Schools’ next test is getting tenure ruling to pay off in class

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "When the Los Angeles [...]

June 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Proposed CA bill seeks to restore bilingual lessons

The Desert Sun - Brett Kelman and Omar Ornelas "This [...]

June 10th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, California, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Hispanic, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A startling waste of precious classroom time

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "Lucia and Ignacia Barajas [...]

June 9th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Class Size, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is bilingual education worth bringing back?

Los Angeles Times - Editorial "SB 1174 would place a [...]

June 5th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, California, Dual-language, Education, Language Immersion, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Facebook Zuckerberg’s California school gift aims to avoid Newark pitfalls

Reuters - VICTORIA CAVALIERE "Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's gift of [...]

May 31st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Business, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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L.A. Unified suspension rates fall but some question figures’ accuracy

The L.A. Times - Teresa Watanabe "In the heart of [...]

May 31st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Lawmakers urge governor to preserve career tech funding

EdSource - Michelle Maitre "In a sign of budget debates [...]

May 22nd, 2014|Categories: California, Career, Funding, Government, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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A Silent Threat to Your Child

Insurance News - Staff Writer "San Diego County issued the [...]

May 18th, 2014|Categories: Accountability, California, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, News, San Diego, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Program shows girls economic opportunity of STEM education

CAE - Courtney M. Fowler "California is home to Silicon [...]

May 18th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Report: Early childhood education programs could cut crime and save money in Merced County

The Merced-Star - Ana B. Ibarra " Investing in high-quality [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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