tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318204782009-11-10T13:43:41.388-08:00The Education Alliance BlogThe Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-35920831364875403272009-08-03T11:47:00.000-07:002009-08-03T11:49:49.098-07:00The Board Cuts its Own Pay, By Phillip YarbroughFinally the California Legislature is going to cut spending. Unfortunately, due to their lack of leadership, it took the insolvency of our State to get them to finally do it. After years of overspending to cede to the demands of California’s labor unions, to continue the benefits to a bloated social network, and to pay for dubious pet projects, we The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-90058702398482506972008-05-12T09:33:00.000-07:002008-05-12T09:48:56.310-07:00More Nanny Government from SacramentoLast year Assemblywoman Sally Lieber introduced her anti-spanking bill which would have made the spanking of a child by a parent or guardian a criminal offense. Thankfully that bill was shelved by the Assembly.Not wishing to take no for an answer, Ms. Lieber is back with another version of the anti-spanking bill AB 2943. Just like last year's bill, AB 2943 The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-3307418071767862032007-12-01T13:40:00.000-08:002007-12-01T15:55:50.181-08:00An Must Read Article on School Choice!One of California's best resources for education policy is the Pacific Research Institute (http://education.pacificresearch.org/). One of its Senior Fellows, Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D., has published an article entitled "School Choice is the Cure for Over-priced, Underperforming Public Schools."In her article, Dr. Murray points not that where parents have a The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-37510296228838431442007-11-14T06:03:00.000-08:002007-11-14T06:12:44.232-08:00HELP REPEAL SB 777!As those of you who read our blog know, I urged voters and citizens to write to the Governor and urge him to veto several bad bills including SB 777. Unfortunately the Governor signed SB 777 and several other bills advancing the homosexual agenda in our public schools. SB 777 in particular now forces all public schools, including charter schools, to teach that the homosexual The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-67600121020840455082007-09-18T11:16:00.000-07:002007-09-18T11:32:47.075-07:00AB 394 - Thought Police Bill for Schoolchildren - Is on The Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear From You Now!This bill is masked as an anti-discrimination law. However, it is really a thought police bill on a controversial subject. Rather than teaching children to listen to all the facts from all sides of an issue, AB 394 seeks to outlaw any opposition to the homosexual lifestyle. In addition, The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-9584742111056543292007-09-18T10:51:00.000-07:002007-09-18T11:07:33.045-07:00SB 564 - School Based Health Clinics Bill Now On the Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear from You Now!On May 2, 2007 I posted a blog about this bill. If signed into law, it would pave the way for public schools to be entering too far into the health care business. This would include exposing schools to medical malpractice lawsuits and expending school dollars for health care issues. All of theseThe Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-82801348776384001122007-09-18T10:35:00.000-07:002007-09-18T10:51:12.279-07:00SB 777 - The "Textbooks" Bill Now on The Governor's Desk - He Needs to Hear From You Now!On June 23, 2007 I posted a blog about this bad bill which, if signed into law, will mandate California textbooks in public and in many private schools to give preferential treatment to various groups including favorable treatment to the homosexual lifestyle.Last year the Governor vetoed a similar bill. We The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-13338901629408379342007-07-27T11:09:00.000-07:002007-07-27T11:12:11.036-07:00* * * * HBUSD Votes YES! to Act on Senior Voting! * * * *In a bold move Tuesday night July 24, the Huntington Beach Union High School District voted 3 to 2 to approve John Briscoe’s SENIOR VOTING RESOLUTION for action at the next HBUSD board meeting. This is the first school board to act affirmatively on this important issue. All other school districts have voted AGAINST senior citizens. Local The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-30753832339049378242007-07-26T09:12:00.000-07:002007-07-26T09:18:28.323-07:00One last chance for the Fleming Trustees to do the right thing.When James Fleming asked the district to reimburse him for legal costs, I read many comments along the lines of how outrageous it is that he expects the school district to fund his defense, particularly when what he is being accused of is misusing school funds. The district should be suing him to get their money back, not paying for The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-40418298160619070812007-07-23T14:33:00.000-07:002007-07-23T14:58:52.069-07:00* * * * Ocean View School District Rental Housing Trends* * *The Ocean View School District (OVSD) serving Huntington Beach Westminster, Fountain Valley and Midway City commissioned Davis Demographics & Planning, Inc. of 11850 Pierce Street, #200, Riverside, CA 92505 (951.270.5211) in May 2007 to prepare the "Fall 2006- Fall 2013 Report of Student Population Projections by Residence." This The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-67979442460920912192007-07-03T10:31:00.001-07:002007-07-03T10:37:32.560-07:00Flemming Four - Served with Recall Papers Yesterday...See Jubal's post at the Red County/OC Blog - "Four CUSD Trustees Served with Recall Notices This Afternoon." Join in the discussion!Read the news articles from LA Times and OC Reg here and here.Also, check the CUSD Recall site for up to date information.The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-75712872065649422832007-06-26T13:09:00.001-07:002007-06-26T13:17:44.714-07:00Declining EnrollmentThe whining mantra today is "declining enrollment - we need more money" over and over again by teachers and administrators.A thoughtful analysis should look not just at the kids that elect to attend public schools, but at TOTAL child count in any school district versus total public school enrollment. This data should be available in every district annual demographic study The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-46420650424875561202007-06-25T10:09:00.000-07:002007-06-25T10:29:23.921-07:00State