has an issue brief out on how to keep good teachers in the classroom. They want to see new teachers get comprehensive induction which does include mentoring.

opening up in 2009 is going to pay the teachers if they do a bit extra work a salary of 125,000. This salary is around double the average salary in the area.

need teaching credentials in order to teach.

The San Diego Union-Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle also reports on this as well. Looking at all three articles really gives you all the background info need on this ruling.

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To me this ruling got way out of hand. I will agree that Mary Long is following state rules when it comes to home schooling the kids. I do not mind the judges ruling saying that the two kids aged 7 and 9 need to go to public school to get away from the abusive father and I am fully assuming that he was abusive here, BUTTT to throw in the extra verdict that all home school teachers need a teaching credential in California before they can home school a kid just went to far.

on college loans seeing a fallout from the subprime loan mess.

finds that they do worse on math exams than regular public schools.

will spend an extra $750,000 toward dual-immersion language programs and language classes in the state. That will allow 40 more high schools to add in classes such as Chinese.