Districts receiving last portion of grant money for Common Core prep - by...
California school districts are receiving the last of the $1.25 billion block grant for implementing Common Core State Standards this week. The State Department of Education is releasing about $622...
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Torlakson seeks testing waiver to avoid conflict with feds - by John Fensterwald
Students will take computerized field tests aligned to Common Core standards in math and English next year, state officials announced. Credit: EdSource file photo Faced with potentially tens of...
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Torlakson calls for giving school districts more money for Common Core - by...
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson Gov. Jerry Brown included $1.25 billion in this year’s state budget for implementing the new Common Core standards. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom...
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‘Cutting edge’ college and career programs receive state grants - by Kathryn...
Sometimes it’s the extras that keep teenagers coming to school when they’d rather be almost anywhere else. Programs in art, music, digital media, robotics and others can be powerful draws to keep...
View ArticleCompetition begins for $250M ‘career pathways’ grants - by Karla Scoon...
The California Department of Education officially opened the grant application process Tuesday for a $250 million state fund for career and college readiness programs, signaling the start of a fierce...
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Brown touts education accomplishments, priorities in upbeat State of the...
Gov. Jerry Brown highlighted his accomplishments in education during his State of the State address on Wednesday. Credit: Office of Gov. Jerry Brown Gov. Jerry Brown highlighted his education...
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Fewer California school districts in financial trouble, state says - by...
For the second straight year, the number of California school districts facing financial turmoil has dropped significantly. The California Department of Education on Tuesday released its first interim...
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California can be national leader in reforming testing and school...
Beginning next week, California students will begin taking field tests of the new Smarter Balanced assessments, replacing the mostly multiple choice standardized tests that have been administered in...
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Race for state superintendent heated despite agreement on two key issues - by...
Moderator Janis Hirohama introduces candidates Marshall Tuck, Lydia Gutierrez and Tom Torlakson at the PTA and League of Women Voters forum for the candidates in Los Angeles in May. Source: Web...
View ArticleState superintendent candidates brace for another round of big spending - by...
Tom Torlakson nearly won another term as superintendent of public instruction outright Tuesday but will instead face second-place finisher Marshall Tuck in November. That’s not particularly good news...
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