News Impacting CA School Districts Through October 2
Federal News
The federal government is offering billions of dollars to states to help meet shortfalls in education funding. But many Democrats in Sacramento are saying they may not want the money. Democrats are weary of making major education policy changes simply to go after a few federal dollars.
EdSource has 20 page analysis on Federal Stimulus dollars available for purchase.
Sacramento News
In 2008, the State Legislature attempted to shift monies city redevelopment agencies to education. The redevelopment agencies won their lawsuit and their appeal. In 2009, the Legislature took a second try at shifting redevelopment monies to education.
Unlike last year’s budget shift, this year’s grab specifies that any tax money rerouted from redevelopment agencies for education be spent on school districts that fall largely within redevelopment zone boundaries.
Reforming State and Local Governance
Not surprisingly the Governor endorses the recommendations in the 21st Century on Taxation report. Rex Babin, cartoon indicates the plan is DOA.
School District Impacts
While California school districts have been begun to use furlough days on district by district basis, one state has has negotiated a state wide use of furlough days. In Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association announced that its members had ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that calls for Friday furlough days for about 13,000 teachers at 256 schools, affecting some 170,830 students. Parents trying to figure out how much it would cost per family to pay to have their children’s teachers in school during 17 upcoming teacher furlough days.
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