SCHOOLS & KIDS
Governor pledges to spare education
I would hope so!
They can't cut much more of education without running afoul of commitments made during acceptance of Federal stimulus dollars.
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on Jan 12, 2010 at 9:05 am by Amador Parent, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Quo Warranto, Mr. Kernan?
Here's an official California Attorney General opinion on another instance of a school district trustee who failed to retain residency within the district. This residency iss... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 28, 2009 at 2:16 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
San Diego Unified's New Budgeting Approach
San Diego Unified's new budgeting approach sounds similar to zero-based budgeting.
Web Link
"the... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 22, 2009 at 11:50 am by Miguel, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Race to the Status Quo
Web Link
"The Assembly Committee on Education pushed forward a bill Wednesday favored by unions and effectively shut do... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 14, 2009 at 8:41 pm by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California at a Crossroads: Crisis and Opportunity
Web Link
The 2010 EdSource Forum will be held Friday, March 19 at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara, California. The program will run fro... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 12, 2009 at 11:49 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Reigning in Spending
Web Link
""Therefore, effective immediately, I am placing a freeze on the hiring and filling of vacancies; travel, conference ... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 7, 2009 at 2:54 pm by Me, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
KQED Forum: Class Size Reduction
Web Link
"A state program that has invested billions to shrink class sizes is coming apart, and the number of kids in many California classr... |
Stacey |
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on Dec 1, 2009 at 8:23 pm by Frank, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting Down to Facts
This is one of the sites I looked at when the education topic first came up at the beginning of this year.
""Getting Down to Facts" is a research project of more than 20 st... |
Stacey |
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on Nov 25, 2009 at 11:14 pm by Dana, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Irony
From Web Link
"We want the school board to do all it can to be fiscally responsible before you start asking t... |
Stacey |
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on Nov 24, 2009 at 2:50 pm by Susan Anthony, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
State's school funding process is failing
Web Link
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Some mandates have broad support from districts, teachers and parents. And district administra... |
Stacey |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:01 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Public Employee Pension and Retiree Health Costs in California
The Legislative Analyst's Office has a presentation I think everyone should look at: Web Link
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Stacey |
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on Nov 19, 2009 at 3:11 pm by Rudy, a resident of the Apperson Ridge neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
How Pleasanton Traffic Signals Make the City Green
Here's a bit of fancy...
Jerry Brown says Pleasanton contributes to global warming because we have too many jobs compared to places to live and this translates into more ca... |
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on Nov 14, 2009 at 9:48 am by T.H., a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
How Industry Affects Legislation
"To understand how the pharmaceutical industry is helping to shape the nation’s health care policies, it helps to understand how the industry’s interests prevailed when Part D... |
Stacey |
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on Oct 28, 2009 at 9:12 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Another Initiative!
Web Link
"The Livermore Airport Citizens Group (LACG) has launched an initiative aimed at controlling growth and operations at ... |
Stacey |
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on Oct 16, 2009 at 1:40 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
What is Reality?
In the two films, Network (1974) by Sidney Lumet and Tanner '88 (1988) by Roger Altman, the question, "What is reality?" is raised. Reality, in these two films, is convolute... |
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on Oct 15, 2009 at 9:31 am by Stay Cool, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Local Author Douglas Kendall's Posts Removed?
Earlier today, there were two new posts started (supposedly) by local Pleasanton author Douglas Kendall. He's the author of the parody book "Pleasantopia". The posts looked ... |
Stacey |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 1:27 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Czars and the Erosion of Your Freedoms
Think czars are all the rage? Did everyone forget about signing statements, which have been wielded extensively by the past five presidents, including Obama? These are crime... |
Stacey |
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on Sep 7, 2009 at 12:02 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Rowdy protesters overrun health care meetings
From: Web Link
"More than 500 people packed a Napa town hall hosted this week by Rep. Mike Thompson,... |
Stacey |
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on Aug 6, 2009 at 4:22 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Are you underinsured?
Web Link
"Think your insurance has you covered? Just wait till you n... |
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on Jul 30, 2009 at 9:26 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
The Crack Cocaine of Democracy
Web Link
Those familiar with my past writing here already understand my attitude towards California's initiative ... |
Stacey |
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on Jul 17, 2009 at 4:03 pm by pete, a resident of the Bonde Ranch neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
This Website Has Been Taken Over
Just an observation... This website used to be primarily about local issues. When Bush was in office, there was hardly any discussion about national politics here. Ever sin... |
Stacey |
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on Jun 20, 2009 at 3:21 pm by sheerluck_holmes, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial on K-3 Class Size Reduction
"State should consider suspending K-3 class-size reduction" Web Link
"The question facing our leaders in Sacramento is not whether t... |
Stacey |
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on Jun 19, 2009 at 10:22 pm by Still waiting, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton student wins $175,000 for science experiment
For some reason this hasn't hit the PW yet.
Web Link
Note that this student's father ran for the school board last year.
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Stacey |
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on Jun 6, 2009 at 11:29 am by mary, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Cost of California's Bureaucracy to Education
Web Link
"Most K-12 teachers would be shocked to know that the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing actually draws 32 to 33 mill... |
Stacey |
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on Jun 4, 2009 at 12:24 pm by Mike, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will PUSD Cut CSR?
The ball is in the School Board Trustees' court now.
The State has given them flexibility in CSR rules and other categorical funding so CSR is not an "all or nothing" progr... |
Stacey |
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on Jun 3, 2009 at 10:06 am by Agree with Chatty Chad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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