Ideas for Revamping Calif. Schools Emerge From Study
An improved education data system, stronger pre-K and kindergarten programs, and school spending based more on student needs than on categories of programs are likely to be among the recommendations for an overhaul of California’s school governance and financing systems from a committee appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ted Mitchell, the chairman of the Committee on Education Excellence , gave a brief preview of the group’s work at a meeting here this month involving educators, researchers, legislative aides, and advocacy-group representatives, all of whom are waiting to see what Mr. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, meant when he said that 2008 would be the “year of education.”
Similar gatherings are also taking place around the state, as the education community prepares for a response to “Getting Down to Facts,” a massive research report released earlier this year that detailed how the state’s once-envied public school system has gotten off track. ( "California’s Schooling Is ‘Broken’," ...
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