifically, words in the state education code that may or may not give these children access to Transitional Kindergarten in charter schools.Online learning funding system cited as key barrier as lawmakers respond
On the same day a blue ribbon panel on education technology cited California’s strict school funding mechanism as a key barrier, lawmakers moved legislation aimed at adding flexibility to encourage online learning.Fensterwald: Evaluation bill moves on to state Senate
On a 5-2 party line vote, with two Republicans opposed, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to send AB 5, the bill rewriting the teacher evaluation law, to the full Senate for a vote next week.CA moves ahead on linking teacher evaluations to test scores
A controversial teacher evaluation bill is headed to the Senate floor after its author added a last-minute funding plan to cover costs school districts would incur implementing a new review system.Bill to create statewide teacher evaluation system clears key hurdle
A key Senate committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at enhancing teacher evaluations that would effectively eliminate state requirements to use student standardized test scores to measure an instructor's effectiveness.Bill to create statewide teacher evaluation system clears key hurdle
A key Senate committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at enhancing teacher evaluations that would effectively eliminate state requirements to use student standardized test scores to measure an instructor's effectiveness.Troubled Oakland school padded enrollment, district finds
A controversial West Oakland private school, now reportedly drawing FBI scrutiny, has padded its roster sheets with public school students, according to an Oakland Unified School District investigation.Thursday, August 16, 2012