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<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/30</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/30/MN6E1EL9GL.DTL" target="_blank"> Board seeks to shutter failing charter schools</a></strong> -- Failing charter schools across California could be shut down by the state Board of Education &nbsp;under a major policy shift aimed at ensuring that the alternative public schools fulfill their role as models of academic innovation. Jill Tucker &nbsp;in the San Francisco Chronicle &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10 &nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/07/awaiting-budget-csu-opens-spri.html" target="_blank">CSU opens spring admissions amid state budget uncertainties</a></strong> -- California State University campuses will begin accepting applications for the spring term on Sunday, though whether they enroll any students in the spring depends on the final state budget lawmakers approve. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/30/10 <br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/30/better-or-worse-off-with-common-core/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Better or worse off with common core?</a></strong> -- The announcement that California is a finalist for Race to the Top all but guarantees that the State Board of Education will adopt common core standards, as amended, in English language arts and math when it meets Monday. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/29/1272904/online-program-debated-at-uc.html" target="_blank">Online program debated at UC</a></strong> -- Is Net a smart tool or wrong turn for premier system? Laurel Rosenhall &nbsp;in the Modesto Bee&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/school-board-association-620-asks-federal-4-judges-block-free-speech" target="_blank">School boards ask federal judges to block employee free speech</a></strong> -- School boards are trying to reverse a federal court ruling banning administrators from controlling the free-speech rights of teachers and other school employees. Corey G. Johnson &nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/los-angeles-college-district-34-tries-apply-uc-5-hastings-ruling-its-free-speech-case" target="_blank">LA college district tries to use UC Hastings ruling in its free-speech case</a></strong> -- When the U.S. Supreme Court endorsed a UC Hastings College of the Law decision to bar a Christian student group from receiving university funds last month, some free-speech advocates winced, saying the court's opinion would be used by colleges and universities to squelch offensive or unpopular speech. It looks like they might be right. Erica Perez &nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/29/ED5Q1ELGC4.DTL#ixzz0vBamsK1d" target="_blank">Common educational standards for common good</a><br /> </strong>Ted Mitchell<br /> Friday, July 30, 2010<br /> Strong academic content standards are critical to ensuring that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in post-secondary education and the workforce. Standards do not tell teachers how to teach, but they do help teachers determine what their students need to know and when.<br /> Standards help students, teachers and parents by setting clear and realistic goals for success.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> <br /> </span></span><strong><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100730/OPINION/100729388/1042" target="_blank">PD Editorial: Report card</a><br /> </strong>State should adopt national framework for English, math<br /> Friday, July 30, 2010 <br /> California has high standards for public education. Too frequently, however, student achievement is subpar.<br /> That’s one big reason why the state Board of Education should adopt new national guidelines for English and math.<br /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>State News: 7/30<br /><br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/07/if-a-candidate-announces-a-plan-in-the-woods-and-no-one-hears-it-.html" target="_blank"> If a candidate announces a plan in the woods, and no one hears it ...</a> </strong> -- Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has been hitting Democratic rival Jerry Brown hard for offering no plans to deal with the state’s myriad problems. Earlier this week, Brown responded by posting education and environmental proposals on his website. Seema Mehta &nbsp;in the Los Angeles Times&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15633474" target="_blank">Jerry Brown calls state's global warming law the key difference between himself and Meg Whitman</a></strong> -- Calling the issue the defining difference between himself and Republican Meg Whitman in the governor's race, Democrat Jerry Brown gave an impassioned defense Thursday of California's landmark global warming law. Ken McLaughlin and Paul Rogers &nbsp;in the San Jose Mercury &nbsp;-- 7/30/10<br /><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/29/governor-state-budget-can-pass-term-ends/" target="_blank">Governor: State budget can pass before term ends</a></strong> -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in San Diego on Thursday that he is optimistic about eventually getting a state budget he can accept. Robert Hawkins &nbsp;in the San Diego Union-Trib &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/30/10</span></span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/29</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=68885#ixzz0v5Rubv2V" target="_blank">Powerful teachers' union joins indy group backing Democrat gov candidate Jerry Brown</a><br /> </strong>California Working Families for Jerry Brown, the independent expenditure group working to help the Democratic State Attorney General's 2010 gubernatorial campaign, just got a powerhouse ally -- the 325,000-member California Teachers Association.<br /> CTA President David Sanchez, in announcing the move, called Brown "the education candidate for governor."<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0729-brown-20100729,0,6860337.story" target="_blank">Brown unveils education reform plan</a></strong> -- The_Democrat calls for changing the state's end-of-year testing system so teachers receive results quickly, and he backs increasing the amount of spending on colleges. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2010/07/28/jerry-brown-unveils-schools-reform-plan/38449/" target="_blank">Martin Wisckol &nbsp;in the Orange County Register</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/29/10</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/29/smarter-world-threatens-to-pass-us-by/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Smarter world threatens to pass us by</a></strong> -- In the decades following the Second World War, the Unites States was among world leaders in the percentage of adults with a higher education degree. The GI bill underwrote the brain power that spurred America’s innovation. John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/29/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/1-community-colleges-state-workers-feel-heat-budget-impasse-732" target="_blank">Community colleges, state workers feel heat from budget impasse</a></strong> -- Without a signed budget, state Controller John Chiang said his office cannot release $155 million in payment to the community colleges. Erin Ferguson California Watch&nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/29/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/police-investigating-noose-found-in-ucsd-stairwell.html" target="_blank">UC San Diego police investigate noose in stairwell</a> </strong>-- UC San Diego police are investigating an incident in which a rope resembling a noose was found suspended in a campus stairwell. Carla Rivera &nbsp;in the Los Angeles Times&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/29/10<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/29<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007290850/c" target="_blank"> Budget Battles Begin to Bite</a><br /> </strong>Thu, Jul 29, 2010 <br /> As the stalemate over a new state budget approaches the one-month mark, some real-world effects are starting to kick in. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reinstituted furloughs three days a month for most state workers, beginning next week. And more than a billion dollars in payments the state normally makes to vendors and schools are now being held back. Reporter: John Myers <br /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/28</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: In final heat for Race to the Top</a> </strong>-- Switching from a big-tent strategy, with a lot of districts committing to little, to a pup- tent strategy, with a few districts pledging to do a lot, has paid off so far for California in Race to the Top. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/34-million-delayed-stimulus-face-further-stall-5" target="_blank">Millions in delayed education stimulus funds face further stall</a></strong> -- The fate of $37 million in federal stimulus funds that have been sitting for nearly a year could be delayed even further if the 2010-11 budget talks between the Legislature and the governor turns sour. Corey G. Johnson California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/463-students-eligible-financial-aid-stumble-over-tricky-verification-process-report-finds" target="_blank">Report: Students stumble over tricky financial aid verification process</a></strong> -- A new report suggests that many California college students don't receive the federal financial aid they're eligible for in part because of the red tape they encounter after submitting their applications. Erica Perez California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=85" target="_blank">CALIFORNIA A FINALIST IN FEDERAL RACE TO THE TOP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION FUNDING</a><br /> </strong>Some rights reserved &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> California is a finalist in the second round of the Federal Race to the Top Program. It’s a competition where states are vying for more than three billion dollars in education funding.<br /> By: Ida Lieszkovszky<br /> Tue Jul 27, 2010<br /> California could get up to 700 million dollars in federal education funding.<br /> But the state didn’t even make it to the finals in the first round of the competition. So, what’s different this time around?<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/27/schools-city-stare-abyss/" target="_blank">San Diego Schools, city stare into abyss</a> </strong>-- The San Diego Unified School District and city of San Diego are struggling to find a way to end chronic budget shortfalls that have plagued them in recent years and are projected to continue into the future. Craig Gustafson &nbsp;in the San Diego Union-Trib &nbsp;-- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_teach28.44ac093.html" target="_blank">Beneath the thousands of teacher layoffs are stories of uncertain futures for Inland families</a></strong> -- The Inland area's laid-off teachers are cutting their household budgets and learning to tell their children no. DAYNA STRAEHLEY &nbsp;in the Riverside Press &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ed-grants-20100728,0,1448548.story" target="_blank">California clears hurdle for federal funding</a><br /> </strong>The state, which lost out on its first try for Race to the Top grants, is a finalist in its second effort. Winners will share $3.4 billion in federal educational funding.<br /> By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times<br /> July 28, 2010<br /> California, which lost out on the first round of controversial federal Race to the Top education grants, emerged as a finalist in its second try, officials announced Tuesday.