Draft Revision Of Lcap Moves Forward
By John Fensterwald | EdSource | http://bit.ly/1r4JKNJ July 10, 2014 |Members of the State Board of Education uniformly praised the way school districts have created plans to comply with California’s new school improvement and accountability system, but said Thursday that students should have more of a voice in the process. They agreed to move ahead with modest proposed changes in regulations
Governor Signs Bill Reinforcing Teachers’ Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Requirements
By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times | http://bit.ly/1mTaoHq 7/10/2014 11:51:18 AM PDT :: SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to help teachers better understand their mandated obligation to report suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child protective services. When teachers apply for credentials or renewals, they are now required to sign statements
Getting Real: GROUNDING VERGARA IN THE REALITIES OF TEACHING IN CALIFORNIA
By guest bloggers Julia Koppich and Daniel Humphrey | On California | Education Week | http://bit.ly/1mSWSne July 10, 2014 11:12 PM |The recent ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu striking down parts of California's long held teacher tenure laws has roiled California's educational landscape. Whatever the impact of the ruling, one thing is clear. Whether one supports or opposes
Aft Mulls Officially Abandoning Support For Common Core
By Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax.com | http://nws.mx/1keIUpV Friday, 11 Jul 2014 04:02 PM :: A vote on Sunday could lead to the American Federation of Teachers backing away from Common Core standards, despite having been a staunch supporter of the controversial program for years. The union plans to underwrite grants from $20,000 to $30,000 to encourage teachers to design projects to rewrite and
GOP’s KASHKARI CRASHES TEACHERS’ UNION CONFAB IN L.A.
by Joel B. Pollak, The Breitbart Report | http://bit.ly/1mHmkdD 11 Jul 2014, 12:23 PM PDT :: LOS ANGELES -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari held a press conference at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) conference in Los Angeles, demanding school reform and attacking incumbent Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown for doing nothing to stop the violation of the civil rights of
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: California Court: CORRUPTION IS NOT SUFFICIENT REASON TO CLOSE A HIGH-SCORING CHARTER SCHOOLBy Diane Ravitch, from her blog | http://is.gd/Ar1v9e July 6, 2014 :: For a few years, the American Indian Model Charter Schools in Oakland, California, were the most celebrated charter schools in the nation, beloved especially by the conservative and rightwing