The Orange County Register reports that Most O.C. districts say no to Race To The Top Reforms. As few as nine Orange County school districts have committed to implement sweeping reforms championed under President Obama's federal Race to the Top grant program for schools, leaving up to 19 ineligible to receive the potentially millions...
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There were two public meetings Tuesday night where public employees showed up to express their interest in resolving the budget shortfalls affecting both employers. One at the Capistrano Unified School District Board meeting, and one at the Anaheim City Council meeting. The employees were met with dramatically different responses from their governing officials.
From the Orange County Register,...
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Tags: AMEA, Anaheim City Council, Anaheim Municipal Employees Association, Budget Cuts, Capistrano Unified School District, City Workers, Nick Berardino, OCEA, Orange County Employees Association, Public Employees, Teachers
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From the Orange County Register:
UCI law dean Chemerinsky to represent teacher sued by student
Nationally renowned constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Irvine’s law school, will represent high school teacher James Corbett in appealing a federal court ruling that found Corbett violated a student’s First Amendment rights.
Corbett, who referred to Creationism as “religious, superstitious...
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The Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) has been informed that robocalls are being made to Democrats living in the Capistrano Unified School District. These robocalls imply that CUSD trustee candidates Jack Brick, Ken Maddox, Sue Palazzo, and Mike Winsten are endorsed or supported by the Democratic Party.
The implication of any sort of official...
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Tags: Capistrano Unified School District, DPOC, Robocalls
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This update just in from Neal Kelley, Orange County Registrar of Voters regarding the extension of filing period in several races across the County.
EXTENSION OF CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION (Non-City Contests)
Santa Ana, CA August 8 , 2008 – The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended...
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Tags: Brea Olinda Unified School District, Candidate Filing Period Extension, Capistrano Bay Community Service District, Capistrano Unified School District, Emerald Bay Service District, Fountain Valley School District, Garden Grove Unified School District, Laguna Beach Unified School District, Neal Kelley, Orange County Registrar of Voters, Orange Unified School District, Rancho Santiago Community College District, Rossmoor Community Services District, Santa Ana Unified School District, Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District, Sunset Beach Sanitary District, Surfside Colony Community Services District, Surfside Colony Storm Water Protection District, Three Arch Bay Community Services District, Trustee Area 1
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“It gives parents an alternative when the public school isn’t meeting their needs. In fact, I have introduced legislation on behalf of the charter school…and…legislation that’s been able to make them more competitive with the public schools and I’m very proud to say that the Charter Schools association has made me their legislator...
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