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September 2012
| CSBA Executive Director Vernon M. Billy, center, moderates the association's annual Back-to-School Webcast from the Sacramento County Office of Education studio Sept. 20. The October California School News will recap details. |
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16 October 2012 - For the first time since California adopted the Academic Performance Index that scores schools’ effectiveness, the majority have met the state’s target for academic achievement, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Oct. 11.
3 October 2012 - CSBA Legislative Advocate Erika Hoffman said Senate Bill 1200—signed into law Sept. 27—will untangle the curricular mess that resulted from including the eighth-grade algebra mandate in California’s version of the Common Core.
In California School News
Easy hyperlinks to information and resources from this month's California School News.
CSBA’s Delegate Assembly and Board of Directors had studied the issue extensively, and a Pension Reform Task Force developed recommendations that guided CSBA’s advocacy efforts.
CSBA’s Governmental Relations Department has prepared resources governing boards can use to host candidate forums between now and Election Day, Nov. 6.
"Most students, parents and certainly the members of the public do not know how the decisions you make affect the schools and the children."
The 2011-12 legislative session wrapped up during press time, but here's an interim update.
New advocacy tools are available to assist you in advancing the passage of Propositions 30 and 38.
This year’s volunteer conference planners have designed a program with more than 100 sessions covering a wide variety of timely topics.
Their recommendations are part of a 90-page report: “Greatness by Design: Supporting Outstanding Teaching to Sustain a Golden State.”
Pummeled by years of budget cuts and state deferrals, more and more school districts are experiencing significant problems balancing their budgets.
The California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform offers free trainings to help school governance teams cut costs.