*Teachers' pets: *Its leaders may not have been at the head table of Gov.-elect *Jerry Brown's <http://www.sfgate.com/jerry-brown/> *education funding summit...
As a Kensington resident and parent of a child attending Kensington Hilltop, some Kensington/El Cerrito residents start their child's education in the public...
The NY Times provides American Community Survey data at this link, http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp . The ACS is a wonderful trove of social...
The chronicle carried a story about flight from Oakland's middle schools. It's certainly a similar picture in WCCUSD, with the irony that many of our kids are...
Judge OKs sale of Calif buildings in early ruling By JUDY LIN, Associated Press Associated Press December 10, 2010 10:08 AM Copyright Associated Press. All ...
California's education outlook: huge classes, shorter school years, less learrning By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@... Posted: 12/03/2010 05:50:27 PM...
With China's debut in international standardized testing, students in Shanghai have surprised experts by outscoring their counterparts in dozens of other...
Pawning state buildings is not much of a strategy. It may be a nod to the bond markets to show austerity. With a $25B deficit, California has a some likelihood...
Teachers are so indoctrinated with this system that they come to this preposterous conclusion. They accept what they've been told by the Owners, that ...
I suggest a math project where the youth run the numbers on this deal. Then a study of insider dealing for social studies where they will find that the deal ...
Todd, no wonder our kids can't think critically, look at some of their role models. This budget mess is going to continue to affect our children's education...
Albany schools try to balance parent-funded extras Call it the battle of the bake sales. The city of Albany is up in arms over new district-imposed controls on...
The Sunday NY Times http://is.gd/hxN8k offers a good overview of the phenomenon seen in our schools. Working with kids individually, we see a frightening...
12th grade students still below '92 reading scores MIAMI – A national education assessment released Thursday shows that high school seniors have made some...
Todd: I read the article and thought it interesting, also had some of the concerns that others had about focus group. I think it would be good if WCCUSD...
OUSD is instituting a cabinet level position to improve outcomes for African-American males. It's an interesting idea, but likely to have little effect if...
More explanation for the uselessness of value-added measures as an evaluation instrument. http://www.eduardomartinez4richmond.net/index.html As the parent of...
No the absentee ballots have not been counted yet; it usually take a few weeks to finalize the election results. I tried to find the exact date online but did...
Does anyone know if all the absentee ballots have been counted? Catherine Mercurio ________________________________ From: wccusdtalk@yahoogroups.com...
Here is how the votes break down by cost: Charles Ramsey - $6.26 per vote Madeline Kronenberg - $4.22 per vote Audrey Miles - .87 cents per vote Jason Freeman...
Here is the link to check Contra Costa County election results: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/21781/39347/en/summary.html Here are...
By Shelly Meron Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/29/2010 06:35:50 PM PDT Updated: 10/30/2010 05:22:04 PM PDT Construction and architecture firms, unions and local...
