posted May 19, 2012 6:35 AM by Gary Jones
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"This is not Europe," Brown told Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning." "This is still the Wild West,and we're going to prove to the rest of this country and the world that we know how to do it."
Though no part of the country was immune from the effects of the recession, California's latest deficit projection comes as many other states begin to climb out of their own budget sloughs.
The Wall Street Journal chided with the headline "California Ugly." Even with state tax collections ticking up nationally last year, the newspaper scolded, "California can't seem to keep up despite one of the highest tax rates in the land."
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posted May 14, 2012 7:55 PM by Gary Jones
 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Tax the rich! That's how California Governor Jerry Brown wants to solve the state's growing budget crisis that now nears $16 billion. Read entire article HERE. |
posted May 11, 2012 8:59 AM by Gary Jones
(Modoc-like activity in Orange County)Suit alleges that officials took money from schools and community colleges for daily expenses and balancing the budget. Supervisors say that returning the money could bring layoffs or pay cuts. Read entire article HERE. |
posted May 11, 2012 8:49 AM by Gary Jones
 Gov. Jerry Brown warned Californians on Thursday to brace for another round of difficult budget cuts as he hand-delivered boxes of petitions to election officials requesting that his proposed tax hike be placed on the November ballot. Read entire article HERE. |
posted May 8, 2012 6:36 AM by Gary Jones
Gov. Jerry Brown is pinning his budget hopes on his multibillion-dollar tax hike on sales and high-income earners. But he faces a dogged challenge from wealthy civil rights attorney Molly Munger and the California State PTA, who said Monday that they submitted 848,000 signatures for a separate tax initiative, likely more than enough to qualify for November. Read entire article HERE. |
posted May 4, 2012 11:33 AM by Gary Jones
 The State Board of Education will once again consider applying for a waiver from some of the more untenable requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, only this time the request is personal. Instead of applying for the waiver package that Education Secretary Arne Duncan has offered to states, which requires a substantial quid pro quo, the Board next week will discuss seeking relief from some NCLB mandates under a separate waiver provision written into the law.
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posted Apr 26, 2012 9:01 AM by Gary Jones
Almost two-thirds of California’s likely voters favor raising income taxes for the state’s wealthiest residents to pay for public schools, but most oppose increasing the state sales tax for the same purpose, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California poll. Read entire article HERE. |
posted Apr 24, 2012 8:52 AM by Gary Jones
Continuation schools are intended to help students who are struggling academically to stay in school and graduate, but haven’t succeeded in a regular high school setting. But especially in rural areas some school districts are having a hard time sustaining them. Read the entire article HERE. |
posted Apr 13, 2012 9:03 AM by Gary Jones
ATLANTA — Sixty-seven more Atlanta Public School educators have been barred from the classroom because of their involvement in the district’s cheating scandal.
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posted Apr 2, 2012 2:44 PM by Gary Jones
 "One-fifth of all public school principals surveyed by UCLA last year reported that their schools have begun requiring students and their families to pay for instructional materials," said Brooks Allen, director of education advocacy for the ACLU of Southern California. "This increasing use of fees places students from low-income families at a disadvantage academically and all too often results in students being singled out for failure to pay these fees." Read entire article HERE. |
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