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CFT In the News:
2/6/10
UC Davis Library Study-In And Protest
Fox40 - Michelle Raskey - Feb 6, 2010
Scheduled speakers at the study-in will include Robert Samuels, President of the UC's American Federation of Teachers union; several UC Davis professors; ...
San Francisco Bay Guardian - Feb 6, 2010
They could be unstoppable," said Bob Samuels, president of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT).
2/8/10 Re: March 4 Day of Action
When Students Strike Back: The New Social Movement at the University of California
Huffington Post (blog) - 2 hours ago
Not only is the UC coalition fighting to save public higher education in the state of California, but, this group of students, faculty, and workers is ... l
Education News: 2/8/10
Dan Walters: Logrolling lives large in California budget
Fresno Bee - Dan Walters - 11 hours ago
The money was shifted from local schools, which means the state makes up the difference to schools under the complex California school funding formula.
For UC's Commission On The Future, Nothing Is Off The Table -- With California's public university system shackled to a shrinking budget, a group of chancellors, students and others considers ideas -- from banal to radical -- to keep quality up and costs down. LARRY GORDON in the Los Angeles Times -- 2/8/10
Fensterwald: Data Don’t Tell Full Story In Charter ’Segregation’ Study -- Anti-charter school boards and superintendents no doubt are bookmarking a report that found that charter schools nationwide and in California are more racially and ethnically segregated than traditional public schools. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 2/8/10
A Federal Effort To Push Junk Food Out Of Schools -- The Obama administration will begin a drive this week to expel Pepsi, French fries and Snickers bars from the nation’s schools in hopes of reducing the number of children who get fat during their school years. GARDINER HARRIS in the New York Times -- 2/8/10
With Federal Stimulus Money Gone, Many Schools Face Budget Gaps -- With state and local tax revenues still in decline, the end of the federal money will leave big holes in education budgets from Massachusetts and Florida to California and Washington, experts said. SAM DILLON in the New York Times -- 2/8/10
CSUS Seeing Quick Growth In Demand For Net Classes -- Between her job at Victoria's Secret and pitching for the California State University, Stanislaus, softball team, Stacy Hains doesn't have a lot of time during the day or evening to attend classes. PATTY GUERRA in the Modesto Bee -- 2/8/10
Focus On Graduation Could Be Rough For Small Private Colleges -- Graduation rates are likely to move to the forefront of national higher-education discussions this year, putting particular pressure on schools such as Holy Names, where just 17 percent of the students who arrive as freshmen put on a cap and gown within six years. MATT KRUPNICK in the Contra Costa Times -- 2/8/10
Educational Budget Cuts: Unconscionable -- and Unconstitutional
Huffington Post (blog) - 1 hour ago
This past fall California laid off 20000 teachers, resulting in average class sizes in Los Angeles high schools of 42.5.
Sacramento Realtors Worry About School-Closure Effects -- Realtor Susie Dunning thinks she knows why she hasn't received a single offer on a two-story home in South Land Park. The property in the 7400 block of Windbridge Drive backs up to Lisbon Elementary, one of four schools closed last year by Sacramento City Unified School District. MELODY GUTIERREZ in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/8/10
Investment firms agree to settle placement-agent corruption probe
Sacramento Bee - Dale Kasler - 1 hour ago
Wetherly acted as a placement agent on a number of deals with the California Public Employees' Retirement System and California State Teachers' Retirement ...
