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Deregulating School Aid in California: How Educators Allocate Flexible Tier 3 Categorical Funds: Findings from 10 School Districts, 2009-2010
This report details how leaders in 10 California school districts responded to the deregulation of $4.5 billion in education funding.…
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Ready to Succeed in the Classroom: Findings from Teacher Discussion Groups on their Experiences and Aspirations Teaching Students in the Foster Care System
Although the issue of improving educational outcomes for children and youth in foster care is receiving some long-overdue attention, the…
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A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: An Evaluation System that Works for California
This report, one in a series to be released by the Accomplished California Teachers (ACT) forum, examines teacher evaluation. ACT…
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Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
Georgetown Public Policy Institute’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform has just released a paper titled “Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs…
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Foster Care in California: Achievement and Challenges
The share of children in the California foster care system has dropped by 45 percent since 2000. This decline far…
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Grappling with the Gaps: Toward a Research Agenda to Meet the Educational Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care
This paper, based on interviews conducted with 12 nationally recognized researchers and other experts in education, child welfare, and related…
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Concern Rises Over Impact of Budget Cuts on Public Schools
As California once again confronts a multibillion dollar budget deficit, concern has grown considerably among the state’s residents about the…