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Education Headlines
Friday, October 12, 2012
Lincoln Unified OKs drug testing
Lincoln Unified's school board approved a mandatory random drug-testing policy for its athletes and cheerleaders late Wednesday.District could face severe budget cuts
The Murrieta Valley Unified School District is facing a deficit of at least $11 million for next year, and that could rise to $21 million based on the results of the November election, said Stacy Coleman, assistant superintendent for finances.Transitional kindergarten under way
Under a state law that changes the date when children can start school, local districts are offering transitional kindergarten classes for the first time.EdSource: California test results on the up and up – partly
California’s public schools continued to show gains on the Academic Performance Index (API), a measure of how well students do on the California Standards Tests and, in high school, on the exit exam. For the first time since the testing program began in 1999, a majority of schools reached or exceeded the state’s target of 800 on the index.Innovative charter school mixes languages, gets results
The Chula Vista Learning Community Charter is a K-9 school that attributes its well above-average test scores to two distinct practices: throwing English learners and native speakers into the same class (called two-way immersion), and dividing instruction equally between English and Spanish (the 50-50 model).Obama, Romney have similar basic views on education
Both candidates want test scores to be part of teacher evaluations, support extra pay for effective instructors and back the growth of charter schools. One difference is Romney's support for vouchers.McRae: Overusing test for special ed students inflates API scores
California’s 2012 Academic Performance Index (API) results, released Thursday, in general show small but steady gains similar to the last four years. But a deeper look at the results shows not only inflation contributing to the gains but also a substantial policy shift toward lower expectations for special education students in California.In California schools' test scores, state sees success while feds' No Child Left Behind act sees growing failure
California schools continued their steady gains in achievement, and for the first time more than half of them met the state's target score, according to California's annual index of school achievement released Thursday.PTA leader urges peace summit between Jerry Brown, Molly Munger
The feud between Gov. Jerry Brown and millionaire lawyer Molly Munger took another twist Thursday night, as one of Munger's closest allies called for a truce between the two sides.Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plans threatened by a determined Molly Munger
Gov. Jerry Brown hoped a mix of politicking and good fortune would deter negative ads against his tax initiative in the campaign's final weeks. His luck expired in the last few days.
Thursday, October 11, 2012