2/7/10
In Cash-Strapped State, How Will We Pay For Public Higher Education? -- On a mild, overcast day in October 2007, a University of California graduate lobbed a rhetorical bomb at his alma mater: What if the public university went private? STEVE WIEGAND in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/7/10
Results In L.A. School-Reform Elections Could Be Withheld Until Friday -- Ballot counting began Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles for an election over school-reform plans; results will be available by Monday but might not be released until Friday, officials said. HOWARD BLUME in the Los Angeles Times -- 2/7/10
2/6/10
CSU To Fund 8,100 Extra Classes For Fall -- California State University announced today that it will add 8,100 more classes to the fall schedule at its 23 campuses across the state. LAUREL ROSENHALL in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/6/10
San Jose State University Gets $3.1 Million To Add New Classes And Counseling -- The new money — which comes from the federal stimulus package — means that San Jose State can divide large classes into smaller sections, and add so-called "bottleneck courses" that are essential to graduate, but are overcrowded and cannot accept new students. LISA M. KRIEGER in the San Jose Mercury -- 2/6/10
State News: 2/8/10
CFT In the News: 2/5/10
Assembly delays higher education fund
Golden Gate [X]Press - Morgan Cásarez - 14 hours ago
The California Faculty Association, California Federation of Teachers, California State Student Association, California Teachers Association and the Service ...
Education News: 2/5/10
Opinion: Holding the line on cuts to California universities isn't enough
Saving higher education in California will take a bold vision in Sacramento of increased funding for education over the long term. San Jose Mercury News
Fensterwald: LA Teachers, Parents Vote Early – And Often -- On Saturday, parents, teachers, students, neighbors – truth is, anyone who feels like it – will have another chance to vote on who should take over 30 Los Angles Unified schools. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 2/5/10
Charter Schools' Growth Promoting Segregation, Studies Say -- A UCLA study is one of two finding that the increasingly popular campuses skew toward racially separate student bodies. Charter advocates criticize the reports. HOWARD BLUME in the Los Angeles Times JILL TUCKER in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/5/10
State Education Chief Targets Achievement Gap -- For years, schools have struggled to close the persistent achievement gap between certain student groups by ratcheting up curriculum and academic programs. MAUREEN MAGEE in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 2/5/10
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - Feb 3, 2010
On the off chance that you missed it -- actually there's a really good chance that you did -- California's Secretary of Education resigned yesterday.
Education Matters: Things the government ought to cut
Glendale News Press - Dan Kimber - 11 hours ago
... where actual jobs are in jeopardy, where the education of our children is compromised, and where California's deficit smacks us all in the face, ...
DREAM Act for California Immigrant Students Gets Push
New America Media - 9 hours ago
He described barriers to federal and state help for himself and others like him seeking education at four-year institutions.
Education roundup: KHSD may have to cut $8.7 million
Bakersfield Californian - Jorge Barrientos - 16 hours ago
The district partnered with the American Heart Association, the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and Jamba Juice, among others, ...
Staggering Cuts Ahead For Livermore Schools
Livermore Independent - Patricia Koning - 16 hours ago
“It's no surprise that California is in a fiscal crisis. It rolls down to us, so we're in a fiscal crisis too,” said Susan Kinder, executive director of ...
Schools brace for tough year Brentwood Press
District facing years of insolvency Glendale News Press
CTA seeking to repeal corporate tax benefits via initiative
The California Teachers Association plans to begin gathering signatures as soon as today for an initiative to repeal corporate tax benefits that lawmakers approved in the past two years, according to CTA political consultant Gale Kaufman.
State News: 2/5/10
Education News: 2/4/10
Schools Try to Avoid Class Size Fines
In the San Diego Unified School District, school officials have turned to state lawmakers for help. They hope new legislation will prevent them from getting slapped with fines for having larger class sizes. Reporter: Ana Tintocalis.
Does class size matter?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 19 hours ago
Last year, the district increased class size from 20 to 22 in K-3 with little public outcry but this time parents and teachers are speaking up.
Teachers' Resistance Could Keep Districts From Cashing In On Race To The Top -- One battle over a federal education grant program ended last month in Sacramento. Another will begin this spring in hundreds of school districts up and down the state. JAMES RUFUS KORENin the San Bernardino Sun -- 2/4/10
Race to the Top and reality
Los Angeles Times - 18 hours ago
In applying for the federal funding program, California's proposal on how to rate schools' performance could serve as a national model.