<br /> "Today's development means we are still in the hunt," said state Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100728/NEWS04/7280310/School-board-tackles-charter-schools" target="_blank">School board tackles charter schools</a><br /> </strong>MICHELLE MITCHELL • THE DESERT SUN • JULY 28, 2010<br /> Charter schools were the main topic at Palm Springs Unified School District's board of education meeting on Tuesday.<br /> A school dedicated to abused, neglected and foster children asked to set up in the district, while union members protested the language in Cielo Vista's charter, which was amended on Tuesday.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong>State News: 7/28<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?blogid=14&amp;entry_id=68828" target="_blank"> Whitman up for three debates; Brown still wants 10</a></strong> -- We're all for candidates "challenging" each other to debates, but remember how Brown, the former governor and current state attorney general, announced last month that he was up for 10 debates? It seems like he had accepted Whitman's challenge before she even issued it. Drew Joseph Chronicle Politics Weblog &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/28/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/28/2919214/schwarzenegger-lawmakers-stuck.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories" target="_blank">Feeling little heat, California leaders drag out budget battle</a></strong> -- Exactly one year ago today, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a state budget package after nearly a month of IOUs and serious closed-door, cigar-fueled negotiations. And where are we now? Nowhere close. Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/28/10</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/27</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/27/2916588/uc-professors-raise-doubts-about.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories" target="_blank">UC professors raise doubts about online degree plan</a></strong> -- The University of California's interest in offering an online degree is opening a new chapter in the debate over online education. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/27/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/26/not-from-90210-beverly-hills-says-out/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Not from 90210? Beverly Hills says, ‘Out’</a></strong> -- The decision by Beverly Hills Unified School District &nbsp;to kick out many non-resident students, starting this fall, portends trouble for the state’s new open-enrollment law, allowing students in the state’s worst performing schools to transfer to better schools in other districts. Many of the state’s wealthiest districts may end up deciding to steer clear of the program. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/27/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/smaller-districts-also-cutting-length-school-year-180" target="_blank">Smaller school districts also cutting instructional days</a></strong> -- Smaller districts throughout the state are being forced to shorten their school year in response to the state's budget crisis. Louis Freedberg &nbsp;&nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/27/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/education/la-me-calpoly-20100727,0,6979113.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Feducation+%28L.A.+Times+-+Education%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Cal Poly Pomona receives $42-million cash grant, largest in Cal State history</a></strong> -- The gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will be given over five years and used to expand education opportunities for underrepresented students. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times &nbsp;-- 7/27/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jul/26/oceanside-unified-changes-healthcare-program-save-/" target="_blank">Oceanside Unified Changes Health Care Program To Save Jobs</a><br /> </strong>BY ANA TINTOCALIS<br /> July 26, 2010<br /> SAN DIEGO — The Oceanside Unified School District is saving $2 million next school year by re-tooling teacher health care benefits. The tactic may prompt other school districts to follow suit.<br /> Oceanside Unified faces a $19 million state funding shortfall. Dozens of teaching jobs were still in jeopardy even after the district cut costs.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15613375" target="_blank">California is finalist for education reform grants</a><br /> </strong>The Associated Press<br /> 07/27/2010<br /> SAN FRANCISCO—California is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that are finalists in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.<br /> U.S. Department of Education officials provided The Associated Press with a list of the finalists on Tuesday ahead of a speech by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/07/26/private-schools/" target="_blank">Financial aid up at Southern California private schools</a><br /> </strong>Tuesday July 27th <br /> Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC<br /> The proportion of enrolled students receiving financial aid at Sinai Akiba Academy has doubled in the last few years. Administrators at the private Jewish day school near UCLA have ramped up fundraising to meet requests as more families say they can't afford the private school.<br /> The fiscal problems of public schools have gotten plenty of air time, but private K-12 schools in Southern California have also had to trim their budgets. The prolonged economic downturn has many private school staffs wondering how long they can hold on.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong>State News: 7.27<br /> </strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-arnold-20100727,0,381772.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fpolitics%2Fcal+%28L.A.+Times+-+California+Politics%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Schwarzenegger: No budget til he leaves office?</a></strong> -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger caused a stir in the Capitol Monday when he told reporters he wouldn’t sign a budget that didn’t include long-term reforms, even if it means the state goes without a new spending plan until he leaves office in January. &nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> Shane Goldmacher and Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times&nbsp;-- 7/27/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-unions-20100727,0,3152621.s" target="_blank">What labor may like best about Brown: He's not Whitman</a></strong> -- Unions are giving the candidate plenty of financial support, even though he has made no commitment to their causes. Michael J. Mishak in the Los Angeles Times&nbsp;-- 7/27/10&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/26</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><strong><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/25/local/la-me-lausd-books-20100726" target="_blank">LAUSD lost almost $10 million due to inefficient inventory system, audit finds</a></strong> -- The report says thousands of textbooks are not bar-coded or returned by students and poor communication between schools has led to unnecessary purchases. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/26/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/26/csba-scott-plotkins-troubling-resignation/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: CSBA Scott Plotkin’s troubling resignation</a></strong> -- Caught in lies he told the news media last week about questionable credit card expenses and about salary cuts over the past year that he claimed he took – but didn’t, Scott Plotkin resigned Friday as executive director of the California School Boards Association. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/26/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/71-million-stimulus-delay-stuns-education-advocates-4" target="_blank">$71 million stimulus delay stuns education advocates</a></strong> -- Education advocates of all stripes shook their heads in disbelief Friday at the revelation that $71 million in education stimulus dollars sat unused for nearly a year while the state's budget crisis devoured teachers' jobs, eliminated classes, kicked kids off school buses and closed down school libraries. Corey G. Johnson &nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/26/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_15601204?source=rss" target="_blank">California could adopt national English, math standards</a></strong> -- On Aug. 2, the state Board of Education will consider this major shift in how California's public schools teach reading when it votes on a controversial set of national Common Core Standards. If proponents prevail, California will join the majority of states in adopting the first nationwide standards for public education. Sharon Noguchi &nbsp;in the San Jose Mercury &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;-- 7/26/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/26/2914196/online-k-12-education-surging.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region" target="_blank">Online K-12 education surging, but official says 'it's buyer, beware'</a></strong> -- Interest in online schools for kindergarten through 12th grade is surging as new virtual offerings flood the market, leading education experts to warn parents that not all programs are equal. Melody Gutierrez in the Sacramento Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/26/10 &nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.dailynews.com/ci_15600783" target="_blank">In final months, LAUSD chief Ramon Cortines intent on achieving goals</a></strong> -- Los Angeles schools chief Ramon Cortines sped through the halls of Widney Special Education Center in South Los Angeles one day last week, forcing his tour guides - all at least 20 years younger than him - to double their pace just to keep up. &nbsp;Connie Llanos &nbsp;in the Los Angeles Daily News &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/26/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_15596101">Area educators warming to the idea of adopting national curriculum standards</a><br /> </strong>By Ben Baeder Staff Writer<br /> Posted: 07/24/2010 <br /> Get the scoop on schools, teachers and students. Visit our Education page for more articles and photos.<br /> Area educators warming to the idea of adopting national curriculum standards<br /> After a little tweaking, the state is poised to adopt national curriculum standards.<br /> Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger - like most governors across the country - is pushing for California to adopt national core standards, a move that was first met with resistance but has since gained acceptance from California's teachers' unions, administrators and lawmakers.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/71-million-stimulus-delay-stuns-education-advocates-4SCHOOLS" target="_blank">$71 million stimulus delay stuns education advocates</a><br /> </strong>July 26, 2010 | Corey G. Johnson<br /> Education advocates of all stripes shook their heads in disbelief Friday at the revelation that $71 million in education stimulus dollars sat unused for nearly a year while the state's budget crisis devoured teachers' jobs, eliminated classes, kicked kids off school buses and closed down school libraries. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8545" target="_blank">STARTING EARLIER</a></strong><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8545" target="_blank"> </a>&nbsp;<br /> Tuesday is the first day of school in both the Lodi and Stockton unified school districts. That’s about six-weeks earlier than the traditional start of school.<br /> By: Steve Milne<br /> Mon Jul 26, 2010<br /> (Sacramento, CA) <br /> Catherine Pennington is with Lodi Unified. The district used to be year-round but changed their schedule to accommodate families.<br /> “We needed to make sure that our families that had children in high school, on their calendar, which was not year-round, had at least some vacation time with our elementary students. And then as we weaned off year-round district wide, we stayed with the modified calendar.”