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August 2008       

August Newsletter Cover Story

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CSBA, ACSA question legality of 8th-grade Algebra 1 mandate

22 August 2008 - Letter to SBE asks them to take up the issue again at its Sept. 10-11 meeting in Sacramento.

O’Connell does the math: 8th-grade Algebra 1 will cost $3.1 billion

15 August 2008 - Estimate said to complicate state budget negotiations.

CSBA, other groups push for school funding as rumors of budget deal swirl

15 August 2008 - CSBA calls for increased investment in education.

In California School News

Critics: 8th-grade algebra standard doesn’t add up

SBE voted July 9 to adopt the algebra standard, prompting CSBA and other members of the Education Coalition to join state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell in roundly criticizing the 8-1 vote.

Back-to-School Webcast coming Sept. 19

The webcast includes updates on the state budget and other legislative news, the State Board of Education and the state of public K-12 education in general.

Annual Conference on track for record turnout; regular housing opens Aug. 20

The Annual Conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center Dec. 4-6.

Collective Bargaining Summits coming to 3 cities

Sessions are scheduled Sept. 29 in Sacramento, Oct. 1 in Visalia and Oct. 7 in Ontario.

Vantage Point: 'We’re not going to take this anymore!'

Paul H. Chatman is president of the California School Boards Association

CSBA welcomes new dropout data—with caveats

Whatever the accurate figures are, the dropout problem is serious—not just for the students and the schools that serve them, but also for the larger society.

Curriculum Institute: Educating the whole child

Some 100 school board members and administrators from throughout the state gathered in Monterey July 11-12 for CSBA’s 2008 Curriculum Institute.

UndertheDome: CSBA legislative updates

CSBA’s positions on current legislation.

Mark your calendar; Sept. 17 marks Constitution Day

Constitution Day offers a “teachable moment,” particularly in a presidential election year when so much attention is focused on the nation’s future.