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The California STEM Learning Network Releases New STEM Toolkit

The California STEM Learning Network (CSLNet) has recently released a report and supplement toolkit with resources to help advocates built a strong foundation of STEM and science education in schools' L

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Assembly Bill 252 Seeks to Provide Funding For AP Courses to Low-Income Schools

Assemblyman Chris Holden recently authored AB 252, which seeks to support STEM education in underserved communities by providing funding for Advanced Placement Courses in STEM subjects in order to incre

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STEM Education – Hearing Summary

Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla recently held a select hearing on STEM Education on October 22nd, 2014. Businesses and educational panelists were in attendance to discuss the importance of public-private partnerships in advancing high-quality STEM programs. With a greater demand for STEM education across all sectors, it is more important than ever to strengthen STEM learning. Bonilla highlighted how critical it is to develop strong collaborations and partnerships aimed to increase alignment between academic settings and the professional workplace to ensure that students are career-ready.

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New Study Offers First Look at Local Control Funding in California School Districts

Education officials from school districts and county offices of education across the state are enthusiastic about California’s new Local Control Funding Formula. But they are concerned about the future of the effort and challenged by a lack of time, information, skills, funding and other resources needed for its full and effective implementation, according to a new study released on October 28 by a team of researchers from across California.

Read further at EDBrief.

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CAN Policy Committee – Quarterly Policy Update

On November 25, 2014 the CAN Policy Committee convened for a live update on relevant federal, state, local, and administrative policies impacting expanded learning. CAN Policy Committee Co-chairs provided updates on relevant California policy including election results, ballot propositions, state budget, Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), as well as recently passed legislation. The update also featured information on federal elections, budget, and policies impacting expanded learning.

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Obama Budget Would Restore Ed-Tech Money Flow to K-12 Districts

President Obama's newly proposed budget calls for restoring a big source of federal money to state and local education technology programs, bringing money for teacher training, and classroom instruction customized to individual students' needs.

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Legislative Update Support K-12 Engineering Education Legislation

This week, Congressional Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Joe Kennedy, III (D-MA), David McKinley (R-WV), Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) plan to reintroduce the Educating Tomorrow’s Engineers Act (ETEA) in advance of Engineers Week.

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White House Announces Tuition-Free Community College & Tech Training

Last Friday, President Obama unveiled a proposal to offer tuition-free community college to responsible students across America, called "America's College Promise," at Pellissippi Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee. Obama's proposal would make two years of community college free for students. He argues that the effort would provide students with workforce skills and a free start in obtaining a bachelor's degree.

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White House Announces Tuition-Free Community College & Tech Training

Last Friday, President Obama unveiled a proposal to offer tuition-free community college to responsible students across America, called "America's College Promise," at Pellissippi Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee. Obama's proposal would make two years of community college free for students. He argues that the effort would provide students with workforce skills and a free start in obtaining a bachelor's degree.

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Next-Generation Accountability Systems: An Overview of Current State Policies and Practices

Over the past six years, there has been a significant shift in education. States recognized that students were not being taught at levels that adequately prepared them for college and careers and stepped up to develop and implement more rigorous standards. As part of this transition, states have also committed to better supports for educators to adapt to the new standards, better assessments to measure student learning, and better accountability systems to understand where schools are struggling and how to help them improve.

 

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