<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/23</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/23/activist-parents-create-educacy/" target="_blank"> Fensterwald: Parents form Educacy, set goal for 2012</a></strong> -- Setting their sights on as-yet undefined statewide initiative in 2012, a parent group in Silicon Valley is organizing to increase education funding. As Educacy, the name of their non-profit group indicates, the focus will be advocacy on behalf of parents. &nbsp;&nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/23/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/us/23bcemeryville.html?ref=us" target="_blank">Oakland Schools Struggle, but Emeryville May Point a Way Up</a></strong> -- In his five-year plan to turn around the lowest-performing schools in the Oakland Unified School District, Superintendent Tony Smith does not mention teachers, textbooks or test scores. &nbsp;GERRY SHIH &nbsp;in the New York Times &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/23/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/23/education/23college.html?ref=us" target="_blank">Once a Leader, U.S. Lags in Attaining College Degrees</a></strong> -- Adding to a drumbeat of concern about the nation’s dismal college-completion rates, the College Board warned Thursday that the growing gap between the United States and other countries threatens to undermine American economic competitiveness. TAMAR LEWIN &nbsp;in the New York Times &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;-- 7/23/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/schools-258949-million-state" target="_blank">Orange County schools get $1.7 million in stimulus money</a></strong> -- Orange County public schools will receive $1.7 million in federal stimulus funds this month to improve technology in the classroom, the latest round of grant money to flow to local schools under President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus package. SCOTT MARTINDALE &nbsp;in the Orange County Register &nbsp;&nbsp; -- 7/23/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15579714" target="_blank">Senate candidate John Laird calls for end to state budget cuts to education</a><br /> </strong>By Cathy Kelly -- Santa Cruz Sentinel<br /> 07/22/2010 <br /> About 50 people gathered on the steps of the Watsonville Cabrillo College campus Thursday to whip up support for Democratic Senate candidate John Laird and call for a halt to state cuts in education funding.<br /> Speakers stressed that the Aug. 17 special election between Laird and Republican Sam Blakeslee in the 15th District could prove pivotal to how education fares in Sacramento.<br /> Laird outlined several reasons why schools should get more money, and said whether that happens this year is uncertain.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100722/NEWS12/7220316" target="_blank">Monterey County teachers meet to discuss state budget cuts</a><br /> </strong>BY GRISELDA D. RAMIREZ • &nbsp;JULY 22, 2010<br /> PACIFIC GROVE -- Monterey County teachers, administrators and classified employees remain hopeful that the Assembly's California Jobs Budget proposal will protect students from further cuts.<br /> The California Jobs Budget, introduced by Assembly Speaker John A. Perez in late May, aims to solve the state's budget deficit of $19.1 billion while creating jobs and preventing further cuts to schools and public safety.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/22</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/22/charter-revocation-rules-not-yet-final/" target="_blank"> Fensterwald: Charter revocation rules not yet final</a></strong> -- The State Board of Education moved closer to adoption but has not yet passed new rules for revoking poorly performing charter schools. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;-- 7/22/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.modbee.com/2010/07/22/1262355/csus-passes-review.html" target="_blank">CSUS passes review</a></strong> -- An important review of California State University, Stanislaus, found a lot to like at the campus: an impressive graduation rate, a commitment to learning and student success, an emphasis on undergraduate research. Patty Guerra &nbsp;in the Modesto Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/22/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/5assembly-bill-takes-aim-uc-berkeleys-genetic-testing-orientation-program10" target="_blank">Assembly bill takes aim at UC Berkeley's genetic-testing program</a></strong> -- Assemblyman Chris Norby, R-Fullerton, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the California State University system from requesting DNA samples from enrolled or prospective students for genetic-testing purposes and would ask the University of California to refrain from doing so as well. Erica Perez &nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;-- 7/22/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8530" target="_blank">HIGHER-ED SUPPORTERS ASKING FUTURE GOVERNOR FOR MORE FUNDING</a><br /> </strong>California’s gubernatorial candidates are already being pressured to increase higher-ed funding. The “one million more” campaign kicked off Wednesday asking the next governor to make sure more kids graduate from college. Ida Lieszkovszky reports.<br /> Wed Jul 21, 2010<br /> Higher education supporters kicked off the campaign outside the state capitol, where they also handed out several scholarships to college-bound kids. <br /> The crowd chanted, "save me a spot in college” <br /> Michele Siqueiros is Executive Director of the Campaign. She says this is a long-term effort aimed at the next governor, and the next few budgets. <br /> “We’re asking both Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman as candidates for Governor to ensure that they have a plan for producing one million more college graduates in order to keep our economy strong.” <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&amp;func=display&amp;aid=4431&amp;ptid=9" target="_blank">Laird Turns Up the Heat on Blakeslee on Education, Launches Video</a><br /> </strong>July 21, 2010 <br /> At a press conference today at Chris Jesperson School with San Luis Obispo County education leaders, Senate Candidate John Laird today called for an end to state budget cuts that have resulted in the layoff of respected teachers, increases in class sizes, school closures, California's per pupil funding level slipping to 47th in the nation and a grade of "F" from Education Week.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><strong><br /> State News: 7/22<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/07/conservative-yakkers-emeg-lying-on-immigration/" target="_blank"> CalBuzz: Conservative Yakkers Say eMeg “Lying” on Immigration</a></strong> -- The ferocious pounding that high-profile conservative talk show hosts John and Ken delivered to Meg Whitman over the L.A. airwaves this week clearly proves that her blatant untruthiness isn’t playing any better on the right than it is on the left. &nbsp;John Myers Capitol Notes weblog &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/22/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/07/21/trouble-brewing-for-whitman-among-conservatives/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalBlotter+%28Political+Blotter%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Trouble brewing for Whitman among conservatives?</a></strong> -- Meg Whitman could have a conservative revolt on her hands over her shifting positions on illegal immigration. Just listen in on the John and Ken show that aired earlier this week. Steven Harmon Political Blotter weblog &nbsp;-- 7/22/10</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>CFT News: 7/21</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2010-07-20/article/35920?headline=Whither-Berkeley-High-An-Interview-with-the-New-Principal-Pasquale-Scuderi" target="_blank">Whither Berkeley High? An Interview with the New Principal, Pasquale Scuderi</a><br /> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">By Raymond Barglow,www.berkeleytutors.net<br /> Tuesday July 20, 2010<br /> Like most high schools, Berkeley High shuts down during the summer months. When I walked into the school last week, I found the place eerily quiet. Apart from a small summer school program, the classrooms and corridors are empty. But then I stepped into the principal’s office, discovering a beehive of intense activity there. The brand new principal, Pasquale Scuderi, is already at his post, preparing for the coming year, which will mark a major transition in the history of the school. <br /> ...<br /> The <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Berkeley Federation of Teachers</strong></span> is headed up by one of the smartest, toughest professionals I know who is also a school parent. In addition to being calm and smart and fair, <span style="color: #ff0000;">Cathy [Campbell]</span> is also an expert organizer and I think BFT has used their organizing prowess in a very commendable way to get people and teachers up to the capital. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong>Education News: 7/21<br /> <br /><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/21/simitian-now-favors-junior-kindergarten/" target="_blank"> Fensterwald: Simitian now favors ‘junior’ kindergarten</a></strong> -- Sen. Joseph Simitian has sided with early childhood advocates over budget hawks in the debate over his bill to change the start date for kindergarten. He now has to persuade the Assembly Appropriations Committee to go along with a new version of his bill, creating a “junior” kindergarten for some 4-year-olds. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org <br />&nbsp;-- 7/21/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/21/MN4E1EH5B7.DTL" target="_blank">State switch to U.S. school standards debated</a></strong> -- California typically lands at or near the bottom in virtually every measure of public school performance nationally, but the academic content taught to the state's schoolchildren is second to none, according to a study released Tuesday. Jill Tucker in the San Francisco Chronicle &nbsp;-- 7/21/10 <br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/20/reforms-urged-stabilize-san-diego-unified/" target="_blank">Reforms urged to stabilize San Diego Unified</a></strong> -- Backed by a critical study of city schools’ performance, a coalition of civic leaders is calling for a change in how the San Diego Unified School District is governed. Pat Flynn &nbsp;in the San Diego Union-Trib <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/21/10 <br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/rnorton/detail??blogid=184&amp;entry_id=68320#ixzz0uLCzEzyX" target="_blank">'Waiting for Superman': a review</a><br /> </strong>Last week I was invited to a screening of "Waiting for Superman," a new education documentary that has attracted a lot of attention--it should be released in theaters in late September. 2010 seems to be the year of the "edumentary," with several films documenting various problems in the U.S. educational system.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100721/NEWS01/100721014" target="_blank">Monterey County teachers to endorse Jobs Budget Plan in PG</a><br /> </strong>BY GRISELDA D. RAMIREZ &nbsp;• JULY 21, 2010<br /> Monterey County teachers, administrators and classified employees will meet today to endorse a budget plan they say would protect California students from further cuts.<br /> The Assembly budget proposal, the Jobs Budget Plan, is a response to statewide cuts of $17 billion over the past two years.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/kalw/detail?entry_id=68336#ixzz0uLEKlzvw" target="_blank">A Teacher's Guide to Ronald Reagan Day</a><br /> </strong>On Monday, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation marking Febuary 6 as "Ronald Reagan Day." On that day schools will teach about the former President and California governor.