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California Secretary of State's Official Titles and Summaries of Proposition 30 and Proposition 38

September 21, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

These are reproduced from pdfs found on the California Secretary of State’s website and are the official titles and summaries of Propositions 30 and 38. Proposition 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. CA Proposition 30: TEMPORARY TAXES TO FUND EDUCATION. GUARANTEED LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING. INITIATIVE CO… […]

Filed Under: Elections, Fixes, Los Angeles, Orange County, Parents, Sacramento, San Francisco, School Districts, State Education Law Tagged With: CA budget, California, California state school funding, Proposition 30, Proposition 38, School Funding

California Budget Project's Analysis of Propositions 30 and 38, For November 2012

September 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

California Budget Project‘s Senior Policy Analyst and specialist in education issues, Jonathan Kaplan, recently released Budget Briefs analyzing the potential impact of two ballot initiatives in California that propose to fund K-12 education. This November, voters will decide if they want to vote for one, both, or none, and in order to do so, they’ll […]

Filed Under: Budgets, Elections, Fixes, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Francisco, State Education Law Tagged With: CA budget, California, Proposition 30, Proposition 38, School Funding

What Backers of the "Parent Trigger"/Parent Tricker Law Don’t Want You to Know: Real Democratic Involvement in Public Schools Works

September 4, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Around the country, REAL parent heroes are putting the lie to the version of the story told in the movie Won’t Back Down. The “parent trigger”, or “parent tricker” law is in the news again, this time with a glossy film starring popular actors Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The heart-string-tugging movie is called Won’t […]

Filed Under: Chicago, Educators, Federal Policy, Fixes, Innovations, Los Angeles, NCLB, Parents, School Districts, State Education Law Tagged With: magnet schools, NCLB

Dear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!

September 24, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

This is the high quality K-12 curriculum reform we’ve been waiting for that emphasizes creativity, collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking for 21st century learning. It’s what we need to keep California a leader in the worlds of art, science, technology and culture. Please join over 18 parent, educator, and community grassroots groups to urge Governor Brown to sign AB250 into law!

Filed Under: Curriculum, Fixes, Innovations, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Francisco, State Education Law Tagged With: AB250, California Common Core, Common Core Standards

(AUDIO) K12NN Talks to Sabrina Stevens-Shupe About the Save Our Schools March & Conference

July 25, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Listen as a former Colorado teacher, Sabrina Stevens-Shupe, talks about the need to support public education and why the Save Our Schools march and conference were organized. The event is scheduled for July 28-31, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Filed Under: DC, Educators, Federal Policy, Fixes, NCLB, Parents, Students Tagged With: Save Our Schools

Save Our Schools: Why I March — Seasoned Teacher Tells Us

July 14, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Seasoned Teacher tells us about how her recent visit to a humble elementary school inspires her to travel from her home in the Midwest to the Save Our Schools March in Washington DC this July 28-31, 2011: “I visited La Casita yesterday. The mothers were very welcoming, enjoyed showing us La Casita and were incredibly proud of their library. They also shared the latest plan by Chicago Public Schools: close Whittier School, relocate the children and sell the entire property to the private school for their soccer field. …The mothers told us over and over that CPS claims to want parent involvement but has refused to allow them to be involved. There was a police car in front of the school; the mothers said the police are there frequently.”

Filed Under: Chicago, Educators, Fixes, School Districts Tagged With: Seasoned Teacher

Guest Blogger NY Communities for Change: Our New Search Tool for PCB Contamination, NYC Schools

April 2, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Is your child being exposed to PCBs, dangerous construction chemicals commonly used in the ’80s and ’90s? Find out more about school building safety, environmental toxins, and a way to see if your NYC school is safe with a tool released by the non-profit group NY Communities.

Filed Under: Fixes, New York City, Parents Tagged With: School Building Safety

March 9, 2011 MOMocrats/K12News Network Blog Talk Radio Show: Guest Leonie Haimson

March 15, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

On MOMocrats’ MOMochat radio show, March 9, 2001: Leonie Haimson of Parents Across America discusses organizing to support public education in the face of extreme budget cuts and anti-child, anti-teacher, anti-union GOP budget proposals.

Filed Under: Federal Policy, Fixes, Los Angeles, New York City, Parents Tagged With: Parent Activism

Improve Race to the Top — Here's How

January 28, 2011 by K12NN Site Admin

Responses to the NYT discussion by top education policymakers on the Obama Administration’s Race to the Top initiative, with independent suggestions for progressive education policy.

Filed Under: Federal Policy, Fixes Tagged With: Diane Ravitch, Michelle Rhee, Race to the Top

Chicago Parents Sue Schools, Los Angeles Parents Pull the "Trigger"

December 16, 2010 by K12NN Site Admin

Two different parent groups try ways to fix their kids’ neighborhood schools.

Filed Under: Big Ed, Chicago, Fixes, School Districts Tagged With: Chicago

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Quick Education Voter’s Guide to the California CD34 Race, April 4, 2017

There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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