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On Campus: A map to the school bond
The Modesto BeeAnyone whose hand has cramped while signing real estate documents knows the sticker shock of those huge numbers. Spending school bond money, on the other hand, usually happens with an "aye" and a community cheer. The disconnect of paying and spending...Tags: Bill Lockyer, Finance
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EDITORIAL: Brown's budget revise wisely focuses on frugality, education
The Fresno BeeGov. Jerry Brown made a call for "prudence, not exuberance" in his revised May budget Tuesday. While Democrats in the Legislature call for more spending, Brown is taking the right stance given a one-time revenue surge as a result of tax changes, the...Tags: Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Carol Liu, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Regional Authority
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ON CAMPUS: School bonds that bind
The Modesto BeeAnyone whose hand has cramped while signing real estate documents knows the sticker shock of those huge numbers. Spending school bond money, on the other hand, usually happens with an "Aye" and a community cheer. The disconnect of paying and spending...Tags: Bill Lockyer, Finance
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Gov. Brown as Robin Hood
Now we know what Gov. Jerry Brown really cares about — what gets him riled and raring to rumble. "The battle of their lives," he promises opponents. "This is a cause." When a governor bares his soul like that, not only is he waving a nasty...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Civil Rights, Regional Authority, Government, Darrell Steinberg
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Calif. Gov. Brown calls his school-funding plan a civil rights issue
The Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Facing resistance at the Capitol and in suburban school districts to his effort to shift more education money to California's poor and English-learning students, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called his measure a civil...Tags: John A. Perez, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Civil Rights, Government
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Jerry Brown pledges foes 'battle of their lives' over education funding
The Sacramento BeeFacing resistance at the Capitol and in suburban school districts to his effort to shift more education money to California's poor and English-learning students, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called his measure a civil rights issue and promised...Tags: John A. Perez, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Civil Rights, Local Government
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San Ramon, Las Trampas PTA leaders' message to elected officials: Schools need more money
The Contra Costa TimesParents from PTA groups in the San Ramon Valley and Las Trampas areas pleaded with local legislators Friday for more school funding. But their message that every school needs enough money to provide all students with a high-quality education was met...Tags: Jerry Brown, Walnuts, Regional Authority, Government, George Miller III
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California Assembly OKs $24 million to speed seizure of guns
SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly approved $24 million Thursday to speed up the confiscation of guns from Californians who are not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness. A day earlier, lawmakers rejected a...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Schools, Mark Leno, Gun Control, Brian W. Jones
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Assembly panel rejects arming teachers against campus intruders
A state legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a proposal to allow school districts to train teachers and administrators to use guns to protect campuses against armed intruders. Only one member of the seven-member Assembly Education Committee voted...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Tim Donnelly
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Assembly panel approves teacher dismissal bill
SACRAMENTO -- A key Assembly committee has approved legislation that would expedite the dismissal process for California teachers accused of misconduct. Under current law, teachers who are fired can appeal their case to a three-member panel consisting...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Skelton: Brown picks winners and losers in school funding
Gov. Jerry Brown promised more money for schools if voters approved his tax hike plan, Proposition 30. But George Skelton says in his Thursday column that Brown didn't level with voters when it came to how that money would be distributed. The governor...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Government
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Voters weren't told about plan to redistribute education money
SACRAMENTO — A revenue redistribution scheme probably was not what Californians had in mind when they passed Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase to salvage public schools. But as it turns out, the tax hike, Prop. 30, was essential to help pay for...Tags: Pies and Tarts, Jerry Brown, Elections, Regional Authority, Government
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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