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7974" target="_blank"> Low-Income Preschoolers in Freefall</a><br /> </strong>Posted on 20 July 2010<br /> By Vivian Po<br /> New America Media<br /> In a scene that is likely to be repeated in school districts throughout California in coming weeks, teachers and staff at the Helen Turner Children’s Center in Hayward spent last week packing boxes, hugging their colleagues and students goodbye—and collecting their last paychecks.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/07/uc-berkeley-chancellor-support.html#ixzz0uL4Zeg" target="_blank">UC Berkeley chancellor supports bill for immigrant students</a><br /> </strong>July 20, 2010<br /> Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, is urging California's two U.S. senators to push passage of a bill that would establish a path to legal residency for students who are illegal immigrants.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/20</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: 19pt;"><a href="http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/jul/20/democrats-and-republicans-squabble-over-late-state/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Democrats And Republicans Squabble Over Late State Budget</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BY IDA LIESZKOVSZKY, CALIFORNIA CAPITAL NETWORK&nbsp;July 20, 2010<br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Democratic and Republican party leaders gathered near the capitol today to throw figurative pies at each other about the late state budget.<br /> Political-finger pointing doesn’t usually come with pies. But today that was the weapon of choice at the state capitol, where Republicans and Democrats were critical of the late budget. And, as Ida reports, the message wasn’t so sweet.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/20/open-enrollments-dazed-and-confused-start/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">F</span></a><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/20/open-enrollments-dazed-and-confused-start/" target="_blank">ensterwald: Open enrollment’s dazed and confused start</a></strong> -- School districts are about to be irritated and many parents bewildered by a not-ready-for-prime time landmark law that was hastily pitched in January as key to the state’s application for federal Race to the Top money. &nbsp;&nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/20/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/stove-sacrament-state-president-not-made-charity" target="_blank">AG audit questions college president's kitchen renovation</a></strong> -- Renovations made to CSU Sacramento President Alexander Gonzalez’s kitchen, paid for by the university’s charitable auxiliary organization, were made for the president's personal benefit and "created an appearance of impropriety," according to an audit by Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office. Timothy Sandoval &nbsp;&nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/20/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://taxdollars.ocregister.com/2010/07/19/community-college-trustee-finds-pension-loophole/61139/" target="_blank">Community college trustee finds pension loophole</a></strong> -- Coast Community College Trustee Walter Howald has been boosting his future take from the state’s beleaguered public pension fund in a way that most elected officials can’t. Elias J. Groll &nbsp;in the Orange County Register &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/20/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100719/articles/100719549" target="_blank">Half CSU freshmen lack needed skills</a></strong> -- Despite a sparkling 3.29 grade point average in high school, nearly half of last year’s freshman class at California State University campuses was unqualified to take entry-level college English. Nearly 40 percent were deemed unqualified to take freshman math. KERRY BENEFIELD in the Santa Rosa Press &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/07_20_10_california_needs_education_leadership/" target="_blank">California Needs Education Leadership</a><br /> </strong>by Joseph DiSalvo on Tuesday, July 20, 2010<br /> Where are the bold and courageous leaders that give us the facts and inspire us to new heights? In Attorney General Brown’s website announcement on his candidacy for Governor he says he will speak the truth, yet his three-minute commercial is filled with the platitudes he says he abhors.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> <strong><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-19/california-teachers-fund-earns-12-after-record-loss-last-year.html" target="_blank">California Teachers Fund Earns 12% After Record Loss Last Year</a><br /> </strong>July 19 (Bloomberg) -- The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the second-biggest U.S. public pension fund, earned 12.3 percent in the year ended June 30, led by gains in stocks and bonds that offset losses in real estate.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/19<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7964" target="_blank"> Anybody Up There Care About The Schools?</a> &nbsp;<br /> California Progress Report &nbsp;By Peter Schrag<br /> The milestones keep rushing by in California’s race to the educational bottom.<br /> Last Monday, a group of students and parents, joined by a coalition of civil rights organizations filed the second major lawsuit in recent weeks charging the state with failing to meet its constitutional and moral obligations to provide quality education to its six million K-12 students.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7960" target="_blank"> For Parents, Shortened School Year Proves Costly</a> &nbsp;<br /> California Progress Report &nbsp;By Vivian Po, New America Media<br /> For some low-income parents, the decision by many school districts to shorten the school year has raised anxieties about the extra costs it could impose on them.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/emergency-declaration-schools-creates-confusion" target="_blank"> Emergency Declaration In Schools Triggers Confusion, Anger</a> -- Parent advocates fear that the declaration of an emergency last week by the California State Board of Education in 1,000 mostly low-performing public schools will generate confusion among parents – without giving them the tools to enroll in schools with higher test scores, or to improve conditions in their own schools. LOUIS FREEDBERG California Watch -- 7/19/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_15541534?source=rss" target="_blank"> Lemonade Stand At Trace School Helps Raise Funds For Teachers' Supplies</a> -- What do you do when life sends sour lemons your way? Make lemonade, of course — but parents Victoria Petulla and Cheryl vonAppen decided to add a sweet little twist to that adage in response to their children's school burning down. LINDA GOLDSTON in the San Jose Mercury -- 7/19/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.baycitizen.org/budget-crisis/story/pre-school-programs-slashed-and-working/" target="_blank"> Pre-School Programs Slashed, So Working Parents Scramble</a> <br /> The Bay Citizen - Vivian Po - ‎45 minutes ago‎<br /> Oakland and Berkeley schools have sent layoff notices to dozens of teachers and staff. “We have not received additional information from the California ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/18/parcel-tax-raises-issues-of-fairness/" target="_blank"> Parcel tax raises issues of fairness</a> <br /> San Diego Union Tribune - Maureen Magee - ‎Jul 18, 2010‎<br /> This year, proposals to levy parcel taxes were placed on the ballot in 21 California school districts, with 16 passing. Between 2001 and 2009, ...<br /> <br /> <strong>7/17<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.baycitizen.org/education/story/ed-and-finance-officials-bicker-over-1/" target="_blank"> Pupil Data Hostage To Sacramento Feud</a> -- When advocacy groups took the state of California to court this week to seek the restoration of billions of dollars in public education funding, the lawsuit swept back into the spotlight a glitch-ridden, $200 million digital initiative that has languished in Sacramento for nearly a decade. GERRY SHIH Bay Citizen -- 7/17/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/in-california-a-university-tries-to-enroll-students-that-reflect-a-diverse-state/" target="_blank"> In California, A University Tries To Enroll Students That Reflect A Diverse State</a> -- Which college in the United States gets the most applicants? It’s not Harvard or Yale; it’s the University of California, Los Angeles. RACHEL GROSS in the New York Times -- 7/17/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/17/INMJ1EDUFJ.DTL" target="_blank"> Online learning matches UC's mission</a> <br /> San Francisco Chronicle - Christopher Edley Jr - ‎Jul 17, 2010‎<br /> It cannot provide interaction among students and teachers. Wrong, given today's technologies. Like on-campus courses, large online classes will have ..<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.newswek.org/2010/07/17/chicago-s-lesson-in-layoffs.html?from=rss" target="_blank"> Should Seniority Count in Teacher Layoffs?</a> <br /> Newsweek - ‎Jul 17, 2010‎<br /> ... poor teachers. But now the reformers have spotted a dark cloud on the horizon. State budgets, particularly in badly managed big states like California, ...<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/19<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007190850/ab" target="_blank"> California's Budget Fiction</a><br /> Most expect that once a budget deal is struck in Sacramento, it will include several solutions that will not only fail to pan out, but ones lawmakers probably knew would never work. <em>Reporter: John Myers.</em><br /> Timeline: <a href="http://www.dipity.com/KQED/Creative-State-Budgeting-CA-Cash-Cu" target="_blank">Creative State Budgeting</a>: Cash &amp; Cuts: Learn more about some of the most-dubious budget fixes in recent times. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7965" target="_blank">Assembly Budget Chair Blumenfield Reports Progress on Budget Solutions</a><br /> California Progress Report By Assembly Budget Chair Bob Blumenfield<br /> SACRAMENTO – In this week’s Democratic weekly address, Assembly Budget Chair Bob Blumenfield (D-San Fernando Valley) reports that efforts to reach a budget agreement have made headway in Sacramento. He says jobs will remain the top priority for Assembly Democrats as budget negotiations continue.<br /> <br /><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/18/local/la-me-cap-20100719" target="_blank"> Skelton: Don't Blame Schwarzenegger </a>-- It's documented and official: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now as unpopular as Gray Davis was when Californians recalled Davis and crowned Schwarzenegger. Davis never should have been yanked. He didn't deserve it. That didn't solve California's problems. And Schwarzenegger doesn't deserve his record-low poll numbers. He's not the real problem either. GEORGE SKELTON in the Los Angeles Times -- 7/19/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_15534856?source=rss" target="_blank"> How Much Is California's Budget Impasse Costing Taxpayers?</a> -- Hoping to goose along a state budget deal that appears weeks away, if not months, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has put a price tag on the delay: $52.3 million a day. DENIS C. THERIAULT in the Oakland Tribune -- 7/19/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8504" target="_blank"> One State Budget Watcher Questions Tax Break Benefits</a><br /> Mon Jul 19, 2010 — This November, voters will determine the fate of some corporate tax breaks that were negotiated in the last two state budget deals. One budget watcher says tax cuts like that don’t pay for themselves and widen the state budget gap.