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July 2008
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25 July 2008 - CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance sued the State Board of Education this week to overturn new regulations SBE imposed on school districts faced with charter school facilities requests under Proposition 39.
18 July 2008 - Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell released figures Wednesday showing a statewide dropout rate of 24.2 percent.
17 July 2008 - SBE voted July 9 to adopt the onerous 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.
7 July 2008 - On June 30th, President Bush signed the War Supplemental Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2642) that included a moratorium on the Medicaid rule eliminating certain transportation and administration reimbursements to schools.
20 June 2008 - California school districts and county offices of education that provide health services say the programs are reducing absenteeism, improving student learning and helping students build solid relationships with families, teachers and administrators.
In California School News
CSBA, the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties come together for historic two-day event.
Paul H. Chatman is president of the California School Boards Association.
141 businesses signed on in 2007-08.
“The Role of the Charter School Authorizer” is the inaugural class in the Charter School Focus 2008 series.
CSBA’s positions on current legislation.
Surveys went to governance teams representing 96 percent of California’s schools.
SBE will consider it in September; Curriculum Commission recommends adoption