As many of my readers know from earlier posts,  the road to getting EETT ARRA funds out in California has been anything but smooth. Some progress has been made in hearings yesterday at the State Capitol.  This shift on some of the key issues was not just a result of events yesterday, but due to […]

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of rushing from doing a small group administration of STAR testing to…my state Capitol, to testify on behalf of keeping EETT ARRA funding my state received for education technology in the classroom, and formula grants to districts. For the first time, it looks like the there is movement in a […]

Background: On Thursday, the California State Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education held a hearing that discussed the EETT ARRA money the state has received, but not spent. This was not an “action” item, but simply held for informational purposes. It’s a pain to view the hearing because there is NO fast forward and the […]

I know, another episode, and still reason is being overrun by, I’m not quite sure what, but your help is needed. Here is how things stand… The Assembly Subcommittee #2 on school finance will have a hearing next Tuesday, April 27 on the matter. At the pre-hearing meeting yesterday, members still seemed to feel they […]

UPDATE: Hearing/vote may be next week, so just say upcoming hearing and vote… As you know from earlier posts, California’s share of EETT ARRA money is in danger of being mis-spent. Tomorrow, a state Assembly sub-committee is going to hold hearings and vote on how to allocate that money. It is critical for those of […]