Fensterwald: Report: Rescind Most Mandated Programs -- Recognizing schools’ financial plight, the Legislature and Gov. Schwarzenegger have given districts considerable latitude over how they can spend money for 40 programs known as categoricals. They include important programs: summer school, teacher training and textbook purchases. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 2/4/10
Improving state's higher ed systems
Modesto Bee - 9 hours ago
... a provocative new report from the Legislative Analyst Office suggests that public higher education in California has system problems.
Editorial: President Barack Obama trying to transform education in America
San Jose Mercury News - 13 hours ago
These guidelines would eliminate the problem of some states setting low standards that could always be reached, while others - including California - set ...
Valley colleges are already addressing LAO report
Modesto Bee - Cheri Cruz - 9 hours ago
They compared California's higher education system, once a model for the nation, to systems in other states. The comparison serves as the LAO's call for the ...
Blowback: Stop L.A. Unified's 'charterization'
Los Angeles Times - Gloria R. Lothrop, Ralph E. Shaffer - 17 hours ago
Privatizing public education is but one of many elixirs offered over the years as panaceas for whatever ails California's schools. One fad after another has ...
Berkeley Adult School Threatened By Governor's New Budget
Berkeley Daily Planet - Riya Bhattacharjee - 1 hour ago
It also eliminates the requirement to give laid-off teachers priority as substitute teachers at their former pay rate.
Viewpoints: Teachers must play role in budget fix
Sacramento Bee - Jill Duman - 9 hours ago
Increasingly, it's what it feels like to be a parent in California school districts, which have lost $18 billion in state funds over the past two budget ...
State News: 2/4/10
LAO Says Gov’s Cuts Will Come With Legal Battles -- The Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal adviser says the total $2.7 billion in cuts in Gov. Schwarzenegger’s budget plan involving state employees may be too deep to implement without a serious struggle. KATE HENKA in Capitol Weekly -- 2/4/10
CFT In the News: 2/3/10
Building the movement
San Francisco Bay Guardian - Rachel Sadon - 13 hours ago
Frustrated by deep cuts to education spending and quality, momentum is building across California in support of the "Strike and Day of Action to Defend Public Education" on March 4. ...They could be unstoppable," said Bob Samuels, president of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT).
Education News: 2/3/10
Push to get Legislature to give back all it's taken
StateHornet.com - Paul Roundtree - 1 hour ago
... faculty and teachers alike, it is that our collective financial butter is spread far too thin. California has had to tighten its belt.
Yuba College Board To Rescind Chancellor's Raise -- Following a protest Tuesday, the Yuba Community College District governing board has called a special session for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to rescind a $30,000 raise given to district Chancellor Nicki Harrington, board President Jim Buchan said. HUDSON SANGREE in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/3/10
Voters Advise L.A. Unified On Preferred Campus Takeovers -- Parents, teachers, students and community members weigh in -- sometimes more than once -- on their preferred plans for 12 underperforming schools and 18 new ones in the advisory election. HOWARD BLUME in the Los Angeles Times -- 2/3/10
LAUSD Voting Guidelines Ripe For Corruption -- In a voting process that appeared riddled with flaws, parents, teachers and community members cast ballots Tuesday to help Los Angeles Unified School District pick operators for 36 schools under a new reform program. CONNIE LLANOS in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 2/3/10
Report: Ending Gym Tests, Other School Requirements Could Save State $350 Million -- The Legislative Analyst's Office on Monday called for an overhaul of the state's education mandates after finding a plethora of inefficient requirements costing school districts nearly $400 million. COREY G. JOHNSON California Watch -- 2/3/10
State News: 2/3/10
Schwarzenegger Writes Again To Congress Asking For Help -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday sent another letter to California's congressional delegation asking for more federal dollars after President Barack Obama released a budget that provided only $1.5 billion of the $6.9 billion in new money that Schwarzenegger wants. KEVIN YAMAMURA SacBee Capitol Alert -- 2/3/10
Delays Could Cost California $93 Million In Federal Grants -- California is on the verge of losing $93 million in federal money earmarked for home weatherization grants, according a report released on Tuesday. JON ORTIZ in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/3/10
Walters: As Feds Stiff State, Budget Crisis Deepens -- Scarcely three weeks ago, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled his final budget, predicated on the outlandish notion that the federal government would cough up almost $7 billion more to cover California's budget deficits. DAN WALTERS in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/3/10
CFT In the News: 2/2/10
Higher education funding halted
Golden Gate [X]Press - Morgan Casarez - 13 hours ago
The bill is supported by the California Faculty Association, California Federation of Teachers, California State Student Association, California Teachers ...
