November 2009

An Archive of Education News Roundup stories from November 2009

Title	Type
Obama calls for end of 'firewall' rules that shield teachers	Newsroom Item
Election offers varied impact for education	Newsroom Item
Paper calls for focus on high school teachers	News Item
Measure T's failure means painful cuts ahead for LBUSD, officials say	News Item
California Senate OKs school changes to seek federal funds	Newsroom Item
Ford Foundation gives $100 million to reform urban high schools	News Item
Council recommends uniforms at all city schools	Newsroom Item
Oxnard school tax measure is dead, but problems persist	Newsroom Item
Superintendents to take pay cuts if faculty do	Newsroom Item
Judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs	Newsroom Item
Redefining education for students who need more than academics	Newsroom Item
Three's a crowd when it comes to Eastside schools	Newsroom Item
Class conformity - Should LAUSD go uniform?	Newsroom Item
A day in the life of school budget cuts	Newsroom Item
L.A. school leaders, community groups to debunk imflammatory flier aimed at undocumented parents	Newsroom Item
Lessons for LAUSD	Newsroom Item
Stimulus funding reports pose puzzle for watchdogs	Newsroom Item
States slow standards work amid 'common core' push	Newsroom Item
Which states are innovative in education? A new report card.	Newsroom Item
Survey finds 'Gen Y' teachers open to merit pay	Newsroom Item
Teachers help with employment	Newsroom Item
Digital school library leaves book stacks behind	News Item
A calculus class so crazy, it just might work	News Item
LAUSD's goal should be better schools	News Item
LAUSD blasts threat on flier	News Item
Tug of war over LA Unified reform models	News Item
Assembly must work quickly to pass Race to the Top education reforms	News Item
States lag in educational innovation, report says	News Item
Scoring system for school aid	News Item
Stimulus to reward states that overhaul school systems	News Item
Rules set for $4 billion 'Race to Top' contest	Newsroom Item
After criticism, the administration is praised for final rules on education grants	Newsroom Item
Education Department to demand school pay data	Newsroom Item
School’s cool	Newsroom Item
Peer review undergoing revitalization	Newsroom Item
Last resort for schools: Closure	Newsroom Item
Want to eliminate at-risk kids? Call them something else.	Newsroom Item
L.A. Unified asks union to OK four furlough days this year	Newsroom Item
Two worlds on one campus	Newsroom Item
LAUSD may get help from other districts	Newsroom Item
Nevada out of ‘race’ for innovation funding	Newsroom Item
Should a-g be the default curriculum?	Newsroom Item
What Assembly should do on Race to the Top	Newsroom Item
California's leisurely pace may cost it from qualifying for federal schools funding	News Item
What's needed to make sure innovation is working?	News Item
True reform: Collaboration at Viers Mill Elementary	News Item
Funding cuts may leave gifted kids behind	News Item
Villaraigosa, teacher groups vie for 4 schools	News Item
Charters, teachers union among those bidding for control of campuses	News Item
Brace yourself for school budget cuts	News Item
Their future is ours	News Item
Schools’ grades reflect persistent disparity	Newsroom Item
Schools need a culture shift	News Item
Obama and Duncan are wrong about charters	News Item
Teachers, LAUSD at odds over cutbacks	News Item
Unhappy Richmond teachers organizing	News Item
Paramount school district may lay off 17 teachers next year	News Item
Senate passes sweeping changes for underperforming schools	Newsroom Item
What ails public schools? Better ask, what doesn’t?	Newsroom Item
UC regents approve fee hike amid loud student protests	Newsroom Item
California faces a projected deficit of $21 billion	Newsroom Item
Second lawsuit attacks Florida school funding	Newsroom Item
Agriculture chief promises better food alerts to schools	Newsroom Item
SDUSD Board favors zero-based budgeting	Newsroom Item
State's classroom sizes are creeping up	Newsroom Item
Veteran substitute teachers win back seniority rights in L.A. Unified	Newsroom Item
Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality	Newsroom Item
Assembly to reconvene early to debate school reform	Newsroom Item
Calif. teachers unions, parents fearful of more education cuts	Newsroom Item
Scholars: Parent-school ties should shift in teen years	Newsroom Item
Class sizes begin to rise again in California schools	Newsroom Item
Career academies, where a-g and job training meet	Newsroom Item
State's school funding process is failing	Newsroom Item
For African-American students, class size matters	Newsroom Item
10 questions: Mike Rose, expert on K-12 schools	Newsroom Item
Learning to teach to bridge the achievement gap	Newsroom Item
Is House bill a preview of the 'S' in ESEA?	Newsroom Item
Changes urged in rules for federal innovation aid	Newsroom Item
U.N. says more children in school and fewer dying	Newsroom Item
Fremont schools cancel parent conferences due to budget cuts	Newsroom Item
Parcelling pain: The ghost of proposed parcel tax returns to haunt L.A. homeowners	Newsroom Item
Despite state subsidies, class sizes begin to rise again in California schools	Newsroom Item
Budgeting from scratch	Newsroom Item
Parents file suit against state's education system	Newsroom Item
Study finds NCLB law lifted math scores	Newsroom Item
White House pushes science and math education	Newsroom Item
Despite state subsidies, class sizes begin to rise again in California schools	Newsroom Item
Rowland Unified teachers enhance teaching strategies at no cost at mentoring program	Newsroom Item
Teacher tenure a thorny issue, but some say it improves teaching	Newsroom Item
How LA charters will spend Gates’ $60 million	Newsroom Item
States said to be progressing on data systems	Newsroom Item
The playtime's the thing	Newsroom Item
Catholic teachers find themselves intensely immersed in Jewish history	Newsroom Item
Stimulus rules on 'turnarounds' shift	Newsroom Item
Let's slow down & consider our path carefully	Newsroom Item
State must reveal, not conceal, school aptitude	Newsroom Item
Some L.A. Unified workers agree to furloughs	Newsroom Item
LAUSD Superintendent orders hiring freeze and other cuts	Newsroom Item
District owes SW Fresno its middle school	Newsroom Item
Tips for the admissions test ... to kindergarten	Newsroom Item

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