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Testy Battle Over Tests
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 16, 2013. The GED no longer has a lock on the market for tests that serve as the equivalent of a high school degree. Three states have switched to new competitors from Educational Testing Service (ETS) …
LAUSD aviation school at Van Nuys Airport will continue thanks to $1-a-year lease
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS. MAY 14, 2013. The embattled Los Angeles Unified aviation school at Van Nuys Airport will continue operating next year, thanks to a $1-a-year lease negotiated between the school district and the city. The district had threatened …
6 charged with stealing SF school funds
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. MAY 14, 2013. Six current and former San Francisco Unified School District employees, including an ex-associate superintendent, are facing a total of 205 felony charges for allegedly misappropriating $15 million in public funds, prosecutors said Tuesday. A three-year …
Governor tries to fix adult ed plan, but controversy remains
EDSOURCE. MAY 14, 2013. Backing away from his controversial plan to hand control of adult education over to community colleges, Gov. Jerry Brown is instead proposing that regional consortia, made up of community colleges and school districts, determine adult ed’s future. However, …
Community colleges get boost under governor’s revised budget
EDSOURCE. MAY 14, 2013. Community colleges will receive millions more to begin to restore cut classes, rebuild flagging enrollment and strengthen student support services under Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget released Tuesday. Brown would add an additional $30 million to the system’s …
Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Lodi? Tech jobs boom in Central Valley
SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL. MAY 14, 2013. Silicon Valley is being outpaced in new online technology jobs by both Southern California and the Central Valley, but a new report says the industry job gains could help the economy for the …
California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes more education spending, but his budget is less upbeat
SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS. MAY 15, 2013. Warning Democratic legislators that he will not sign a budget that ramps up spending, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday framed a much less upbeat vision about the California economy than just four months …
California speaker gives Assembly’s juiciest jobs to biggest fundraisers
CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. MAY 15, 2013. In May 2012 and again in June, Speaker John A. Pérez wrote memos to Democrats in the California Assembly. He wanted millions in campaign cash to win a handful of key races. At …
Senate Panel Amends Immigration Bill to Close Student-Visa Loopholes
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 14, 2013. The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two significant amendments to landmark immigration legislation that would affect American colleges and the international students they enroll. One provision would require all institutions approved by the U.S. …
Is a Billboard a College?
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 15, 2013. Colleges regularly promote themselves to prospective students. They send viewbooks. They buy names and addresses. They craft web advertising. And they use billboards, like one with the image above. In Tennessee, Berry College says, …
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