A-G + CTE: SCHOOL REFORMS THAT CALL FOR FRESH THINKING AND SUPPORT Themes in the News for the week of April 25-29, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/l3pWpu 04-29-2011 - An opinion survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California found that many public school parents think that schools do a poor job of ...
Public Policy Institute of California Survey: WORRIED ABOUT BUDGET’S TOLL ON SCHOOLS, MOST CALIFORNIANS FAVOR INCOME TAX HIKE—BUT ONLY FOR WEALTHIEST :: MAJORITIES SAY SPECIAL ELECTION ON BROWN’S REVENUE PACKAGE IS A GOOD IDEA ppic Press Release | http://bit.ly/jl6Az4 full report: http://bit.ly/kDbhJX SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2011—Most Californians are very concerned that the state’s budget deficit will result in cuts to public schools, the area of the budget they most ...
SUE BURR GIVEN DUAL ROLE OVER EDUCATION: She and Mike Kirst to advise Jerry Brown By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess | http://bit.ly/lySppN Posted on 4/29/11 • In a twofer consistent with his frugality, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed a key education adviser Thursday who will also serve as the new executive director of the State Board of ...
SB 268? …and now for something completely different (and a little more focused on parents and children): ‘ANY TIME, ANY PLACE, ANY WAY’ SCHOOL CHOICE PLAN IN MICHIGAN By Sean Cavanagh | State EdWatch - Education Week http://bit.ly/jsfthe April 29, 2011 9:29 AM | Michigan Gov. Rick Synder proposed sweeping changes to education this week, but perhaps his most striking idea is to create an open-market for students to ...
SB 268: STATE BILL COULD LIMIT PARENTS’ APPEALS OF INTERDISTRICT PERMIT DENIALS + Bill Analysis By Melissa Pamer Staff Writer | Daily Breeze | http://bit.ly/mrauw1 04/30/2011 - A bill in the state Legislature could alter the process that allows parents to transfer their children between school districts, potentially affecting thousands of students ...
N.Y, Chicago, L.A.: THREE NEW SCHOOLS CHIEFS, THREE THINGS TO KNOW Melanie Smollin | TakePart - Inspiration to Action http://bit.ly/k3EJz2 New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago are the three largest school districts in the country. Together, these mega-districts educate 2.2 million students and house almost 3,000 ...
