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2013/05/25 09:22
2013/05/25 09:22
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Two dozen East Bay schools get top marks compared...
SACRAMENTO -- Two dozen public schools in the East Bay ranked high compared with similar schools statewide, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Education, while 52 schools...
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2013/05/25 09:22
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2013/05/25 02:23
2013/05/25 02:23
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Students’ attention on graduation
With placement tests taken, seasonal sports wrapping up and fair animals sold, Willows high school seniors have turned their attention toward graduation. For a few dozen 2013 graduates, the expense...
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Willows Journal
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Natalie Massa
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2013/05/24 01:44
2013/05/24 01:44
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East Bay Memorial Day events
Memorial Day Celebration -- 11 a.m. May 27. A ceremony to remember those who died in the service of this nation will take place in Veterans Memorial Park, Island and Doolittle drives by the Bay Farm...
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Oakland Tribune
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2013/05/21 22:16
2013/05/21 22:16
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Education and economic forum slated for UCR
The state superintendent of public instruction will speak at an education and economic forum at UC Riverside tomorrow. University of California Riverside (Wikimedia)
Tom Torlakson
will speak at the...
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University of California Riverside
Tom Torlakson
University of California Riverside
Kevin Jeffries
Greg Devereaux
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2013/05/21 08:07
2013/05/21 08:07
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Board learns about 'Common Core'
On the same day that California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $1 billion to implement statewide education standards, Tehachapi school officials listened closely to a plan that will remodel...
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Jerry Brown
National Governors Association
Council of Chief State School Officers
Obama administration
Tom Torlakson
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2013/05/21 05:49
2013/05/21 05:49
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California won't try again for No Child Left Behi...
California lost its bid in 2012 to get a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Law because it was unwilling to tie student test scores to teacher evaluations, a requirement of the law. A statement...
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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Los Angeles Daily News
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2013/05/17 23:15
2013/05/17 23:15
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Outstanding Mt. Diablo school district employees ...
CONCORD -- Outstanding Mt. Diablo school district employees will be honored during an "Academy Awards" event Friday organized by the teachers' union. The awards dinner is from 5:30-9 p.m. at Centre...
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Tom Torlakson
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2013/05/16 09:07
2013/05/16 09:07
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Governor Jerry Brown's budget aimed at boosting e...
Advertisementup with a plan on how they're going to spend these dollars," Ramanathan said. "And the plan has to have goals and targets. Parents are going to have under the proposal a big voice in that...
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2013/05/15 20:13
2013/05/15 20:13
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Industry Unites in Landmark Donation of School Sa...
More than 100 produce industry leaders, retail partners, businesses and foundations have come together to make a landmark donation of salad bars to 436 California schools. The donation to Let’s Move...
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2013/05/15 01:50
2013/05/15 01:50
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School Bell: Pittsburg High celebrates green chal...
It was a competition and, yes, there were winners. But in the end, everyone at Pittsburg High actually won. A recent assembly celebrated the school's green challenge, which began in January. In that...
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Pittsburg
Laura Wright
Tom Torlakson
Antioch
NRG Energy
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2013/05/14 19:59
2013/05/14 19:59
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Supporters laud governor's proposed budget
State schools chief
Tom Torlakson
joined other education advocates in sending out messages of support for Governor Jerry Brown's proposed state budget this morning. The proposed budget implements the...
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The Sacramento Bee
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Tom Torlakson
Anthony Cannella
John A. Pérez
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2013/05/14 01:44
2013/05/14 01:44
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Grossmont High arts program honored
EL CAJON Grossmont High School was one of just 13 schools in the state and the only one in the county to be honored this month by the California Department of Education as a winner of an Exemplary...
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California Department of Education
Distinguished School
Dan Barnes
Matthew
Tom Torlakson
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2013/05/08 07:53
2013/05/08 07:53
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Buhach honors teachers with massages and more
... massage was great; I loved it, and what a treat," Schmidt-Murphy said. "The spa day is fabulous. I think that the teachers and staff feel incredibly pampered and cared about by the staff and...
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2013/05/05 09:33
2013/05/05 09:33
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Comments sought on math framework
California is moving one step closer in making Common Core State Standards for Mathematics a reality with its draft Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, K-12, set for public comment...
Read more at The Vacaville Reporter
2013/05/05 07:58
2013/05/05 07:58
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Resist urge to delay Common Core testing
Across California, teachers, parents and school administrators are working to make the transition to the new Common Core State Standards. They are asking an understandable question: Are schools...
Read more at The Sacramento Bee
State Board of Education
Tom Torlakson
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2013/05/04 02:45
2013/05/04 02:45
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Vail Ranch Middle School honored for arts program
Temecula's Vail Ranch Middle School is one of 19 institutions -- and the only one in Riverside County -- that the State Department of Education is recognizing with its new Exemplary Arts Program...
Read more at San Diego Union-Tribune
State Department of Education
Tom Torlakson
Distinguished School
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2013/05/02 17:14
2013/05/02 17:14
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The language of exclusion
The California Department of Education has done “irreparable harm” to students enrolled in nearly a quarter of the state’s school districts — including Los Angeles, Glendale and two in the San Gabriel...
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California Department of Education
American Civil Liberties Union
American Legal Center
Monrovia
LOS ANGELES
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2013/05/02 00:59
2013/05/02 00:59
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California teacher evaluation bill fails again
But representatives of teachers unions had their doubts. Opponents of the bill -- a category that included the California Labor Federation, the California Teachers Association, the California...
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Sacramento
California Teachers Association
Tom Torlakson
California Labor Federation
California Federation of Teachers
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2013/05/01 21:50
2013/05/01 21:50
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Brentwood high school to celebrate honor
BRENTWOOD -- Principal Larry Oshodi will be planning a celebration in the next few weeks in the wake of news that Heritage High School has scored its second statewide honor. Oshodi received an email...
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Brentwood
Heritage High School
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2013/04/30 07:59
2013/04/30 07:59
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California officials split on how to divvy up $50...
The fight over Proposition 39 didn't end at the ballot box. Six months after voters overwhelmingly approved a change in the corporate tax code that's expected to net the state an additional $1...
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The Sacramento Bee
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Jerry Brown
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Tom Steyer
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