</span></span>&nbsp; <br /></span></strong><strong><br /></strong><strong>CFT In the News: 7/16</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> Ken Burt, with an incorrect affiliation, in the news:</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15528390" target="_blank">Parents given more clout in school choices</a> <br /> Contra Costa Times - Connie Llanos, Melissa Pamer - ‎9 hours ago‎<br /> "Political heartburn is not a health-and-safety condition," said <strong>Ken Burt</strong>, a spokesman for the California Teachers Association. "An emergency is really an ...<br /> <br /> Education Coalition:<br /> <strong><a href="http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/07/bay-area-educators-tear-into-governors-school-funding-plan.php" target="_blank">Bay Area Educators Tear Into Governor's School Funding Plan</a><br /> </strong>The San Francisco Appeal - ‎2 hours ago‎<br /> "California's public schools have been subjected to 60 percent of the cuts, even though education funding makes up only 40 percent of the state budget," San ... Today, the <strong>Bay Area Education Coalition</strong> publicly denounced Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest May budget revision for exacerbating that trend by ...<br /><br /> <strong>Education News: 7/16<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007160850/ab" target="_blank"> Budget Cuts Lead to Fewer School Day</a>s<br /> Budget cuts are forcing many California school districts to shorten their school years. What are the consequences of shorter school years on more than a million students around the state? Guest: Louis Freedberg, senior reporter focusing on education issues and adviser to California Watch.<br />More: Graphic: <a href="http://californiawatch.org/k-12/how-long-school-year-compare-california-world" target="_blank">California's school year falls short compared to rest of world</a><br /> More: <a href="http://californiawatch.org/k-12/majority-states-largest-districts-shrink-school-calendar-amid-budget-crisis" target="_blank">Read more at CaliforniaWatch.org</a><br /> More: <a href="http://californiawatch.org/k-12/parents-shortened-year-raises-anxieties-costs" target="_blank">For parents, shortened year raises anxieties, costs</a><br /> KQED CALIFORNIA REPORT<br /> <br /><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/16/common-core-with-8th-grade-algebra-endorsed/" target="_blank"> Fensterwald: Yes To Common Core Plus 8th Grade Algebra</a> -- Staring at a midnight deadline before going out of business, a state academic standards commission last night endorsed and fortified the national common core standards in English language arts and math, with modifications that will set up students for taking a complete Algebra I course in eighth grade. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 7/16/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/the-public-eye/2010/07/new-data-california-lags-behind-nation-in-education-spending.html" target="_blank"> New data: California lags behind nation in education spending</a><br /> Sacramento Bee (blog) - Phillip Reese - ‎26 minutes ago‎<br /> About 25 percent of local and state government spending in California went toward education during 2008 -- a lower rate than all states except New York and ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/16/2008187/fresno-unified-implements-new.html" target="_blank"> Fresno Unified implements new rules at failing schools</a> <br /> Fresno Bee - Tracy Correa - ‎9 hours ago‎<br /> Of 188 on the list in California, 13 are in the Valley, including three of Fresno Unified's 87 schools, two of Parlier Unified's seven and another eight ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_1552718" target="_blank"> Reductions in school year length may hurt academic gains</a> <br /> Daily Breeze - Louis Freedberg, Rob Kuznia - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> "It is horrible to put the classroom teacher in that situation," said David Sanchez, president of the California Teachers Association, which represents some ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&amp;id=7558144" target="_blank"> State's largest districts shrink school year</a> abc7news.com<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/16<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8508" target="_blank"> Commentary: Minimum Wage for State Workers Hurts More Than Helps</a><br /> Fri Jul 16, 2010 — Commentator Ginger Rutland thinks Governor Schwarzenegger got a lot of mileage out of his minimum wage threats and order, but now it’s time to give it up.<br /><strong><br />Education News: 7/15</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-standards-20100715,0,3402235.story" target="_blank">'Common core standards': education reform that makes sense</a> <br /> Los Angeles Times - ‎9 hours ago‎<br /> But California's experience shows that high standards don't necessarily translate into a first-rate education. California will have to change its curriculum ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-enroll-20100715,0,2160250.story?track=rss" target="_blank"> UC freshmen to include record number of out-of-state and international students</a> <br /> Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎<br /> ... Internet-based education, approving a pilot program of undergraduate online classes, if private funding can be found.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.baycitizen.org/education/story/ucs-minority-population-grows/" target="_blank"> UC's Minority Population Grows</a> -- New enrollment data released by UC on Wednesday showed that the proportion of racial minorities has continued to grow while the percentage of white students dipped to a level warranting concern from UC officials — a telling phenomenon that would have been unthinkable decades ago. GERRY SHIH Bay Citizen -- 7/15/10 <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yzislloymp94tb&amp;xid=yzifhi2muolcu1&amp;done=.yzislloympy4tb" target="_blank"> New financial pain looms for UC students</a> <br /> Capitol Weekly - Max Theiler - ‎11 hours ago‎<br /> The state cut $814 million from UC's 2008-09 budget and $637 million from 2009-10. A $716 million cash infusion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment ... <br /> <br /><a href="http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/state-board-education-declare-emergency-1000-california-schools" target="_blank"> State Board of Education plans to declare emergency in 1000 schools</a> <br /> California Watch (blog) - Louis Freedberg - ‎9 hours ago‎<br /> <br /> Report: <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15516851" target="_blank">End of federal stimulus funding to trigger significant teacher layoffs .</a>.. <br /> San Jose Mercury News - Theresa Harrington - ‎12 hours ago‎<br /> ... lot of stimulus money being used to pay for teachers and other critical staff at the district level," she said.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sbsun.com/editorial/ci_15517650" target="_blank"> School bills need support</a> <br /> San Bernardino Sun - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> On the contrary, Huff's legislation would free California school districts from the restriction of basing teacher layoffs solely on seniority and give ... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/15/illinois" target="_blank"> Teaching or Preaching?</a> <br /> Inside Higher Ed - ‎9 hours ago‎<br /> "Adjunct faculty are teachers and they need academic freedom in the classroom -- so they are not just looking over their shoulders and mouthing the script ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363122933109334.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_News_SanFranciscoBayArea68_4" target="_blank"> Economy Pushes Grads To Stay In School</a> -- Some of Silicon Valley's best and brightest have decided not to immediately venture out into the work force. Instead, they are opting for graduate school. PUI-WING TAM in the Wall Street Journal -- 7/15/10<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/15<br /> </strong><br /> July 15, 2010<br /> VIDEO: <a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/07/video-schwarzenegger-talks-low.html" target="_blank">Schwarzenegger talks low approval ratings, budget</a> – Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7953" target="_blank"> Message to Whitman: California's Future Isn't a Gam</a>e &nbsp;<br /> California Progress Report - By Steve Smith, California Labor Federation<br /> It’s no secret that Meg Whitman is wealthy beyond most of our wildest dreams. But few know the true cost of Whitman’s wealth. This week the California Labor Federation launched a new online video and video game that highlights Whitman’s job-slashing corporate history. Play the game at www.WallStreetWhitman.com. and watch the video (to the right) posted by the California Progress Report.</span></span>&nbsp; </span><br /><br />CFT/Affiliates In the News: 7/14</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.khsltv.com/content/localnews/story/Chico-State-Teacher-Layoffs/H3jtOkQ8IU640HKobhVqmg.cspx" target="_blank"> Chico State Teacher Layoffs</a> <br /> KHSL - ‎12 hours ago‎<br /> The California Faculty Association says money being spent on salary increases could be betterspent on the systems 23 campuses.<br /> <br /><strong> Education News: 7/14</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007140850/b" target="_blank"> Getting a UC Education Online</a><br /> The University of California's Board of Regents will hear about a program today that could offer the system's first online degrees. But some faculty and students fear the plan could degrade the university's reputation for a quality education. KQED California Report &nbsp;Reporter: Mina Kim.<br /> <br /> Fensterwald: Proposal To Revoke Decile 1 Charter Schools -- At its monthly meeting today and tomorrow, the State Board of Education will consider new regulations enabling it to shut down poorly performing charter schools. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 7/14/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20100713,0,966735.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fbusiness+%28L.A.+Times+-+Business%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank"> Hiltzik: Is UC Regent's Vision For Higher Education Clouded By His Investments?</a> -- Richard C. Blum's ownership of about $700 million in stock of two firms that run for-profit schools raises the question of whether his holdings are consistent with his role as a UC regent. MICHAEL HILTZIK in the Los Angeles Times -- 7/14/1<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-a-palermo/class-warfare-heats-up-in_b_643985.html" target="_blank"> Class Warfare Heats Up in California</a> <br /> Huffington Post (blog) - ‎Jul 13, 2010‎<br /> Lets see how well that works out when you are paying teachers less than $20ka year! Who is going to go to college and put up with angry parents and students ... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_15511174" target="_blank"> No spring admission to SJSU </a><br /> San Jose Mercury News - Lisa M. Krieger - ‎10 hours ago‎<br /> Exceptions include non-state-funded programs for working professionals, such as engineers and teachers, and several teacher credentialing programs.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_15507391" target="_blank"> Proposed legislation would make it easier for schools to pass parcel taxes</a> <br /> Whittier Daily News - Tracy Garcia - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> SCA 6 is supported by a bevy of statewide education groups like the California Teachers Association and the Association of California School Administrators, ... