June 2019 Newsletter
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Revived bill promotes college entrance tests in high schools
June 20, 2019 – Alisha Kirby of K-12 Daily writes about legislation that would allow school districts to use university admission assessments in place of the current standard statewide [...]
$13 billion state bond for school construction targeted for 2020 California ballot
June 20, 2019 – John Fensterwald of EdSource covers new legislation that would put a $13 billion school construction bond on the state ballot next year and a second bond in 2022. Public [...]
Proposed misassignment systems needs teeth
June 5, 2019 – Tom Chorneau of K-12 Daily covers Public Advocates’ concerns about legislation intended to reduce the number of teachers that are improperly assigned classroom duties. [...]
California considers overhauling test of reading instruction for teachers in training
May 23, 2019 – Diana Lambert of EdSource writes about proposals to change test taking requirements for teachers. Senior Staff Attorney Rigel Spencer Massaro is quoted in this article. Click [...]
Avoiding the fiscal cliff: How adequate school funding can close equity gaps
May 21, 2019 – Managing Attorney John Affeldt was on an EdSource panel exploring what it would take to get to a fair and adequate level of funding for ALL schools. Click here to watch the webinar
SB 50: Fate of polarizing housing bill could be determined today
May 16, 2019 – MissionLocal produced a video story on SB 50, Senator Scott Wiener’s controversial housing bill. Deputy Managing Attorney Sam Tepperman-Gelfant is interviewed. He [...]
Gov. Newsom proposes tighter rules on charter school enrollment
May 16, 2019 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald covers new charter school admissions regulations in Governor Newson’s May Budget Revise. Deputy Managing Attorney Angelica Joncgo is [...]
Statement: May Revise Charter School Proposals
Public Advocates’ Statement on May Revise Charter School Proposals May 10, 2019 Contact: Rigel S. Massaro, Senior Staff Attorney, 707-761-5672, rmassaro@publicadvocates.org Duc Luu, [...]
