OCDE Education in the News

Friday, November 23, 2007

OCDE NEWSROOM

Pressure bears down on college-bound

Tests. Quizzes. SATs. Homework. More tests. Community service. College application deadlines. In a word: pressure. It's all mounting for high-school students, especially seniors who are trying to pad their school resumés and gain acceptance to prestigious colleges. Many of those application deadlines fall this month and next.

http://www.ocregister.com/news/students-school-high-1928427-troy-year

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

School plan comes amid fiscal crisis

A blue-ribbon panel is poised to propose a multibillion-dollar plan for overhauling education in California just as the state has become immersed in a fiscal crisis that could make its recommendations dead on arrival.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-education23nov23,1,1527014.story?coll=la-headlines-california

COASTLINE PILOT

Lesson on origins of Thanksgiving

El Morro Elementary School celebrated both sides of the Thanksgiving story earlier this week at its annual Colonial Days.

http://www.coastlinepilot.com/articles/2007/11/23/education/cpt-colonialdays23.txt

LOS ANGELES TIMES

State tax revenue down across the board

As California's housing slump punches through the state economy, it's leaving bruises on the state budget. Four months into the 2007-08 budget year, state revenue is $1.1 billion below what was forecast. The decline can be seen in all major revenue streams – both state and local – including property, income, sales and corporate taxes.

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/512202.html

COLUMN

Are schools half empty or half full?

Gary Hart is a former teacher and state legislator who authored many of the reforms enacted in the late 1990s, including tougher curricular standards and mandatory statewide testing. He takes umbrage at a recent assertion in this space about the new flurry of reports and seminars on California's educational problems:

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/511895.html

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