Tag archive for ‘schools’
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Fuller skeptical about using data to judge teachers
The legislator, and former teacher and superintendent, may stand alone among Assembly Republicans in her leeriness of using student test scores to evaluate teachers – even though it could lead to federal “Race to the Top” grants.
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Doing the math on your kid’s class size
At least one Bakersfield school district eats the penalties for eliminating Class Size Reduction, because it’s more cost-effective than hiring more teachers.
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Teachers prepare for a budget-tight school year
With public school in Bakersfield starting Monday, teachers have been busy setting up their classrooms. But the school year they’re returning to has a far different feel from years past. Here’s how they’re preparing.
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School districts adjust to housing bust migration
After a wave of Bakersfield families moved from the east to the west side of town during the housing boom, foreclosures may be forcing some of the migrants to move back. How are the school districts dealing with the fluctuating population?