MAJORITY OF LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ENDORSE JANICE HAHN FOR ...
California Chronicle - 14 hours ago
Hahn has been endorsed in the Democratic primary by the California Federation of Teachers, California Professional Firefighters, National Women's Political ...
Education News: 2/2/10
Fensterwald: Good Report, For The Moment, On Districts’ Finances -- Call it remarkable management or, more likely, the lull before the crash. The number of school districts in financial distress actually decreased from a year ago, according to report issued last week by FCMAT, the state’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. JOHN FENSTERWALD educatedguess.org -- 2/2/10
Twin Rivers Considers Merging Schools
Tue Feb 2, 2010 — A school district in North Sacramento may merge some campuses to help cut costs. The Twin Rivers Unified school board is meeting Tuesday night to talk about the plan.
Sierra College Plans To Cut Some Sports, Vocational Programs -- Facing an $11.2 million budget deficit for the coming year, the Sierra College governing board will vote today on a plan to eliminate three vocational programs, six sports teams and 35 employee positions. LAUREL ROSENHALL in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/2/10
New State Law Aimed At Helping Failing Schools -- But supporters say a new state law that allows a majority of parents to demand an overhaul of struggling public schools is long overdue. JAMES RUFUS KOREN in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 2/2/10
Study Finds 'No Child' Has Low Teacher Support -- Many teachers oppose the testing and instructional requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, a new study has found. CANAN TASCI in the San Bernardino Sun -- 2/2/10
Recession Takes Toll On California Schools -- Broken families. Increased hunger. Homelessness. This isn't a blog about post-earthquake life in Haiti. This is the impact of the recession on scores of children attending California schools, according to a recent report from UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access. COREY G. JOHNSON California Watch -- 2/2/10
Preschool is indispensable for students, California
Daily Breeze - Gary Mangiofico - 45 minutes ago
Investment in preschool education isn't just an issue of benevolence. California's growth and prosperity have, to a large degree, been built on the state's ...
SOU winter enrollment hits record Mail Tribune
What's a Degree Really Worth?
Wall Street Journal - Mary Pilon - 2 hours ago
For years, higher education was touted as a safe path to professional and financial success. Easy money, in the form of student loans, ...
Pension folly
Press-Enterprise - 15 hours ago
The California State Teachers Retirement System is in serious trouble, with a widening long-term funding gap. The pension system lost 25 percent of its ...
State News: 2/2/10
Governor's Race Gets Hot
It's been a busy 24 hours in the race for governor of California. Monday saw not only the release of campaign fundraising totals for 2009, but also a spat between the two Republican contenders that's likely a preview of the race to come. Reporter: John Myers.
Late News 2/1/10:
The list of lawmakers to pay fines for gift-reporting violations
After the jump see a list of the California lawmakers who have agreed to pay fines for not reporting gifts received from lobbyist employers in 2008.
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CFT In the News:
Schwarzenegger's bitter budget
Socialist Worker Online - 13 hours ago
Initiated by student activists, and now supported by both the California Federation of Teachers and California Teachers Association, this could become the ...joining the March 4 Day of Action...
