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CSBA serves as a resource for top education news and information.  Provided below is the most recent education news releases and stories published by CSBA.  We also offer an archive of past news releases and stories from California School News, our monthly newsletter and weekly e-blasts, and California Schools, our quarterly magazine.

 

Governor proposes $3 billion suspension of Prop. 98

1 July 2009 - At a press conference this morning, the governor said the new budget shortfall now stands at $26.3 billion and proposed to suspend Proposition 98 to reduce 2009-10 education funding by $3 billion.

Budget: Bad news just gets worse

1 July 2009 - If legislators and the governor approve spending cuts for education that resemble those the Budget Conference Committee approved June 16, schools will have been cut over $5.2 billion in 2008–09. And that’s not counting inter-year deferrals and the reclassification of $1 billion in school funding in order to further erode Proposition 98’s minimum guarantee.

New, improved Agenda Online debuts this month

1 July 2009 - For the third year in a row, new features have been added to CSBA’s Web-based agenda software, making it easier and more intuitive to navigate. The upgrades go live July 7.

Executive director's note: Local governments’ task: Look beyond the abyss to envision a new future for California

22 June 2009 - Scott P. Plotkin is the executive director of the California School Boards Association.

Editor's note: Class acts, serendipity and the rest of the story

22 June 2009 - Brian Taylor (btaylor@ csba.org) is the managing editor of California Schools.

Class Acts: Contra Costa connects students with the Ivy League

22 June 2009 - West Contra Costa Unified School District's Ivy League Connection program introduces prospective college students to prestigious East Coast institutions of higher learning.

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