EdSource Today
EdSource Today is an independent online forum that responds in a timely way to key education challenges and innovations in California and nationally. Written by EdSource staff and guest commentators, its mission is to promote critical thinking through informed, in-depth discussion and reporting, in addition to clarifying key education issues for policy makers, educators, the media and the general public.
- Critical report on teacher preparation programs sparks debate - by Jane Meredith Adams and Kathryn Baron
- June 18th, 2013 | Comments | By Jane Meredith Adams and Kathryn Baron
California’s teacher training programs were excoriated as among the worst in a nation of poor-quality programs in a report released Tuesday, immediately sparking a debate about the validity of the report’s methodology and findings.
Nearly every teacher preparation program in California, at both public and private colleges and universities, received poor ratings in the report, which was issued Read entire article »
- Business, military signal strong support for public preschool, but Republican lawmakers unswayed - by Lillian Mongeau
- June 17th, 2013 | Comments | By Lillian Mongeau
Early childhood education advocates are working to make it clear that not everyone supporting President Barack Obama’s proposal to vastly expand federal funding for preschool and infant and toddler care is a tax-and-spend liberal.
“This has become a bipartisan issue in the real world,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently in a sound bite that has become standard language in Read entire article »
- Interactive graphic of state budget highlights for education - by John Osborn
- June 14th, 2013 | Comments | By John Osborn
- Click here to see EdSource Today’s interactive graphic of the budget the Legislature passed Friday. The Legislature on Friday passed a $96.3 billion budget plan for the state that includes a shift in how California funds schools and contains significant funding for education. Schools and community colleges will receive $55.3 billion under the voter-approved school funding guarantee. The total is Read entire article »
- National Council on Teacher Quality report is deeply flawed - by Linda Darling-Hammond / commentary
- June 18th, 2013 | Comments
- By Linda Darling-Hammond / commentary
- This week, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) issued a report, NCTQ Teacher Prep Review. Billed as a consumer’s guide, the report rates teacher preparation programs on a list of criteria Read entire article »
- After historic win, much collective work lies ahead - by Ted Lempert / commentary
- June 14th, 2013 | Comments
- By Ted Lempert / commentary
- California is about to embark on the most comprehensive reform to its school finance system in 40 years, putting local communities in the driver’s seat and making a historic investment of more than Read entire article »
- LCFF lemmings poised to leap? - by Eric Premack / commentary
- June 14th, 2013 | Comments
- By Eric Premack / commentary
- The current Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation pending before the Legislature utterly fails to reach any of the key reform goals that Gov. Jerry Brown and his advisers articulated. The Read entire article »
Compromises Reached on School Funding Reform
Read EdSource Today's coverage of compromise on Gov. Brown's school finance reform plan.
- Adult ed, regional occupational center advocates satisfied with budget deal – for now
- June 13, 2013 - Early childhood advocates cheered by $55M in restored funding
- June 13, 2013 - Foster youth win big in California’s new budget
- June 13, 2013 - Michael Kirst, father of new school funding formula, looks back and at the work ahead
- June 12, 2013 - Adult ed, regional occupational centers, partnership academies get reprieve
- June 12, 2013 - It’s a deal: Brown, top lawmakers raise base funding in finance formula
- June 11, 2013
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EdSource In Depth
May 2013
Raising Revenues Locally: Parcel Taxes in California School Districts 1983-2012
There is renewed discussion in the Legislature to reduce the voting threshold for passage of parcel taxes to 55 percent from the current two-thirds requirement. This EdSource report analyzes all the p...
December 2012
Math in a Child’s World: Policy and Practical Challenges for Preschool Mathematics
Basic math concepts acquired before kindergarten are powerful predictors of later learning. This new EdSource report highlights the challenges of integrating math concepts into preschool.
September 2012
Understanding School Discipline in California: Perceptions and Practice
This report on a new EdSource survey of 315 school districts—representing two-thirds of public school students in California—sheds new light on how the state implements student disciplin...
June 2012
At Risk: Adult Schools in California
The continuing state budget crisis combined with increased flexibility in how school districts use funds has had a dramatic impact on adult education programs in California.
May 2012
Schools Under Stress: Pressures Mount on California’s Largest School Districts
This report identifies eight "stress factors" that are threatening the ability of California school districts to provide a quality education to California children.
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