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signon.org - Flag petition as inappropriateBy Susan DuFresne (Contact)To be delivered to: The United States SenateDear Senators: The recent passage of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through the Quality Chart...

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How to Stop the Drop in Verbal Scores

nytimes.com - Charlottesville, Va. THE latest bad but unsurprising news on education is that reading and writing scores on the SAT have once again declined. The language competence of our high school...

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The Perry Plan: Low Wages, Texas Style | AFL

blog.aflcio.org - by James Parks, Sep 16, 2011Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry touts his job creation record as governor of Texas, but the reality is that new Texas-style jobs are low-wage jobs. Writin...

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WEEKEND QUOTABLES

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Alfie Kohn"Whoever Said There's No Such Thing As a Stupid Question Never Looked Carefully at a Standardized Test" -- Huffington PostNancy PelosiRepublicans are "using the budget deficit as an excus...

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Speaking Spanish Puts Children At Risk

dailykos.com - This is disturbing and upsetting, I can't imagine how you and your wife must feel. As a naturalized citizen of our country (naturalized at age 4 and have been here for 37 years), I am outraged at h...

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Leonard Pitts column: When justice requires death

chicagotribune.com - And they raised a cheer for death. It was a chilling moment but also a clarifying one in that it validated the grimmest suspicions about at least some of those who support capital punishment. That ...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday on "Face the Nation." (Reuters ) Associated Press 4:14 a.m. CDT, September 19, 2011 Former Vice President Dick Cheney is due here today for a chat on his...

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Dustin Slaughter's Picture: "In Debt? You're Not Alone"

alleducationmatters.blogspot.com - Dustin Slaughter (@dustinslaughter) is at Occupy Wall Street. He's been featured on AEM before when he wrote a superb piece about the recent Chilean student uprisings. Dustin is the founder of the ...

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Slain officer's family calls for Troy Davis' execution

ajc.com - By Bill RankinThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe state Board of Pardons and Paroles has finished hearing testimony in the last-ditch clemency bid from Troy Anthony Davis, who is trying to be spar...

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Troy Davis’ life in board’s hands

ajc.com - By Bill Rankin and Rhonda Cook
rcook@ajc.comThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe condemned in Georgia always have a long and tortuous journey to the execution chamber. But the case of Troy Anthony D...

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The Bleeding Cure

nytimes.com - Doctors used to believe that by draining a patient’s blood they could purge the evil “humors” that were thought to cause disease. In reality, of course, all their bloodletting did was make the pati...

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Postal unions running new TV ad (Video) - The Federal Eye

washingtonpost.com - Three major postal unions are turning to television to help generate support for proposals to revamp the United States Postal Service‘s finances.The ad, set to run during ad breaks on three major c...

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      Shrinking Share of Money Going to Students - The Bay Citizen

      Shrinking Share of Money Going to Students - The Bay Citizen:

      Shrinking Share of Money Going to Students

      by Jennifer Gollan
      While spending in the Bay Area’s 10 largest school districts has generally grown over the last seven years, a shrinking proportion has gone directly to the classroom. School districts across California have faced the difficult task of balancing classroom spending with ballooning costs for facilities maintenance, technology, pensions, retiree benefits and utility bills, among other needs. Half of the Bay Area’s 10 largest school districts spent less than the statewide average of 62 percent of their general funds on direct classroom instruction in the 2009-10 school year, according to the most recent figures available from Ed-Data, a data consortium overseen by the California Department of Education and other agencies. Those districts include the San Francisco Unified School District,[...]
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      Guide to Evaluating Your Independent Study Practices (CA Dept of Education)

      Independent Study - Educational Options (CA Dept of Education):

      Independent Study

      Independent study is a different way of learning. In independent study, a student is guided by a teacher but usually does not take classes with other students every day. The student works independently.

      Independent study is available to children and adults. Many school districts offer this type of education, but some do not. Students who participate in independent study take the same courses as students in regular classes.

      School districts cannot force students into independent study programs; students and parents choose this type of study on their own. Independent study programs are designed to help students who have health problems, are parents, are gifted, are working, or who find that regular classroom settings do not meet their needs.

      The California Department of Education works to improve independent study programs in school districts.

      • For more information about independent study in your area, contact your local school district.
      • The Independent Study - CalEdFacts page provides a more detailed overview of independent study.
      • The links and information below were developed for educators and others who operate independent study programs.

      Program Information

      The following provide helpful information about independent study rules, regulations, and effective practices.

      Contact Information

      Carol Abbott, Education Programs Consultant
      916-319-0943
      cabbott@cde.ca.gov

      Independent Study and Alternative Programs of Choice
      Educational Options Office
      Learning Support and Partnerships Division
      California Department of Education
      1430 N Street, Suite 6408
      Sacramento,CA 95814-5901
      916-322-5012
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