Lt. Governor signs bills allowing distribution of federal funds to schoolsMove paves the way for more than $2.1 billion in federal funds to save jobs and improve student achievement |
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Lt. Governor signs bills allowing distribution of federal funds to schools - ContraCostaTimes.com
Lt. Governor signs bills allowing distribution of federal funds to schools - ContraCostaTimes.com
Oakland on the right track, says Obama schools chief - Inside Bay Area
Oakland on the right track, says Obama schools chief - Inside Bay Area
Oakland on the right track, says Obama schools chief
Posted: 09/10/2010 02:44:43 PM PDT
Updated: 09/11/2010 04:31:13 AM PDT
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U.S. Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, talks to local education leaders during a round table...
OAKLAND -- Oakland's schools could become models for the rest of the country if the community supports them, the nation's education chief told East Bay educators Friday.
Speaking at Oakland's Merritt College, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan praised advances made by Oakland Unified Superintendent Tony Smith and said he had high hopes for the struggling district, which recently emerged from a state takeover. If the school board, teacher's union, business community and other Oakland residents rally behind Smith, Duncan said, the city can "demonstrate to the country how urban school districts can revitalize themselves."
Duncan called the school district's status quo "morally unacceptable," citing the high dropout rate of the system's black and Latino high school students. He concluded his assessment of Oakland's public schools with a bold claim and a promise to support the district's efforts.
"I think Oakland -- three, four, five years from now -- could be one of the highest-performing districts in the country," Duncan said after meeting with school and college leaders. That discussion was closed to the media.
Afterward, Smith said Duncan's ambitious goal for the Oaklan
Gov. Christie signs bill allowing N.J. residents to send children to public schools in other towns | NJ.com
Gov. Christie signs bill allowing N.J. residents to send children to public schools in other towns | NJ.com
Gov. Christie signs bill allowing N.J. residents to send children to public schools in other towns
Published: Friday, September 10, 2010, 7:51 PM Updated: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 9:50 AM
TRENTON — Parents dissatisfied with the quality of their local public schools can now send their children to classrooms located well beyond district lines following Gov. Chris Christie’s signing of a school choice bill this evening.
Sponsored by Assembly Democrats Mila Jasey, Joan Voss and Paul Moriarty, the law allows students to attend any other public school in the state whose enrollment is not at capacity. The law will also require home district to provide and pay for students’ transportation to their new schools up to 20 miles away, a significant financial responsibility the bill’s sponsors did not negate.
“No doubt, some students who find themselves stifled at their current school would prosper in a neighboring school district,” said Voss (D-Bergen). “But we also need to
Drew University board resigns and appoints new members - latimes.com
Drew University board resigns and appoints new members - latimes.com
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$5.7M war chest to fight 3 measures | EdNewsColorado
$5.7M war chest to fight 3 measures | EdNewsColorado
$5.7M war chest to fight 3 measures
Opponents of three tax-slashing amendments have raised $5.7 million so far to defeat the measures, with the Colorado Education Association and its national parent among the leading contributors.
CEA has contributed $600,000 to the campaign group Coloradans for Responsible Reform. The National
School Tech Connect: Turnaround, Bright Eyes
School Tech Connect: Turnaround, Bright Eyes
Turnaround, Bright Eyes
Every now and then I fall apart when I see what passes for progressive legislation these days. Russ Feingold has cranked out one of those "getting people to the table" bills:
but the problem is that turnaround
Friday, September 10, 2010
Emergency Funding Bills Signed into Law - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education)
Emergency Funding Bills Signed into Law - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education)
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Thanks Governor, Lt. Governor For Signing Emergency Education Funding Bills Into Law
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today thanked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado, who is acting governor while Schwarzenegger is in Asia, for signing into law Senate Bill (SB) 847 and Assembly Bill (AB) 185. The two bills authorize the state to distribute federal education funds and take effect immediately.
"I applaud Governor Schwarzenegger and Lt. Governor Maldonado for getting the job done on behalf students, teachers, and schools that have been battered by years of budget cuts," said O'Connell. "The signing of these two bills into law could not have come at a better time, just as millions of students go back to school. These funds will save and protect thousands of important jobs in California schools and provide the dual benefit of stimulating our economy, and helping students reach their full potential."
California's Constitution requires that without a state budget, any appropriation bill, like SB 847 and AB 185, may not be sent to the governor's desk unless the governor requests them by a formal letter. Governor Schwarzenegger made the request yesterday to send SB 847 and AB 185 to him, because they constituted emergencies.
SB 847 was coauthored by state Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), Assembly Speaker John A. Pรฉrez (D-Los Angeles), and Assembly member Tom Torlakson (D-Contra Costa). The measure provides the California Department of Education (CDE) with the authority to allocate $1.2 billion from the federal Education Jobs Fund to school districts. SB 847 is estimated to save 16,500 education jobs in California. These funds will be distributed based on the state's revenue limit formulas.
AB 185, authored by Assembly member Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo), provides the CDE with the authority to distribute nearly $904 million from two federal programs:
- $416 million is provided for districts that have schools participating in the School Improvement Grant program. The participating schools must implement one of four specified school intervention models to turn around the achievement of their students.
- $488 million is for Phase II of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund program designed to stabilize local school budgets. About $271 million will be distributed to K–12 schools, with the remaining funds going to institutions for higher education. The K–12 funds will be distributed based on cuts to district revenue limit (general purpose) funding.
For information on the School Improvement Grant, please visit School Improvement Grant (SIG) - Improving Academic Achievement. For information on the federal Education Jobs Fund, please visit Federal Education Jobs Bill Signed Into Law - Year 2010.
Texas Insider � Sen. Shapiro, Rep. Eissler Agree: Doggett Amendment Responsible for Texas’ Education Funds Cut
Texas Insider � Sen. Shapiro, Rep. Eissler Agree: Doggett Amendment Responsible for Texas’ Education Funds Cut
Sen. Shapiro, Rep. Eissler Agree: Doggett Amendment Responsible for Texas’ Education Funds Cut
Doggett Amendment Led to DOE Rejection of Education Funds for Texas
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Education Committee chairs of both the Texas House & Senate feel strongly that no one should be fooled by the rhetoric coming from Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin). The Obama Administration’s U.S. Department of Education has rejected Texas’ application for EduJobs funds made available to the states for their public schools.
A provision added by Congressman Lloyd Doggett created additional hurdles for
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