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April
 | Gov. Jerry Brown addresses state budget issues affecting California's public schools at a meeting of CSBA's Board of Directors last month. Brown is seeking CSBA's support for the revenue initiative he expects to have on the November ballot. |
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17 April 2012 - A new report reveals stark differences in discipline rates by race, gender and disability status.
10 April 2012 - More significant than the income taxes those winners will be paying is the state’s increased income from sales of lottery tickets—but those revenues provide less help for schools than many people assume.
3 April 2012 - ELA contends the state’s 2011-12 budget-balancing strategy violated Proposition 98, the 1988 voter-approved constitutional amendment that guarantees K-14 schools a percentage of general fund revenues.
3 April 2012 - The U.S. Department of Education is now accepting applications for 2012 Investing in Innovation grants.
In California School News
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CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance has won a major legal victory in its longstanding battle over a 2007 decision by the State Board of Education that allowed the Oakland-based Aspire Public Schools Inc. to operate statewide benefit charter schools.
The governor outlined his revised ballot initiative, the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act, which is a centerpiece of his 2012-13 state budget proposal.
Last week my vantage point was in D.C., at the Council of Great City Schools meeting. What I saw was the lack of fairness of our federal government’s support for our students in California.
Nominations for CSBA’s 2013 president-elect and vice president are being accepted through June 4.
The latest Fitnessgram physical fitness results show the obesity rate is slowing compared to earlier decades.
Studies show learning loss can be minimized with high quality summer programs.
The board also granted waivers to 17 districts seeking to exclude high-performing schools from the Open Enrollment Act, and discussed options to waive federal No Child Left Behind provisions.
Community and court schools provide lifesaving support for some of California’s most troubled and hard-to-reach students who might otherwise drop out.
The Santa Barbara County Office of Education speaks up about one of the greatest threats facing California today: the steady erosion of resources for public schools.