Daily News Clips

December 12, 2011:

WEDNESDAY MAY 16, 2012

Oakland Charter Unexpectedly Set To Close:

Parents Demand Transparency In Bullis, LASD Board Agreement:

Prop. 39 Gives Ceiba Charter Much Needed Space:

One Day After May Revise, Legislators Vote On School Deferral Payments:

Governor Brown's Weighted Formula Proposal Draws Criticism In Legislature:

May Revise Seeks To Make Transitional Kindergarten Implementation Voluntary:

Benefits Of Attending A Charter School (National Charter Schools Week):

Eight LAUSD Students File Lawsuit Against Teacher Tenure Laws:

Statistics Agency To Review U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools Data:

Michelle Rhee Targeting Public Schools For Change:

For national charter school headlines, check out NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".

TUESDAY MAY 15, 2012

See national headlines on the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools website.

Always keep up with the latest news by following @calcharters on Twitter and by liking CCSA on Facebook.

California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes $8.3 billion in cuts to close $15.7 billion deficit

California Schools Need Your 'Yes' Vote On Budget Revision
Featuring LAUSD Supt. John Deasy

Calif. AG, SC chief justice react to revised state budget

CA Budget Revision Puts Schools in Limbo

Big changes to weighted formula

National Charter Schools Week (Featuring Coleman Tech Charter High School)

LASD and BCS take a step toward peace

Berkeley designer aims to bring color into local kids' lives (Featuring Reems Academy in Oakland)

CUSD School board asked to move $26 million in construction forward *Charter project postponed

Testing a charter - Semillas del Pueblo

24 High-Performing Los Angeles Unified Schools Plan to Become Charter Schools

Baldwin Park Unified to vote next month on charter school renewal

MONDAY MAY 14, 2012

See national charter school headlines. Always keep up with the latest news on CCSA's Twitter feed and Facebook page.

Sacramento Bee: Governor's May Revise will be released today *Links to full coverage, news conferences at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

SIA Cabinet Report: May Revise likely to offer school more money despite shortfall increase

Educated Guess: Layoffs by seniority contested *San Francisco Unified and Sac City Unified

CBS: U.S. charter schools tied to powerful Turkish imam (full transcript)

LA Times: Students at charter-run Locke do better than nearby peers

Education Week: Network of Green Dot Schools Raises Performance, Study Finds

SIA Cabinet Report: Study finds Green Dot students have performance edge

Education Week: New Advocacy Groups Shaking Up Education Field

Education Week: New K-12 Advocacy Groups Wield State-Level Clout

These articles are part of an ongoing series on "The Changing Face of Education Advocacy"

NY Times: 'Why Don't We Have Any White Kids?' *Feature on segregation in schools, focuses on NY charter school

Daily Breeze: Animo Leadership Charter High School students say officials intimidated them

Times Herald: Vallejo school seeks charter renewal

Bakersfield Californian: UFW legacy *Mentions two charter schools founded to serve the children of farmworkers

High Desert Daily Press: Judge to decide fate of 'Parent Trigger' effort

Press release: Palisades Charter High School Takes 1st Place in the California Envirothon

Huffington Post: Charter Schools Association Is Using Taxpayer Money to Support ALEC's Radical Agenda

MLS: Locke HS Student in running for soccer competition

FRIDAY MAY 11, 2012

Questions Around Renewal Of LAUSD's Academia Semillas:

Governor Brown Warns Of More Budget Cuts, Submits Signatures For Tax Initiative Just Days Before May Revise:

Precarious Fiscal Situation Leads To Dispute Between San Diego Unified Trustees:

State Board Of Education Voted For NCLB Waiver, No New Teacher Evaluation Plan:

Southern California Parents Consider Parent Trigger For Failing School:

Sacramento Bee Announces Endorsements For Twin Rivers Unified Board Elections:

Longer School Day May Help Students:

Rocketship Selects Milwaukee Site For Upcoming Charter School:

Oakland School Of The Arts Students Win International Cappella Competition:

For national charter school stories, read NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".

THURSDAY MAY 10, 2012

CA State Assembly Approves California Charter Schools Week Resolution:

State Board Of Education To Revise Accountability System:

Charter Enrollment Bill, AB 1568, Passes Assembly Committee:

Oakland Unified's Facilities Master Plan Up For Vote In Two Weeks:

New Clayton Valley Charter Executive Director To Meet Community:

Charters Play Big Role In Sacramento County Board Of Education Elections:

For charter school national headlines, read NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".

WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 2012

U.S. News & World Report Announces List Of Top High Schools; Several CA Charters Included:

20th Anniversary Of Charter Schools:

Be sure to also check out our daily special blogs for National Charter Schools Week. Today, we are featuring two charter schools that are preparing students above and beyond academics. Read the blogs.

Two Charter High Schools Look To Open In San Francisco:

LAUSD Approves New Media & Technology Center At Granada Hills Charter High School:

Charter School Sector Growing Its Own Leaders:

California Public Schools Feeling Stress Of Cutbacks:

State Education Leaders Call For Overhaul Of California's Accountability System:

Discussion On Gov. Brown's Weighted Formula Proposal Postponed In Legislature:

County Office of Education To Take Closer Look At Pacific Collegiate Charter's Non-Profit Plans:

For national charter school news, check out NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".

TUESDAY MAY 8, 2012

National Charter Schools Week:

Also, be sure to check out CCSA's special section on National Charter Schools week for daily content on California's charter schools, including a background of the charter movement, a Q & A with former Assemblymember Ted Lempert who authored the charter expansion bill in 1998, and more.

Schools Ask SBE For Waivers From Low-Performing List Under The Open Enrollment Act:

Bullis Charter and Los Altos School District Announce Tentative Facilities Agreement:

LAUSD's Academic Decathlon Program Saved From Budget Cuts:

California Schools Must Combat Bullying Through Awareness And Prevention Programs:

Three Candidates Vying For 74th Assembly District Seat:

For national charter school news, read NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".

MONDAY MAY 7, 2012

Judge Invalidates L.A. Area Charter School's Lease:

LAUSD Renews Academia Semillas:

Sacramento Bee Endorsements For Sacramento County Office Of Education Seats:

Legislature To Review Gov. Brown's Weighted Formula Proposal This Week:

Preschool Can Improve Reading For English Language Learners, Study Finds:

LAUSD's Superintendent Aims To Raise Graduation Requirements:

For charter school national news, check out NAPCS' "Charter News Daily".