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Board Of Education Warned To Hold Line
Published December 12, 1980
Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, D-San Jose, chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, told the state Board of Education Thursday to hold the line on school finance or risk even more cutbacks in the already beleaguered public school system.
Bilingual Moment of Truth
Published April 9, 1981
The state Board of Education is scheduled to act today on one of its most controversial and vexing issues – bilingual education.
Educators Junk Key Bilingual Placement Rules
Published April 10, 1981
In a long session plagued by bitter political rivalries, the state Board of Education scrapped key provisions of controversial rules on bilingual education Thursday.
Political Infighting Paralyzes State Board Of Education
Published May 7, 1981
There was a moment last week when the increasingly troubled business of running public education in California ground quite literally to a halt.
Bilingual Ed Furor Mires State Board
Published September 20, 1981
When Robert Arroyo and Uvaldo Palomares attend their third meeting as members of the state Board of Education next month, they may legally discuss many controversial issues before the board and vote on them. But they will do so without the Senate confirmation required for the governor’s appointees.
Education Board Faces Bias Issue
Published October 7, 1981
State Board of Education members Tuesday again confronted proposed regulations prohibiting a wide range of discrimination in public schools and initially disagreed over whether discrimination complaints should be directed to state or local school officials.
Tapes Erased – But By Whom?
Published July 10, 1987
A state Justice Department investigator has concluded that tapes of the April meeting of the state Board of Education contained mysterious erasures and has been “tampered with” – but was unable to determine by whom.
Split Leaves Board Chairless For Time
Published September 2, 1987
Four governor’s appointees to the strife-torn state Board of Education were recommended for confirmation Wednesday by the Senate Rules Committee after heavy grilling of Fresno City College administrator Robert Arroyo on his views of bilingual education.
4 Education Nominees Clear Rules Committee
Published September 3, 1987
Four governor’s appointees to the strife-torn state Board of Education were recommended for confirmation Wednesday by the Senate Rules Committee after heavy grilling of Fresno City College administrator Robert Arroyo on his views of bilingual education.
Whiz Kid Heads For Harvard (PDF)
Jonathan Shapiro, student member of the the state Board of Education, seems almost too good to be true.
Options To Discourage Dropouts Urged (PDF)
A review of California’s compulsory school attendance law has concluded that students should be required to stay in school until Aga 18 – or 16, if they satisfy graduation requirements – but that “desirable options” should be made available to the disenchanted.
