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September 30, 2018

Gov. Brown vetoes bill to let districts give SAT or ACT as 11th grade test

Dozens of districts are offering the tests at their own expense already, because scores on SAT and ACT, not Smarter Balanced, are what matters to high school juniors.

John Fensterwald
August 29, 2018

Offering the SAT instead of Smarter Balanced will open doors to college

11th graders suffering test fatigue from too many tests and SAT better positions underserved students for college, proponents say.

Christopher J. Steinhauser
March 1, 2018

Senators want to add extra $1.2 billion to California school funding formula next year

Districts strapped with rising expenses could use the money however they want.

John Fensterwald
September 17, 2017

Legislation roundup: STEM school, later school start, 'meal shaming,' budget reserves; what passed and what didn't

What also happened to California proposals for charter schools, fiscal transparency, longer teacher probation — and more.

EdSource staff
August 10, 2017

Undergraduate education major, banned for 56 years, returns

Colleges will have another option for a 4-year path to a teaching credential.

John Fensterwald
July 2, 2017

Votes coming on teacher tenure, for-profit charters, other key bills

Legislators must decide this month before they take August off.

EdSource staff
May 31, 2017

Assembly pressing for solutions to teacher shortage in state budget

Gov. Jerry Brown has his own idea, using $11 million in federal funding.

John Fensterwald
April 27, 2017

Bill to lengthen probation for teachers clears first hurdle

Assembly Bill 1220 would require teachers to spend three years in the classroom before getting tenure.

John Fensterwald
April 26, 2017

Push in Sacramento to end fight over size of school districts’ budget reserves

The current reserve cap limits the amount of money school districts can set aside for future needs.

John Fensterwald
February 9, 2017

Gov. Brown agrees to issue first school bonds this fall

The governor, who opposed Prop. 51, will get the oversight changes he wanted.

John Fensterwald
April 26, 2016

Bill would give legislators a say in shaping new accountability system

The state board would have to measure school climate and chronic absenteeism.

John Fensterwald
December 20, 2015

Republicans keep pressing for tenure, layoff, evaluation reforms

Legislators call for action in response to judge's ruling in Vergara lawsuit.

John Fensterwald
September 1, 2015

School groups pursue compromise on budget reserves

The bill sets a higher limit and exempts small districts from the current cap.

John Fensterwald
July 22, 2015

Issue of collective bargaining threatens evaluation reform

Democrats' bills would give teachers the right to negotiate what goes into an evaluation.

John Fensterwald
July 16, 2015

Students Matter sues districts over teacher evaluations

Lawsuit says districts must include test scores to measure effectiveness

John Fensterwald