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Parents have the right to know
SACRAMENTO -- Grading teachers based on how much their students learn should be a no-brainer. In fact, state law for more than three decades has required that pupil progress be one of the factors in evaluating teachers. But, as it turns out, when...Tags: Joe Nunez, Standardized Testing, Academic Progress, Teachers Unions, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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A Hawaii Five-O birthday celebration
A Hawaii Five-O birthday celebration
U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff was joined by close to 300 friends and supporters as he celebrated his 50th birthday Hawaiian-style at The Castaway Luau Grounds this past Thursday. Accompanied by his wife, Eve, and children,...Tags: Tom LaBonge, Lawyers, Stanford University, South Pasadena, Fashion Shows
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Budget Crisis Forces Deep Cuts at California Schools
Associated PressCalifornia's historic budget crisis threatens to devastate a public education system that was once considered a national model but now ranks near the bottom in school funding and academic achievement. Deep budget cuts are forcing California school...Tags: Republican Party, Unemployment, Government Debt, State Budgets, Health and Safety at School
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Ballot Box: Taxes For Education
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFacing multibillion-dollar state funding cuts, school districts across California are asking residents to tax themselves to fund local schools. Parcel taxes -- some topping $2,000 annually per family -- have been proposed this year from Sebastopol to...Tags: Referenda, State Budgets, Elections, Los Angeles Times, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Budget to reshape the Golden State
Roads will be rougher, classrooms fuller and textbooks more tattered. The odds of encountering someone fresh out of prison will almost certainly be higher.
If the budget deal crafted by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and top legislative leaders is passed...Tags: National Football League, Interior Policy, Unemployment, State Budgets, Health and Safety at School
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State ballot measures
Proposition 91 -- Gasoline tax WHAT IT WOULD DO: Would prohibit the governor and Legislature from tapping gasoline sales tax revenue meant for transportation projects and using it for non-transportation projects WHO SUPPORTS IT: Was put on the ballot by...Tags: Steve Poizner, State Budgets, Oakland (Alameda, California), Laws, Regional Authority
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Gov. Moonbeam 2.0?
++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Some people might think that it's way too early to begin planning for the 2010 race for governor, when term limits will force Arnold Schwarzenegger to step down and the seat will be open for the first time...Tags: Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaraigosa, Steve Poizner, Republican Party, Death Penalty
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THE PRIMARY VOTE: For Statewide Offices, Some Familiar Faces
Times Staff WriterDemocrats sent a roster of political graybeards forward into the November general election, according to final results from Tuesday's primary, while Republican voters picked a mix of moderates and conservatives who they hope will help the party extend its...Tags: Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, Republican Party, Bill Lockyer, Regional Authority
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McCain rips Obama on economy
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Vienna, Ohio - Sen. John McCain offered his harshest assessment yet of rival Barack Obama, saying the Democratic nominee "is not interested in the politics of hope, he's interested in his political future and that's why he's......Tags: John McCain, Metal and Mineral, Government, National Government, Football
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Poll Analysis: Davis Maintains Lead Over Simon in Race for California Governor
of the Times PollWith just one week to go until election day, Governor Gray Davis is running ahead of challenger Bill Simon by nine percentage points among likely voters, many of whom would prefer to be voting for someone else, according to the latest Los Angeles Times...Tags: Polls, Republican Party, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Political Candidates, Dick Ackerman
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Some California Schools on Watch List
Times Staff WritersMore than a quarter of the California public schools that receive federal anti-poverty aid fell onto this year's performance watch list for failing to meet targets of the No Child Left Behind law, the state said today. The state's Program Improvement...Tags: Judges, Academic Progress, John Kerry, Lawyers, Justice System
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