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.newamerica.net/blogposts/2010/keeping_higher_ed_in_the_debate_on_state_education_spending-34293" target="_blank"> Keeping Higher Ed in the Debate on State Education Spending </a><br /> New America Foundation (blog) - Jennifer Cohen - ‎21 hours ago‎<br /> California's higher education system is considered to face “very high” financial pressure in 2011. In contrast, Arkansas' higher education system is<br /> <br /><a href="http://peoplesworld.org/trumka-tells-aft-stand-together-march-together-vote-together/" target="_blank"> Trumka tells AFT: Stand together, march together, vote together </a><br /> People's World - Tim Wheeler - ‎Jul 12, 2010‎<br /> Speaking at the American Federation of Teachers 81st convention, Trumka warned that the economic recovery is "sputtering to a halt" and the nation may slip ...<br /> <br /><strong> State News: 7/14</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7947" target="_blank"> Fiorina: Deficits Only Matter When You're Targeting Working People, Higher Unemployment is Good</a> &nbsp;<br /> California Progress Report By Robert Cruickshank<br /> The new Republican talking point of the day appears to be that tax cuts for the rich are exempt from the deficit. Perhaps it's the chart at the right that has them all aroused. Knowing that Bush's tax cuts are to expire at the end of this year, and knowing that their own deficit scare rhetoric has put those tax cuts on the chopping block, they're pulling out all the stops to save those tax cuts for the rich from expiration. Arizona Senator Jon Kyl is leading the charge, saying the cuts should be extended even if it hurts the deficit.</span></span></span><br /><br />Education News: 7/13<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007130850/a" target="_blank"> Taking Education Funding Problems to Court</a><br /> As the budget crisis ripples through the state's school districts, painful cuts in staffing and services are prompting lawsuits. A group representing thousands of low-income and minority students filed suit against the state yesterday. It's the second lawsuit of its kind filed this year. Reporter: K. Oanh Ha in the KQED California Report.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/schwarzenegger-wants-abolish-superintendent-public-instruction-position" target="_blank"> Schwarzenegger Suggests Abolishing Superintendent Of Public Instruction</a> -- As if California doesn't have enough to deal with, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has opened up a new front in the education and political wars: He wants to abolish the office of the superintendent of public instruction. LOUIS FREEDBERG California Watch -- 7/13/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_15499026?source=rss" target="_blank"> Long Beach School Board Votes To Lay Off 357 Employees</a> -- The Long Beach Board of Education on Monday voted to lay off 357 teachers, counselors and social workers as part of a budget-balancing plan. KEVIN BUTLER in the Long Beach Press -- 7/13/10<br /> <br /> Our View: <a href="http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/07/13/1493073/our-view-troubled-schools-bear.html" target="_blank">Troubled schools bear brunt of cuts</a> Merced Sun-Star<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/12/ED5J1ED4V1.DTL" target="_blank"> UC must put emphasis on education, not brand </a><br /> San Francisco Chronicle - Timothy Hampton - ‎13 hours ago‎<br /> The UC Board of Regents will discuss this week a proposal by the University of California president's office for an ambitious plan to market UC online.<br /> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>State News: 7/13</strong></span></span>&nbsp; </span></strong><strong><br /></strong><strong><br /></strong><strong>Education News: </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> 7/12:</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/embargoed-till-930-am-a-second-lawsuit-seeks-billions-more-for-california-schools.html" target="_blank">Second lawsuit seeks billions more for California schools</a><br /> July 12, 2010 | &nbsp;9:30 am<br /> A coalition of education activists filed a lawsuit Monday to seek a vast increase, by billions of dollars annually, in California's funding of education. This litigation follows a similar legal claim filed in May by other groups. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-olsen-english-20100711,0,698032.story?track=rss" target="_blank"> A skill, not a weakness</a><strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-olsen-english-20100711,0,698032.story?track=rss" target="_blank"> </a></strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong>Los Angeles Times - Laurie Olsen, Shelly Spiegel-Coleman - ‎2 hours ago‎<br /> A recent study of English learners in secondary schools in 40 California school districts found that after six-plus years of California's English-only ... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/once-reluctant-cash-strapped-districts-are-willing-applicants-reform" target="_blank"> Once Reluctant Cash-Strapped Districts Clamor For Reform Dollars </a>-- Roughly 164 of the 188 schools on the state's persistently low-performing list have pledged to implement reform in exchange for a cut of a $416 million grant, according to data released this week by the California Department of Education. COREY G. JOHNSON California Watch -- 7/12/10<br /> <br /> Editorial: <a href="http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_15496090" target="_blank">Governor should tackle education</a> <br /> TheReporter.com - ‎8 hours ago‎<br /> California's students are being deprived of a decent education, putting the state's future at risk. A lawsuit filed last month, Robles-Wong v.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/12/MN581EAQR0.DTL" target="_blank"> UC Online Degree Proposal Rattles Academics</a> -- Now the University of California wants to jump into online education for undergraduates, hoping to become the nation's first top-tier research institution to offer a bachelor's degree over the Internet comparable in quality to its prestigious campus program. NANETTE ASIMOV in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/12/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/11/BARE1E8NO2.DTL&amp;feed=rss.matierandross" target="_blank"> Community Colleges Cash In On Foreign Students</a> -- Homegrown students may have trouble getting into classes, but community colleges in California are having no problem finding room for foreign students who pay top dollar to come here - and provide millions of dollars for the schools. PHILLIP MATIER, ANDREW ROSS in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/12/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_15491214?source=rss" target="_blank"> State Bond Helps District Build Badly Needed Schools</a> -- Hampered for decades by changes in state law, failed attempts at passing local bond measures and a population that grew without bringing new houses, the district now has millions in state funds and is in the middle of a building binge that leaders hope will end chronic overcrowding. JAMES RUFUS KOREN in the San Bernardino Sun -- 7/12/10<br /> <br /> REGION: <a href="http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_65956145-6942-563b-893e-d0a2167b576c.html" target="_blank">Dropping revenue, reserves common in latest school budgets</a> <br /> North County Times - ‎13 hours ago‎<br /> The district previously had cut $2.7 million from its 2009-10 budget and has shaved another $2.6 million in the 2010-11 budget by asking all district ...<br /> <br /> <strong>7/11<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-fuller-english-20100711,0,5387888.story" target="_blank"> The Spanish road to English</a> <br /> Los Angeles Times - Bruce Fuller - ‎Jul 11, 2010‎<br /> The number of new teachers earning bilingual credentials has fallen during the last decade from 1829 to 1147 per year, according to the California Teacher ...<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: <br /> <br /> 7/12:<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7940" target="_blank"> All The Things The Polls Don’t Tell </a>&nbsp;<br /> By Peter Schrag<br /> Forget &nbsp;the headlines and all the heavy breathing generated by last week’s Field Poll results of the races for governor and U.S. Senator – Carly Fiorina closing with Barbara Boxer; Meg Whitman’s millions bringing her dead even with Jerry Brown.<br /> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><br /></strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong>CFT News: 7/9/10</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15470881?nclick_check=1" target="_blank"> Santa Cruz school district avoids layoffs, despite giving out 82 pink slips in March</a></strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong>By Cathy Kelly -- Santa Cruz Sentinel<br /> Posted: 07/08/2010 <br /> SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz City Schools has rescinded 82 pink slips passed out to teachers in March.<br /> "It's terrific news," said Barry Kirschen, president of the Greater Santa Cruz Federation of Teachers, a union representing 450 teachers, counselors and others in the K-12 district. The district includes nine traditional schools from Davenport to Soquel, plus a host of other educational facilities and services.<br /> "Of the 80 or so K-12 faculty members, all but a couple have been re-employed at their full assignment," he said.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> <br /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /> <strong>Education News: 7/9/10<br /> <br /> </strong><br /> </span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/09/feinstein-objects-to-cuts-in-k-12-jobs-bill/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Feinstein objects to cuts in K-12 jobs bill</a></strong> -- California stands to get $1.2 billion for K-12 schools, enabling 13,300 teachers to keep their jobs, according to calculations by the Education Commission of the States, if the U.S. Senate approves – and President Obama signs – a $10 billion education jobs bill that the House a week ago. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org <br />-- 7/9/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/08/2877983/sac-state-to-trim-enrollment-by.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region" target="_blank">Sac State to trim enrollment this fall</a></strong> -- Sac State officials plan to lower enrollment by 2,500 in order to reach a target of 20,482, and will begin implementing some reductions as soon as this fall. Deia de Brito &nbsp;in the Sacramento Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/9/10 <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.dailynews.com/opinions/ci_15471680" target="_blank">These school reform bills need your support</a><br /> </strong>07/09/2010 <br /> AS a representative of hundreds of thousands of teachers, the California Teachers Association has a legitimate role in the discussion of state education policy. But because the union has an inordinate amount of power with the Democrat-controlled state Legislature, too often a bad review from CTA means certain legislative death.<br /> Or, more accurately, legislative limbo.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/blogs/prop-zero/The-Lottery-Grows-Will-School-Dollars-97895934.html" target="_blank">The Lottery Grows; Will School Dollars?</a><br /> </strong>When California pollsters do phone surveys and focus groups, they often come across voters with a stubborn, and wrong, belief about schools: That the state lottery is producing plenty of money for education.<br /> The lottery, from its early history as a 1984 ballot initiative, has been oversold as a cure for schools. In fact, the lottery accounts for just about 2 percent of education funding in California -- about $1 billion a year out of some $50 billion in school spending. But the misperception that the lottery gives a big boost to schools may be undermining public support for education spending, some fear.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/feds-had-concerns-416-million-award" target="_blank">Federal concern preceded California's $416 million school reform award</a><br /> </strong>July 8, 2010 | Corey G. Johnson<br /> It appears that the quest to get $416 million in federal aid for California schools wasn't exactly a walk in the park.