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Schwarzenegger calls special legislative session to push school reform
It's a case of education reform making odd bedfellows, as California's Republican governor on Thursday ordered a special session of the Legislature to push the agenda of Democratic President Barack Obama and challenge practices dear to Democrat-leaning teacher unions.
Local students still behind state averages but are making progress
From the Merced Sun-Star. Full article here.
The Ballico-Cressey Elementary, McSwain Union, and Snelling-Merced Falls school districts each had a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or above than both the county and state averages on each of the tests given in those districts.
In McSwain, the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the science exam was 75.4 percent, compared to 49.6 statewide.
No new textbooks until 2014 in Calif.?
Monday, August 10, 2009
By Nannette Miranda
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KABC) -- School textbooks can become out-of-date very quickly. However, most California schools won't be getting new ones for years due to budget cuts.
When any California school district adopts a textbook for use, it is supposed to buy it within two years. However, that has been waved.
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