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Posted December 21, 2009 in California Educator

RTTT bill helps state qualify for funds

The California Legislature is considering two bills designed to help California become eligible for up to $700 million in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) program funding. The CTA-supported bill —...

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Posted February 23, 2011 in California Educator

Vicki Abeles

'Race to Nowhere' redefines success

Corporate finance attorney Vicki Abeles has emerged as an unlikely hero in the education field with her documentary Race to Nowhere. The first-time filmmaker and mother of three focuses...

Related Tags:Volume 15 Issue 5, Inside Educator, Educator Feature, Educator, Awareness, Child, Community, Family, Health care, Parents, Reform,

Posted November 24, 2010 in California Educator

CTA wins scores of local and state races

CTA members and resources made the difference in scores of local and state races, showing that the election was...

Related Tags:Volume 15 Issue 3, Inside Educator, Make A Difference, Educator, Election, Campaign,

Posted January 01, 2010 in Media Center

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Top Down - English

"Top Down’s” theme is about the Washington and Sacramento politician’s ideas about reforming public schools are just not working for California students.

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Posted January 01, 2010 in Media Center

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Top Down - Spanish

En Sacramento y Washington los politicos hablan mucho de reformar nuestras escuelas publicas, pero sus ideas simplemente no funcionan en California.

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Posted December 21, 2011 in CCA Advocate

CCA Advocate wins top award

The Community College Association’s Advocate won top prize in the newsletter category in the annual State Education Editors (SEE) Award program sponsored by the National Education Association.

The...

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Posted May 21, 2012 in California Educator

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Top education official impressed by QEIA

It was a federal fact-finding mission with a lot at stake for at-risk students when Jo Anderson Jr. visited California. Anderson is a senior adviser to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan who looked...

Related Tags:Volume 15 Issue 7, Make A Difference, Inside Educator, Educator,

Posted November 26, 2008 in California Educator

Member profile: Alvin “Corky” Schroeder

Alvin “Corky” Schroeder is a hands-on kind of guy.

If he’s giving a lesson in his automotive class about electrical currents, he’s likely to be juggling a car alternator in one hand and...

Related Tags:Volume 13 Issue 3, Inside Educator, Action,

Posted December 14, 2011 in Site Pages

Race to the Top

The Race to the Top regulations are more of the same one-size-fits-all approach of No Child Left Behind that has failed California students and schools for the last several years.

Related Tags:Race to the Top, Achievement gap, Charter schools, Legislation, Issues And Action, Reform, Trends, Accountability,

Posted October 29, 2009 in California Educator

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Race to the Top update

When hidden threats to public education, the teaching profession and our students contained in the federal "Race to the Top" education grant program surfaced this summer, CTA staff and members mobilized...

Related Tags:Volume 14 Issue 2, Action, Inside Educator, Race to the Top,

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