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September 2007
 | Swan song for summer
Making the most of the last days of summer at the local swimming hole, Timothy S. Davey Jr. gets a helping hand from a friend. A week later, vacation was over for Davey, who began seventh grade Aug. 14 at Winters Middle School in Yolo County. |
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27 September 2007 - The 2007 NAEP, also called “The Nation’s Report Card,” showed that fourth- and eighth-graders scored at all-time highs in math and reading.
14 September 2007 - The judge’s Sept. 7 ruling concluded that high school parent Larry Caldwell failed to produce any evidence that the district was biased against him.
13 September 2007 - Survey concludes children with asthma miss an average of 2.6 days of school per year due to their illness.
7 September 2007 - Scott P. Plotkin is the executive director of the California School Boards Association.
7 September 2007 - The 435-page proposal would allow states to use more than annual tests in reading and math to rate schools.
7 September 2007 - The State Board of Education withdrew the regulations days before legal review.
7 September 2007 - If the injunction against the use of public transportation funds is granted, it will create a shortfall in school transportation funding.
In California School News
An extensive survey of top California business, legislative, education and policy leaders makes it clear that the state’s movers and shakers can come together to design an effective and politically realistic strategy for adequately funding and reforming the state’s public schools.
These so-called “90-24 transfers” can continue with no adverse impact through Sept. 24, according to The TDS Group.
The full-day symposium will highlight current research and best practices on what schools can do to achieve better academic outcomes for all students.
Learning does not occur unless the student forms that third R—a relationship—with the teacher and the subject.
CSBA is hosting its premiere, interactive Back-to-School Webcast on Thursday, Sept. 20, at county offices of education throughout the state.
The achievement gap between whites and Asians and other ethnic subgroups continues to trouble educators.
CSBA has long been working on the achievement gap and continues to study ways to assist its members’ efforts to help their students realize their full potential.
The conference aims to help schools comply with new state and federal requirements for wellness, nutrition and fitness programs.
“The School Wellness Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation 2007 Research Report” is part of a comprehensive campaign by CSBA and its partner organizations.
Summits to be held in Sacramento, Fresno and Ontario.
Workshops will cover English Language Learners, gang prevention, the Brown Act, the Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project and the California High School Exit Exam.
CSBA's positions on current legislation.