January 2011
Arizona bans ethnic studies and, along with it, reason and justice
Blog by Randall Amster/Huffington Post
Jack O'Connell leaves imprint as he leaves top California schools post
By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News
Sacramento-area school districts scramble to market themselves to prospective students
By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
Charter schools in L.A. Unified to get more special education money
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Pennsylvania parents sue Lower Merion School District for wrongly classifying children as special needs students
Huffington Post
NCLB's 9th anniversary: 'Will there be anything we will need to remember after the test?'
Guest blog by Dennis Van Roekel/Washington Post
Conflict makes good stories, collaboration makes good schools
Blog by Randi Weingarten/Huffington Post
Chino Valley board to consider steep budget cuts tonight
By Neil Nisperos/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Neither fair nor accurate • Research-based reasons why high-stakes tests should not be used to evaluate teachers
Opinion by Wayne Au/Rethinking Schools
L.A. school board expected to appoint John Deasy as next superintendent on Tuesday
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
New schools Supt. Tom Torlakson cites worsening financial picture
Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Brown spares K-12 education, wants tax extension
Carla Marinucci and Marisa Lagos/San Francisco Chronicle
Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown's shakeup of California Board of Education
By Seema Mehta/Los Angeles Times
KIPP responds to criticism on attrition rates
Guest blog by Jonathan Cowan and Steve Mancini/Washington Post
John Deasy earns mostly high marks as the likely new L.A. schools superintendent
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Judge rules New York City can disclose names in teacher rankings; union plans to appeal
By Sharon Otterman/New York Times
Governor's promise to spare K-12 from budget ax hinges on tax extension
By Theresa Harrington and Katy Murphy/Contra Costa Times
Proposition 13 had long lasting impact on schools
Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
California's higher education in line for big budget hit under Brown's proposals
By Laurel Rosenhall/Sacramento Bee
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy
By Stephanie McCrummen/Washington Post
New L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy is seemingly a man of contradictions
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times