Another blog post regarding Sen. Harman's bill...
Harman's "There oughta be a law" legislation would require local school districts to offer an elective course in community service. Mike Spence examines the potential consequences of this bill in his post Will Harman's 'Community Service" Bill Ban God? today on the Flashreport's Weblog.

Spence points out that the bill merely states that the service be "non-partisan" and "non-sectarian" but does not further define what service activities are allowable. He suggests that this lack of definition may result in a ban on many common "faith" based service opportunities. Spence also notes that the bill's ambiguity may ultimately lead to the restriction of service activities students can perform, leaving a list of permitted activities that could potentially stray from conservative values.

Jubal at Red County/OC Blog posts a summary/update on Senator Harman's education related legislation. Both his parental notification bill and "There oughta be a law" legislation have passed out of the Senate Education Committee. Read Jubal's full post here... "More Harman Legislation Stuff: A Good Bill & A Waste-Of-Time Bill"

On his blog, Political Muscle, Robert Salladay comments on the Education Coalition's new ad campaign aimed at convincing the public that public schools need more money. The Education Coalition is comprised of California's largest unions and associations. They kick off their radio and TV campaign using a 1,700 page study, that at one point, recommends $1.5 trillion in new funding.

Read Salladay's Post "Ad Campaign: More money for schools"

Read/Listen/Watch the actual TV and Radio spots here.

Another great post from Red County/OC Blog's Jubal on the real interests of union leaders and the impact these selfish pursuits have on our public education system. Read "A Lesson in Teacher Union's Iron Priorities" here.

Check out Jubal's commentary on the Santa Ana Unified School District scandal over at the Red County/OCBlog! His post "Gotta Love Public School Accountability" points out the Dept. of Ed.'s continued argument against school vouchers due to the lack of accountability in regulating private schools...he points out that a situation like SAUSD only highlights the emptiness of the assertions that public schools provide MORE accountability...