Peter Nichols: PVUSD teachers are wondering ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Peter Nichols - Jan 31, 2010
That's the question posed by negotiators for the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers on a recent episode of "Teacher, speak out!
Education News:
2/1/10
California Could Face Teacher Shortage
KCBS - 5 hours ago
For the first time in many years, California has a surplus of teachers but an expert on education says the state will be facing another teacher shortage in ...
The University Of California To Play The Waiting-List Game -- For the first time in its history, the University of California is expected to institute waiting lists for incoming applicants, possibly starting this spring. More than 1,000 applicants may be affected. RACHEL GROSS in the New York Times -- 2/1/10
Obama To Seek Sweeping Change In ‘No Child’ Law -- The Obama administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of President Bush’s signature education law, No Child Left Behind, and will call for broad changes in how schools are judged to be succeeding or failing, as well as for the elimination of the law’s 2014 deadline for bringing every American child to academic proficiency. SAM DILLON in the New York Times -- 2/1/10
LAUSD Reform Is A Bitter Battle -- As key vote nears, some complain competition to run schools is rife with favoritism. CONNIE LLANOS in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 2/1/10
1/31/10
Class Cuts Wreak Havoc At California Universities -- California's budget crisis came into stark focus in the halls of Sacramento State last week, where many students returning for spring semester were turned away from classes they had hoped to get into, or strained from hallways to hear lectures in classes that had enrolled way more students than there were seats. LAUREL ROSENHALL in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/31/10
Denham Bill Would Cap College Fee Hikes -- Legislation that would require a 180-day waiting period and a 10% cap on fee increases at California’s public universities was introduced Friday in the state Senate, state Sen. Jeff Denham said during an appearance at California State University, Fresno. EDDIE JIMENEZ in the Fresno Bee -- 1/31/10
Teacher Pay Can Vary Greatly By District, California Report Says -- The amount of money a California teacher makes these days depends greatly on the school district that cuts the paycheck, according to a state report released this month. And the gap between the high and low salaries is wide. DIANA LAMBERT and PHILLIP REESE in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/31/10
Berkeley Schools Look To Shift Funds To Help Close Achievement Gap -- After talking about the problem for years, Berkeley school officials are on the verge of shifting millions of dollars to underperforming black and Latino students, adding to an old debate about how to reduce the disparities between the top and the bottom. DOUG OAKLEY in the Contra Costa Times -- 1/31/10
Cost Of Teaching English Learning Students In SB County $34M -- San Bernardino County public schools are spending more than $34 million in state and federal money this school year to educate English learners, a group whose population has doubled since 1995. STEPHEN WALL in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 1/31/10
UC Sleuths Seek Proof For Glorious Claims On Admission Applications -- Like no other higher education system in the nation, the University of California has a quiet team of vigilant auditors that review the accuracy of randomly selected applications — and may yank ones shined up by too much balderdash, big-talk or bull. LISA M. KRIEGER in the San Jose Mercury -- 1/31/10
State News:
2/1/10
“Listen to the people”: the polls the pols
By Peter Schrag
When Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for governor in the 2003 recall election, he talked endlessly about California’s need for “leadership.” Last Monday, in what will probably be his last appearance before the Sacramento Press Club, the refrain was “listen to the people.”
Lost Jobs, Economy Seen As Top Issue In Governor Race -- As tens of thousands of Californians lose their jobs every month, the high-stakes race for governor is becoming a referendum on how to stem the unemployment tide and get people back into the labor market. JACK CHANG in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/1/10
California Legislators In No Rush To Start Patching $20 Billion Deficit -- Nearly a month after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called an emergency legislative session to begin tackling some $8.9 billion in budget fixes, the clock for lawmakers would seem to be ticking louder every day. DENIS C. THERIAULT in the San Jose Mercury -- 2/1/10
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