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News & Events
A smarter way to divvy up turnaround money
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Aug 02, 2010
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Doug McRae has a sharp eye and a rational mind. A retired executive who ran the testing division for McGraw-Hill and who follows state education policy closely, McRae saw the state’s peculiar recommendations for distributing $316 million in federal money this fall for turning around the worst performing schools and thought, There’s got to be a better way.
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California and Utah only states actively shortening school year
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Aug 02, 2010
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They join about a dozen other states that allow districts to offer a 175-day school year. More than 30 other states require a minimum of 180 days.
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Exit exam prevents 506 seniors from earning diplomas
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Aug 02, 2010
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At least 506 Orange County seniors failed to earn a diploma this spring only because they couldn't pass the state's high school exit exam.
These students, from the high school class of 2010, passed every necessary class and met all other graduation requirements. About 31,000 seniors in all graduated this spring from local public high schools.
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Public Waldorf schools booming in Sacramento -- but are they legal?
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Aug 02, 2010
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Sacramento is the epicenter of the debate over whether the Waldorf system – whose educational philosophy goes back 100 years – is appropriate for a public school.
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Students raised in foster care to get priority housing at California universities --
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Aug 02, 2010
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Experts say stable residency is crucial for students just out of foster care, who may have nowhere to go during school vacations. A new law requires public colleges to accommodate them year-round.
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