<br /> As first reported by Education Week, state education officials had to revise their application for School Improvement Grant money four times after turning it into the U.S. Department of Education on March 26. The state's last revision came on June 16, eight days before receiving approval for the grant.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span> <br /> <strong>State News: &nbsp;7/09/10<br /> <br /> </strong></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/09/2878530/field-poll-65-of-california-voters.html#mi_rss=State%20Politics" target="_blank">Field Poll: 65% of California voters want majority vote on budget</a></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> -- Perhaps fed up with perennial delays over California's state budget, two-thirds of voters are ready to let lawmakers approve the spending plan with a majority vote, according to a new Field Poll. Dan Smith in the Sacramento Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/9/10&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/8/10</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><br /> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/08/most-on-worst-schools-list-going-after-feds-grants" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Most on ‘worst’ schools list pursue fed grants</a></strong> -- Sixty percent of the state’s 188 “worst” schools ended up applying for federal money to turn their schools around this fall. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;-- 7/8/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/article_981c78b0-8a3e-11df-8afa-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">New School Tax Faces Higher Hurdle, New Foes</a></strong> -- Faced with another year of budget cuts, San Diego Unified may ask voters to shoulder a new temporary tax to help keep classes small. If it does, the school district will face its toughest challenge at the ballot box in more than a decade. EMILY ALPERT &nbsp;Voiceofsandiego.org -- 7/8/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/community-colleges-not-rushing-sign-deals-kaplan-university" target="_blank">Community colleges not rushing to sign deals with Kaplan University</a></strong> -- It's been about six months since California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott signed a controversial deal with Kaplan University that would allow students to take classes from the for-profit company for credit at a community college. Erica Perez &nbsp;California Watch &nbsp;-- 7/8/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7931" target="_blank">Sacramento Bee Editorials Continue to Attack Teacher Unions in Support of SB 1285</a><br /> </strong>Posted on 07 July 2010&nbsp;By Duane Campbell<br /> The Sacramento Bee editorial writers again attack teachers unions on July 7, 2010 in their support of SB 1285 to alter seniority rules. Lets look at what they &nbsp;are actually advocating. In low performing schools new teachers, teachers with 1 -3 years of experience would not be laid off. So, more experienced teaches, teachers with 4-6 years of experience would be laid off. There is little gain here.<br /><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong>Opposing Point of View<br /> </strong><br /> <strong><a href="http://foxandhoundsdaily.com/blog/loren-kaye/7280-biggest-threat-november-ballot" target="_blank">Biggest Threat on November Ballot</a><br /> </strong>By Loren Kaye<br /> President of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education<br /> Thu, July 8th, 2010<br /> An initiative sponsored by government worker unions has qualified for the November ballot - and it may well be the most threatening issue facing businesses and taxpayers in 2010.<br /> So what does it do? According to sponsors, Proposition 25, the "On Time Budget Act," merely reduces the legislative vote requirement to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority, and stops paying legislators if the budget is late.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_15460676" target="_blank">Opinion: Teachers' unions political funding inappropriate</a><br /> </strong>By Larry Sand<br /> Special to the Mercury News<br /> 07/07/2010 <br /> With the school year complete, and the political season in full swing, it's a good time to examine teachers' relationship with their union and its political spending. In California, some 325,000 teachers and other education professionals are represented by the California Teachers Association. While teachers across the state have voted to take pay cuts to save colleagues' jobs, one would figure the CTA might lower its dues. Well, it hasn't. In fact, CTA has raised dues $18 per teacher for 2010-2011.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/politics/california-superintendent-inst/" target="_blank">Special Interests Spend Heavily on California Superintendent of Public Instruction Race</a><br /> </strong>By Patrick Range McDonald, Thu., Jul. 8 2010 <br /> California superintendent candidate Tom Torlakson<br /> If anyone thinks no one in California cared all that much about the little-known statewide race for superintendent of public instruction, think again.<br /> According to the state's Fair Political Practices Commission, special interest groups spent huge sums of independent expenditure money on the superintendent race, hoping their candidates would win the June primary.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><strong><br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/08/2875631/dan-morain-secret-tax-break-now.html#mi_rss=Opinio" target="_blank"> Morain: Secret tax break now faces union effort to end it</a></strong> -- As dead-of-night deals go, the one granting corporations a tax break worth $900 million annually was a stunner. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee &nbsp;&nbsp;-- 7/8/10</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/7/10</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><br /> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><strong><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/educators-await-peer-review-california-race-top-proposal" target="_blank">Educators await peer review of Race to the Top proposal</a><br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/07/common-core-group-inching-along/" target="_blank">Fensterwald: Common core group inching along</a></strong> -- The 21-member California State Content Standards Commission started the laborious process Tuesday of considering several dozen additions to the proposed national common-core English language arts standards. &nbsp;John Fensterwald educatedguess.org &nbsp;-- 7/7/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20100707,0,1097810.column" target="_blank">Hiltzik: UC takes scientific journals to task over fees</a></strong> -- A proposed 400% increase in the online access fee by one publisher has some academic researchers questioning the pay model. Michael Hiltzik in the Los Angeles Times &nbsp;-- 7/7/10<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <strong><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/06/schools-trustees-consider-parcel-tax/" target="_blank">Schools trustees consider parcel tax</a></strong> -- It might be a bold move during these bleak times, but the San Diego school district is poised to ask property owners to pay a new tax to help protect public education from the state’s worsening fiscal crisis. Maureen Magee &nbsp;in the San Diego Union-Trib &nbsp;-- 7/7/10<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/kalw/detail?entry_id=67321" target="_blank">To laid-off teachers: California Teacher Corps needs you</a><br /> </strong>KALWNews.org<br /> By Erica Mu<br /> The 2010 Census will ultimately reflect the economic difficulties our society is facing right now, ensuring that the effects of the recession will echo through the decade ahead.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-a-palermo/margaret-spellings-arne-d_b_637970.html" target="_blank">Margaret Spellings, Arne Duncan -- What's the Difference?</a><br /> </strong>Joseph A. Palermo<br /> July 7, 2010<br /> In her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education, Diane Ravitch, who was a devotee of No Child Left Behind-type policies when she served as Assistant Secretary of Education under Poppy Bush, shows that the data are in and the corporate educational "reforms" that have been rammed through for the past twenty years have amounted to nothing more than the downsizing and shredding of what was once a thriving public education system in this country.<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-zavadsky-broad-20100707,0,6034052.story" target="_blank">Closing schools' achievement gaps</a><br /> </strong>Five school systems across the country, with differences in location, funding and demographics, all have raised achievement notably using five common-sense steps.<br /> By Heather Zavadsky<br /> July 7, 2010<br /> While the Obama administration, with its federal Race to the Top program, is setting up a host of new rules for schools, five large urban school districts have raised achievement and closed achievement gaps using approaches that make such obvious sense, it would amaze parents to know that these aren't the norm everywhere.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/6/10</strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><strong><br /></strong><strong> </strong><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_15431475" target="_blank">Mercury News editorial: Governor should use final months in office to push for ... </a><br /> San Jose Mercury News - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> If anyone remains unconvinced that California's system of financing schools is broken, last week brought compelling new evidence.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/06/2870536/california-teacher-layoffs-hit.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories" target="_blank"> California Teacher Layoffs Hit Poor Performing Schools Hard</a> -- A year of sweeping teacher layoffs at schools around the state has exposed a stark reality for California's lowest-performing schools: The schools with the lowest test scores – and traditionally the highest numbers of poor and minority students – tend to be staffed with the least experienced teachers. DIANA LAMBERT and PHILLIP REESE in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/6/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/06/key-votes-on-common-core-this-week/" target="_blank"> Key Votes On Common Core This Week </a>-- The Academic Content Standards Commission will be back at it today. If still on schedule, by the end of Wednesday’s two-day meeting in Sacramento, the 21-person committee will have made the momentous recommendation of whether California should adopt the common-core standards that will form the basis of a de facto national curriculum in math and English language arts. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 7/6/10<br /> <a href="http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/opinions/ci_15444689" target="_blank"><br /> Education view: Dropouts: The other disaster on the horizon</a> <br /> Pasadena Star-News - Jose Lalas - ‎12 hours ago‎<br /> ... to hold the media or the California Legislature's attention on the serious subjects of dropout prevention, education reform, and educational equity?