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February 2008
 | As state Education Secretary Dave Long, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell and others watch from the steps of the state Capitol, students from Twin Rivers Unified School District’s Hazel Strauch Elementary School spell out their school’s name at the launch of the Governor’s 2008 Fitness Challenge Competition last month. Strauch students won the Fitness Challenge’s Gold Country Regional Award last year. This year’s challenge runs through April 30. For more information visit www.calgovcouncil.org. |
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28 February 2008 - The state Board of Education will consider proposed corrective actions March 12-13.
26 February 2008 - 46 resolutions sent to CSBA so far
22 February 2008 - The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office released its detailed analysis of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s January budget proposal Wednesday, following up on a preliminary overview of the budget the LAO had issued in January.
19 February 2008 - O’Connell directs information to be sent to school districts regarding recalled ground beef and reimbursement from National School Lunch Program
15 February 2008 - No Child Let Behind and federal funding issues drew nearly 900 local school board members from around the country to Washington, D.C., earlier this month for the National School Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network Conference.
15 February 2008 - California’s Assembly and Senate passed legislation today to enact midyear budget cuts totaling approximately $1 billion, including $506 million that would apply to Proposition 98 education funding. Of that, $474.4 million applies to K-12 schools and the balance applies to community colleges. Of the K-12 amount, $281.5 million comes from prior-year unexpended funds, and $192.9 million comes from current-year funds that have not yet been allocated to local education agencies.
1 February 2008 - What is it about the middle grades that makes leading, teaching, learning, and achieving so challenging for adults and students alike? It is an “inconvenient truth” that this population of students is different and more challenging than their younger or older counter parts. While the students eventually grow out of the tumultuous young adolescent phase of their lives, middle grades educators are held accountable for effectively reaching and educating these hormonally challenged youngsters.
In California School News
CSBA President Chatman, Executive Director Plotkin, Assistant Executive Director Pratt join economist and School Services of California head in Webcast briefing
A crisis is unfolding in state revenues, both for the current year and the 2008-09 budget year that will begin July 1.
Commentary by CSBA President Paul H. Chatman
Completed ballots must be postmarked no later than March 17 to be valid.
The National School Boards Foundation has selected CSBA Region 15 Director Martha Fluor to join its board of trustees
CSBA President Chatman urged members of the California School Public Relations Association to work with their governance teams to publicze local problems caused by the state budget
This month's outreach tips to help you better engage your legislators and their staff in Sacramento and Washington, D.C
Three California middle schools have been named as California’s “Schools to Watch—Taking Center Stage” model middle schools for 2008.
The California Department of Education has produced a series of articles, “Taking Center Stage—Act II: Ensuring Success and Closing the Achievement Gap for California’s Middle Grades Students,”
CSBA is hosting this year’s Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Students, the annual conference that brings educators and governance teams from throughout the Southwest together to explore ways to promote academic achievement.
State Superintendent Jack O’Connell has outlined a broad and ambitious agenda to improve educational opportunities for black and Hispanic students—one he said can be implemented with little or no new state funding.
An online submission form is posted @ www.csba.org/aec