Free digital textbooks are up: Any takers?
Remember Arnold’s digital textbook initiative that we discussed in June? Well, a review of 16 of these newfangled `books’ came out yesterday, and the materials – all free — are posted online. It looks...
View ArticleGuv to make education announcement at 10
It’s about California’s eligibility for Race to the Top Funding. Hmmm… I wonder what the major announcement is. Teacher evaluations, perhaps? From the governor’s press office: Gov. Schwarzenegger will...
View ArticleSchwarzenegger says he stands with Obama, calls for swift changes to...
File photo During a press conference this morning that veered suddenly into a Q & A about prison reform (and never really went back), the governor announced he was lining up with Secretary of...
View ArticleGuv promises to “protect education funding”
I just received a transcript of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s State of the State Address, which he opened with a story of teamwork — between his family’s miniature pony and pot-bellied pig. Later in the...
View ArticleSmith: OUSD faces an even deeper budget hole
Gov. Schwarzenegger promised to protect education funding last week. I guess that all depends on how you define “protect.” At the board meeting just now, Oakland Superintendent Tony Smith said the...
View ArticleSchools, the government and appearances
I’ve thought about the relationship between school reform and public perception since 2008, when I watched Gov. Schwarzenegger push – and the California Board of Education approve – a middle school...
View ArticleFoot Race to the Top?
California’s lackluster Race to the Top ranking in Round 1 (27) came as a disappointment to state officials, who had pushed for legislation to make the state more competitive for the grant. Today, the...
View ArticleDueling press releases, in perfect sync
Is Schwarzenegger standing between California schools and their desperately-needed federal Education Jobs funding, or is the governor simply waiting for lawmakers to send the related state legislation...
View ArticleVETOED: funding for child care, special education
Gov. Schwarzenegger used his line-item veto power tonight to cut nearly $1 billion from the budget the Legislature passed this morning. The governor reduced CalWORKs funding for child care, mental...
View ArticleCalifornia’s child care cuts, explained
In California, more than a half million children take part in a publicly funded child care program while their parents work or go to school. But the waiting list for one of the coveted seats is 180,000...
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