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August 2008
Web Only Articles
22 August 2008 - Letter to SBE asks them to take up the issue again at its Sept. 10-11 meeting in Sacramento.
15 August 2008 - Estimate said to complicate state budget negotiations.
15 August 2008 - CSBA calls for increased investment in education.
In California School News
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.
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.
The Annual Conference will be held at the San Diego Convention Center Dec. 4-6.
Sessions are scheduled Sept. 29 in Sacramento, Oct. 1 in Visalia and Oct. 7 in Ontario.
Paul H. Chatman is president of the California School Boards Association
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.
Some 100 school board members and administrators from throughout the state gathered in Monterey July 11-12 for CSBA’s 2008 Curriculum Institute.
CSBA’s positions on current legislation.
Constitution Day offers a “teachable moment,” particularly in a presidential election year when so much attention is focused on the nation’s future.