ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) Superintendent Eastin Reports Most Schools Demonstrated Academic Growth in 2001-02 School Year (Press Release) Source: California Department of Education – 17 October 2002 URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/news/releases2002/rel32.asp State Superintendent of […]
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COMET • Vol. 3, No. 29 – 12 October 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) “Computers Used at School to Help Students Weighed Down With Heavy Books in Backpacks” by Martha Irvine Source: The Boston Globe – 12 October 2002 URL: http://www.boston.com/dailynews/284/nation/Computers_used_at_school_to_he:.shtml Something’s missing […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 28 – 4 October 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Internet Reports Source: CAHSEE Office, California Department of Education (Phone: 916- 445-9449) – 30 September 2002 URL: http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/reports.html Links to […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 27 – 29 September 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) Field Review for Proposed Single Subject Program Standards: English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science Source: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing URL: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/ The Commission is conducting a […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 26 – 20 September 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) State Board of Education Approved Providers–AB 466 Mathematics Professional Development Program Source: California State Board of Education – 12 September 2002 URL: http://www.cde.ca.GOV/board/ab4660912.pdf The AB 466 Mathematics […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 25 – 14 September 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Education Goals from Preschool to College–Sweeping Plan Goes to State Lawmakers” by Nanette Asimov Source: San Francisco Chronicle – 11 September 2002 URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/11/BA99042.DTL URL (Direct link to the […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 24 – 5 September 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) The California Master Plan for Education Source: Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education–Kindergarten through University URL: http://www.sen.ca.gov/masterplan/ The final draft of the California Master […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 23 – 30 August 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) Sixty Mathematics Test Questions from 2001 and 2002 CAHSEE Released Source: California Department of Education URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/cahsee/resources/released/math02.pdf [The Standards and Assessment Division of the California Department of […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 22 – 2 June 2002
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR: This is the last regular issue of COMET for the 2001-2002 school year. COMET will resume publication following the summer recess. (A special issue may be produced […]
COMET • Vol. 3, No. 21 – 29 May 2002
ARTICLES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (CALIFORNIA FOCUS) (1) “Schools Challenge Mandatory Testing” by Duke Helfand Source: Los Angeles Times – 29 May 2002 URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000037694may29.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia Two of California’s biggest school districts took preliminary steps Tuesday toward changing […]