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Back to homepageBrown Signs Una Parte of Dream Act
Ali Meyer: This afternoon Gov. Jerry Brown signed the “Dream Act” bill AB 130. By Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, the bill will “allow undocumented immigrants who live in California to apply for scholarships funded with private donations,” according to the
Read MoreSchool Funding Reform Skewered by CTA
JULY 11, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI In California, all good ideas for school reform seem to end up in the corner wearing a dunce cap. Back on May 3, I reported on promising development in state Assembly Bill 18, a proposal by Assemblywoman Julia
Read MoreSmaller Classrooms Hurt Kids
John Seiler: I’ve been fighting for at least 15 years the bad idea that smaller classrooms necessarily are better. California enacted class-size reductions in the mid-1990s. With budget problems, that “reform” now is being reviewed. The class-size reductions were advanced
Read MoreLeg Passes LGBT Textbook Mandate Bill
JULY 6, 2011 By KATY GRIMES A Fourth of July celebration in the Assembly was overshadowed on Tuesday by debate on another bill teaching about LGBT in California public schools. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. SB 48
Read MoreTeachers Union Throws Kids Under the Bus
JULY 5, 2011 By KATY GRIMES In an 11th hour budget move, Democrat lawmakers slipped a bill through the Assembly and Senate on behalf of the California Teachers Association. It protects teacher jobs over the educational rights of California’s children.
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