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August 2010
 | California became the 34th state to adopt common core academic standards for grades K-12. The California State Board of Education’s Aug. 2 vote occurred on the deadline to receive credit for common standards in the Race to the Top grant competition. A map with the latest updates can be found on the Common Core State Standards Initiative's website at www.corestandards.org. |
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31 August 2010 - The state Legislature must appropriate the federal funds before the money can flow to the schools. Many have already begun the 2010-11 academic year without access to the SIG funds to implement reforms they've committed to.
5 August 2010 - Assembly and Senate Democratic leaders released a new budget proposal Tuesday that they say would solve the state's $17.9 billion budget hole and leave a $535 million reserve.
In California School News
In a unanimous vote, California’s State Board of Education has adopted new academic standards for English-language arts and mathematics study in grades K-12.
“The association’s mission is to ensure a high-quality education for all students, and nothing is going to distract us from that mission,” Pugh said.
Frank Pugh is president of the California School Boards Association.
California’s State Board of Education approved emergency regulations last month to allow parents to apply to transfer their children to higher-performing schools in other districts, or petition for fundamental reforms.
CSBA’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show opens with pre-conference learning opportunities Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. 4 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
CSBA’s 2010 Back-to-School Conference Webcast is coming Sept. 23, with updates on state and federal policy news and the state of public K-12 schools in general.
Nominations for CSBA directors-at-large, Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic are being accepted until Friday, Sept. 24.
The California School Boards Foundation and University of California, Davis, School of Education have received a grant from the Stuart Foundation to help establish a California Center for Community Engaged Schools.
All nominations must be postmarked or received by Aug. 27
It could be a long summer—and maybe fall—as uncertainty over school funding continues