Tag: Education

  • Effort To Repeal State Dream Act Begins

    By Ruxandra Guidi California Republican Assemblyman Tim Donnelly can begin his signature drive to overturn the Dream Act, which was signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Jerry Brown. Donnelly, a member of the Tea Party and founder of the Minuteman Party in California, has 74 days to collect signatures to put the Dream Act up…

  • Tweet City Heights: District Could Cut Small Schools, But Are Savings Worth It?

    By Megan Burks Budget Ax Could Fall on Small Schools, But Are the Savings Worth It? This morning Speak City Heights partner KPBS reported the committee looking into closing some San Diego schools to save money has put Crawford Educational Complex’s small schools on the chopping block. The group’s plan, which the school board is…

  • Crawford Could Lose Small Schools

    By Kyla Calvert More than a dozen schools would be closed, relocated or consolidated next year under a plan being recommended by a San Diego Unified School District committee. The plan calls for Crawford High School to break up its four small academies and revert to traditional comprehensive school status. The recommendation from the district’s…

  • County Students More Often Suspended For Non-Violent, Non-Drug Infractions

    By Kyla Calvert The California Endowment is calling on California schools to turn away from “no-tolerance” discipline policies commonly adopted after the Columbine High School shootings. They say the policies do more harm than good. A recent national report shows students who are frequently suspended are more likely to drop out of school and that minority students…

  • Governor Approves State Dream Act, Nixes E-Verify for Private Employers

    By Ruxandra Guidi The two bills faced Republican opposition and were passed right before the legislative deadline. Assembly Bill 1236, the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011, will not make it mandatory for private companies to use the federal employment verification system, or E-Verify. Assembly Bill 130, also known as the California Dream Act, will make…