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Posted December 07, 2012 in California Educator

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How a member’s bright idea became a law

The process (click for infographic)

“When the governor signed SB 1291, it was cool to know I made a difference,”...

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Posted October 18, 2011 in California Educator

Anti-bullying bills signed into law

With Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of two new laws aimed at the prevention of bullying, California schools have taken a step closer to providing a safe environment for all students.

The governor...

Related Tags:Volume 16 Issue 2, Inside Educator, Action, Educator,

Posted April 23, 2012 in California Educator

Lawmakers use Miramonte as excuse to take away teachers' rights

In the wake of the Miramonte Elementary School sex abuse allegations, a trio of bills has been introduced that would take away rights from all California teachers. Under the guise of increased student...

Posted June 20, 2011 in California Educator

CTA presses lawmakers for better budget

UPDATE

As the Educator went to press, CTA members and representatives were hard at work trying to secure the four votes needed to pass a state budget with the extensions of current...

Related Tags:Volume 15 Issue 9, Inside Educator, Educator, Action, Budget, Campaign, Cuts, Lawmaker, Layoffs, Organize, State Government,

Posted September 09, 2011 in California Educator

'Parent trigger' law gets new regulations

In July, the State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously approved final regulations governing California’s controversial “parent trigger” law, legislation that allows petitions signed by a majority...

Related Tags:Volume 16 Issue 1, Inside Educator, Educator, Take A Stand, Legislation, Parents, Race to the Top, State Government,

Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

SBE calls 'Parent Trigger’ law problematic, seeks revision

Adding doubt to an already uncertain process, the California State Board of Education called Wednesday for clean-up legislation to the state’s newly-launched ‘Parent Empowerment’ program.

Posted February 15, 2013 in Site Pages

New Lawmakers Becoming Familiar with Legislative Deadlines

Legislative Deadlines are becoming familiar to new Lawmakers.

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Posted May 21, 2012 in California Educator

CTA presses lawmakers to approve tax extensions

When legislators missed a deadline for putting a tax extension measure before the voters in June, CTA quickly switched to Plan B. CTA has begun pressing lawmakers to approve the temporary tax extension...

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Posted March 22, 2013 in Site Pages

Common Message Delivered to Lawmakers on Implementation of Standards - Time and Money Needed to Implement Common Core State Standards Successfully

Informal hearing on understanding the Common Core and the Smarter Balance New Generation of Assessments help on March 13.

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Posted March 28, 2013 in Site Pages

Legislature Set to Work to Meet Measure Deadlines When Lawmakers Return on April 1

A large number of bills will being considered in policy committees as early as April 3.

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