<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_15431687" target="_blank"> Contra Costa Times editorial: California lawmakers must pass teacher reform</a> <br /> Contra Costa Times - ‎10 hours ago‎<br /> BECAUSE OF A prolonged weak economy and declining tax revenues, California schools have been forced to cut their budgets, often by laying off large numbers ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/07/teacher-layoffs" target="_blank"> A National Report Card on Teacher Layoffs</a> On Point Radio<br /> <br /> <strong>7/5:<br /> </strong><br /> Monday, July 5, 2010<br /><a href="http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007050850/a" target="_blank"> High School Grads Struggle with College Choice</a> – KQED California Report<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jul/04/increased-lottery-payouts-spur-sales-funnel-more/" target="_blank"> Increased Lottery Payouts Spur Sales, Funnel More Cash To Schools</a> -- Californians who play lottery Scratcher games have apparently noticed a new and not unwelcome change in the way some of the games are structured: They win more. As a result, they’re playing more. TIMM HERDT in the Ventura Star -- 7/5/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/04/1995525/fresno-state-done-with-furloughs.html" target="_blank"> Fresno State Done With Furloughs</a> -- Say goodbye to employee furloughs that preserved jobs but muddied schedules and frustrated students at Fresno State and other California State University campuses. CYNDEE FONTANA in the Fresno Bee -- 7/5/10<br /> <br /> <strong>7/4:<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_qualified05.23e3d24.html" target="_blank"> Schools' money woes rise</a> <br /> Press-Enterprise - Dayna Straehley, Michelle L. Klampe - ‎Jul 4, 2010‎<br /> He blamed the state's budget crisis and inadequate funding for public education for the fiscal peril of districts educating 38.56 percent of California<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/6<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/?q=node/7919" target="_blank"> Pérez and Steinberg: Democrats United Behind Budget Plan to Protect Jobs and Fully Fund Education</a><br /> In the California Progress Report By Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Perez 7/6/10<br /> SACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly address, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) discuss the guiding principles uniting Legislative Democrats as efforts to finalize a budget continue.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Education News: 7/2<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15423851" target="_blank"> PUSD passes budget, rescinds layoff notices</a> <br /> Contra Costa Times - Monica Rodriguez - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> A combination of cost-saving measures - including one-time revenues, layoffs, cuts and an early retirement incentive program - closed $36 million loss in ..<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/01/EDR31E848A.DTL" target="_blank"> Needed - a way to finance the schooling we demand </a><br /> San Francisco Chronicle - Scott P. Plotkin - ‎11 hours ago‎<br /> California ranks 47th in the nation in per-pupil funding, and recent cuts to education have resulted in increased class sizes, school closures, ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/07/02/1481741/a-few-schools-in-merced-area-struggling.html" target="_blank"> A few schools in Merced area struggling financially </a><br /> Merced Sun-Star - Jamie Oppenheim - ‎7 hours ago‎<br /> For the second time this year, the California Department of Education (CDE) released an early warning list of school districts facing ...</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/education/schooled/article_3e568b86-85e8-11df-87bd-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank"> A Deadline for Struggling Schools</a> <br /> Voice of San Diego - ‎37 minutes ago‎<br /> Today is a big day for schools in a bind: California schools that landed on a list of persistently failing schools must get in their applications this ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0702-lausd-20100702,0,2544130.story?track=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Flocal+%28L.A.+Times+-+California+|+Local+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank"> Charters, Teachers Vie To Take Over L.A. Unified Schools</a> -- The district is inviting bidders to run poorly performing and new campuses with 35,000 students. HOWARD BLUME in the Los Angeles Times -- 7/2/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/school-spending-falls-further-behind-rest-nation" target="_blank"> School Spending Falls Further Behind Rest Of Nation</a> -- Just how far? California now ranks 44th in how much it spends on its students – or $2,546 less than the average spent in the rest of the United States. That's the lowest it has been in 40 years, in a depressing report from the California Budget Project. LOUIS FREEDBERG California Watch -- 7/2/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/02/three-decades-of-underfunding-education/" target="_blank"> Fensterwald: Three Decades Of Underfunding Education</a> -- A new report by the California Budget Project – “Race to the Bottom? California’s Support for Schools Lags the Nation” – underscores what’s at stake in the coming battle between Gov. Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders on state education spending, a key difference in the stalemate over the state budget. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 7/2/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15424366?source=rss" target="_blank"> Declining Property Values Mean $20 Million Less For Local Cities And Schools</a> -- San Mateo County cities, schools and special districts will receive about $20 million less in 2010-11 because property values have decreased for a second straight year, according to data released Thursday by the county assessor's office. BONNIE ESLINGER in the San Jose Mercury -- 7/2/10<br /> <br /> <strong>State News: 7/2<br /> </strong><br /><a href="http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=8458" target="_blank"> No Budget= No Payments For Vendors, Community Colleges, Others</a><br /> Thu Jul 1, 2010 — Another new fiscal year has dawned without a state budget in place. That means California can’t pay some of its bills. As Marianne Russ reports from Sacramento, that could affect thousands of people and businesses.</span></span>&nbsp; </span><br /><br />CFT In the News: 7/1</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.lompocrecord.com/news/local/education/article_fa8eacb0-84db-11df-abff-001cc4c002e0.html" target="_blank"> Budget struggle continues</a> <br /> Lompoc Record - ‎10 hours ago‎<br /><span style="color: #0000ff;"> Lompoc Federation of Teachers President Carol Arnerich</span> said after the meeting that she remained optimistic about at least one of the district's budgetary ...<br /> <br /><strong> Education News: 7/1</strong><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.camajorityreport.com/index.php?module=articles&amp;func=display&amp;aid=4405&amp;ptid=9" target="_blank"> As UC Stonewalls Contract Negotiations, Researchers Take their Fight for Fairness Online</a> – California Majority Report By Steven Maviglio<br /> The union representing 6,500 scientific researchers at the University of California today launched a new online information campaign highlighting the role of postdoctoral researchers (“postdocs”) in California’s economy, saying that after UC has stonewalled contract negotiations for 18 months, it is time to take their case to the public. &nbsp;A barrage of online ads in major scientific, academic, and news websites shows postdocs are critical to California’s research and innovation engine. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/01/2861937/fppc-considering-tougher-regulation.html#mi_rss=State%20Politics" target="_blank"> Steinberg's Teachers Bill Survives Its First Test </a>-- Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's bill to overhaul teacher layoffs and reassignments survived its first legislative test Wednesday despite the opposition of teacher unions. DAN WALTERS in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/1/10<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/prop-zero/School-Daze-Big-Spike-in-Troubled-Districts-97530664.html" target="_blank"> Will School Districts Go Bankrupt? </a><br /> NBC Los Angeles (blog) - ‎55 minutes ago‎<br /> The latest evidence is a scary report from the California Department of Education that lists 174 school districts in the state as fiscally troubled.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/milpitas/ci_15420379" target="_blank"> Schools must cut more despite passing Measure B</a> <br /> Milpitas Post - Shannon Barry - ‎25 minutes ago‎<br /> Despite passing a five-year parcel tax expected to bring in $1.3 million annually during the June 8 California Gubernatorial Primary ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/06/29/1198528/adult-school-programs-feel-budget.html" target="_blank"> Adult school programs feel budget cuts</a> <br /> San Luis Obispo Tribune - Gayle Cuddy - ‎11 minutes ago‎<br /> Because of budget cuts affecting school districts all over California, several education programs around the state ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2010/07/01/local_news/news06.txt" target="_blank"> Imperial Unified among cash-strapped school districts in the state, report says</a> <br /> Imperial Valley Press (subscription) (press release) - Silvio J. Panta - ‎10 hours ago‎<br /> Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to education are adopted in the 2010-2011 budget, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said in a ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/29/school-board-oks-kowba-100-million-cuts/" target="_blank"> School board OKs Kowba, $100 million in cuts</a> <br /> San Diego Union Tribune - Maureen Magee - ‎Jun 29, 2010‎<br /> De Beck has clashed with the board's budget-balancing philosophy for months. Like districts throughout California, the San Diego Unified School District has ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100630/ARTICLES/100639924/1350?Title=Three-Sonoma-County-school-districts-on-state-s-financial-watch" target="_blank"> Three Sonoma County school districts on state's financial watch </a><br /> Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Kerry Benefield - ‎14 hours ago‎<br /> In Cloverdale, district officials have cut five instructional days and three professional development days from the 2010-11 calendar, laid off 15 teachers ...<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/30/ED1J1E6E3I.DTL" target="_blank"> Toddlers feel California budget pinch</a> <br /> San Francisco Chronicle - Ellen Lee - ‎15 hours ago‎<br /> Teachers and other staff have been laid off. But school-age children are not the only ones being hurt by the cutbacks. Even the youngest of the young - the ...<br /> <a href="http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/counselors-tour/" target="_blank"><br /> Postcards from the 'Tour d'Admission' </a><br /> New York Times (blog) - Kirk Blackard, Bruce Hunter - ‎6 hours ago‎<br /> Our riders are high school counselors, teachers or independent educational consultants who wish to take a creative - and yes, even off-the-beaten-path<br /> <br /><strong> State News: 7/1</strong><br /> <br /> Sac Bee Capitol Alert<br /><a href="http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/07/happy-new-fiscal-year-to.html" target="uot;_blank"> AM Alert: New year, no budget</a><br /> Happy New Fiscal Year to all you Capitol Alert readers out there.<br /> For the 19th time in 25 years, lawmakers have reached July 1 with no budget in place.<br /> The budget fight so far has featured three separate proposals for closing the $19.1 billion deficit -- one from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, one from Assembly Democrats and one from Senate Democrats.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/30/2861379/brown-says-hed-go-to-the-people.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories" target="_blank"> Brown Says He'd 'Go To The People Step By Step' To Solve Budget Woes </a>-- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown said Wednesday that he would "go to the people step by step" to solve California's chronic budget woes, and ultimately put the proposed solutions on the ballot for them to decide. DAN SMITH in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/1/10<br /></span></span></p>
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