Schools Superintendent O'Connell Shuns Debate Sponsored by Education Alliance!Today (June 25th) the San Diego North County Times reported that State Schools Superintendent O'Connell has declined to debate Vista Unified School Board President Jim Gibson on the issue of accountability in the school system. We at Education Alliance heard that Mr. O'Connell had issued an editorial in the North The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-7356233327623074082007-06-23T13:38:00.000-07:002007-06-23T13:50:46.192-07:00Textbook Indoctrination - SB 777 an UpdateA few months ago I posted some information on this blog and a letter to download and send asking your legislator (and the Governor) to oppose SB 777. This bill will require all public and many, many private schools in California to use textbooks that compliment the homosexual and transsexual lifestyles. Never mind a parent's sincerely held beliefs that The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-35198733336954515032007-06-09T22:15:00.000-07:002007-06-09T22:26:51.833-07:00Time for a Change at Orange Unified School DistrictWith the announcement of Phil Martinez's bid for a seat on the Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees so begins our local campaign season. Martinez is the guy who lost the school board election to controversial Trustee Steve Rocco in 2004. Not only did he manage to lose to Rocco the first time around, he also lost a bid for a seat on The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-79504907326960275582007-06-09T21:58:00.000-07:002007-06-09T22:15:11.226-07:00Closing the GATES to High AchieversEditors Note: The following are comments by Linda Vista Elementary School parent Marjan Bavand Dunn to the Orange Unified School District Trustees at the June 7 Board meeting. We at the Education Alliance find Ms. Dunn's comments well reasoned and wise recommendations to the OUSD board. Unfortunately the OUSD board failed to even seriously consider Ms. Dunn's The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-15671401978131092832007-05-25T10:44:00.000-07:002007-05-25T14:37:08.333-07:00THE FLEMING FOUR SHOULD RESIGN OR BE RECALLED NOW!Last Fall the voters in the Capistrano Unified School District spoke loud and clear that they wanted change: a school district that built facilities for students and teachers rather than administrators, accountability and true open government in their local public school district. They overwhelmingly voted for the Reform Candidates Anna Bryson, The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-44171392693625408142007-05-14T11:27:00.000-07:002007-05-14T11:49:09.296-07:00No More Excuses!Our public schools are failing our children. I am not saying that all children are failing, some are doing very well. Rather, overall, public education has some major problems. Consider that 30% of our children drop out and international tests prove that the United States seriously trails other developed nations in education. Recently, Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-67823415721193535782007-05-09T11:20:00.000-07:002007-06-06T17:04:04.932-07:00Law signed by Schwarzenegger responsible for female homecoming King.According to the Associated Press, a few weeks ago, Cinthia Covarrubias, who is described as a "girl who sometimes goes by the name of Tony" and who "dresses as a man and acts like a man most of the time" was allowed by Fresno high school to run for homecoming King.Cinthia, or Tony from time-to-time, was granted the right to The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-33432401100318493522007-05-09T09:55:00.000-07:002007-05-09T10:06:52.467-07:00TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK & CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE WEEKJohn Briscoe, elected Trustee to the Ocean View School Board, provided a written statement of his enthusiastic support of Teacher Appreciation Week and Classified Employee Week at the specially scheduled meeting held on May 4, 2007. When the original motion was considered, Trustee Briscoe requested the Board recognize ALL teachers including The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-62242379599522045352007-05-03T07:07:00.000-07:002007-05-03T07:26:39.348-07:00When Should a Child Start School? Let The Parents Decide.Last year the voters turned down Proposition 82 - a tax increase to fund pre-school being offered in the public school system. This year the state government is projecting that its revenues will fall far short of prior predictions and the state's current budget needs. Some politicians in Sacramento think the best response to these two The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-91507208475256126342007-05-03T06:23:00.000-07:002007-05-03T07:03:46.309-07:00HPV Vaccination - Who Should Decide Parents or Government Bureaucrats?We have all read about Texas Governor Rick Perry's decision to require all female students entering Junior High School to have the HPV vaccination which will prevent a young lady from contracting cervical cancer following sexual activity (the Texas legislature has overturned that decision). Because HPV is contracted through The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-45948568362994814842007-05-02T18:12:00.000-07:002007-05-02T18:48:19.936-07:00SB 564 Expanded School Based Health Clinics - Another Top Down Mandate from SacramentoTwo of the pillars of The Education Alliance are local control by local school boards and parental rights which should be respected by school authorities and the state. SB 564 is another example of proposed legislation from Sacramento that violates these pillars - at the taxpayer's expense.SB 564 would increaseThe Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-36801610319491946412007-05-02T17:28:00.000-07:002007-05-02T18:11:26.920-07:00The Anti-Spanking Bill (AB 755) - An Update; Amended But Still Bad Public PolicyOn April 24, 2007 AB 755 received its first policy committee hearing. It passed on a party line vote but with an important amendment. The "rebuttable presumption" language that a parent was presumed to been unjustified in giving his / her child a spanking with a switch or other similar object was removed.While this The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31820478.post-11646169098979008142007-04-19T10:51:00.000-07:002007-04-20T12:55:02.317-07:00Another 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 The Education Alliancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617370382288364966noreply@blogger.com0