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Recent Posts

• Draft common core finally is out
• State replaces 3 dozen schools on ‘worst’ list
• Stimulus money on hold
• What’s next for ‘parent trigger’?
• Worth hearing and reading
• Imperfect list of ‘worst’ schools
• Exploring new pay plans for teachers, principals
• Teachers surveyed agree: end ‘quality-blind’ layoffs

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• A to G Curriculum (5)
• Achievement Gap (10)
• Adequacy suit (4)
• Advocacy organizations (1)
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• CALPADS (4)
• Career academies (1)
• Charters (13)
• Common Core standards (9)
• Community Colleges (5)
• Data (2)
• Education Excellence Committee (3)
• Equity issues (1)
• Finance (7)
• Getting Down To Facts studies (2)
• kindergarten (1)
• Multiple pathways (1)
• No Child Left Behind (5)
• Preschool (1)
• Program innovation (14)
• Race to the Top (32)
• Research (1)
• Revenue and taxes (6)
• sj2020 (1)
• Standardized tests (2)
• State Board of Education (1)
• State Budget (23)
• STEM (7)
• Student spending (2)
• Taxes (2)
• Teacher Development (12)
• Turning around failing schools (5)
• UC and CSU (8)
• Uncategorized (26)
• Video (8)
• Video of the week (8)
• Workforce (2)

Other Links

• Bridging Differences Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meyer, opposites on some issue, share an insightful dialogue.
• California Progress Report Check out author and retired newspaper editor Peter Schrag’s column every Monday.
• California Teachers Association The teachers union’s perspective on ed reform and issues affecting teachers
• EdSource Prime site for facts and research on education in California.
• Education Next Online journal and blogs sponsored by Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 Education
• Edutopia “What works in public education. Funded by The George Lucas Educational Foundation
• Eduwonk Blog by Andrew Rotherham, co-founder and Publisher of Education Sector, keeps sharp eye on national scene.
• EdVoice Small advocacy group that’s a power behind the scenes in Sacramento.
• Enterprise Blog Andrew Smarick keeps a close eye on federal spending. He writes for the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
• Getting Down To Facts studies 20 studies on school governance and finance; published in 2007. Encyclopedic and relevant.
• Governor’s Committee on Education Excellence 2007 report with recommendations the governor shouldn’t have ignored.
• Joanne Jacobs Former colleage at the Mercury News challenges assumptions with incisive writing.
• Learning Matters John Merrow, PBS’ education correspondent
• The College Puzzle Stanford Professor Emeritus of Education and Business Administration Michael Kirst explores policy issues relating to the preparation for and success in college.