Friday, January 1, 2010

Charter school movement, budget blues highlight ‘09 education trends


Charter school movement, budget blues highlight ‘09 education trends:

"The devastating effects of the state’s miserable financial condition on public schools pre-occupied the minds of education leaders throughout the state in 2009. Never before has public education in California been faced with such a budget crisis. And next year promises to be not much better.

Managing the funding shortfall and juggling priorities were top worries for every San Diego County school district. However, other pressing issues also presented themselves - in abundance, for some districts.

A look back on the education issues covered by SDNN in the 10 months since its inception yields a number of news stories, columns, blogs and opinion pieces on topics of concern to local education leaders, writers, parents, teachers and students.

Charter school movement

For San Diego education leaders, the year"