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California Student Loan Debt in Better Shape
By | 05/24/2013 | Education

Student loan debt has totaled $1.1 trillion nationwide and many college graduates struggle to pay these loans back. The federal government is rushing to find a solution to the interest rate it sets for student loans which is currently set to double…

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LAO Suggests $1B For Common Core Should Be Used to Pay Debts Instead
By | 05/23/2013 | Education

A component to Governor Jerry Brown’s May revision of the 2013-2014 proposed budget is allocating $1 billion to improve Common Core State Standards in California schools.

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California Ends Effort to Seek Exemption from No Child Left Behind
By | 05/21/2013 | Education

The California Department of Education is prioritizing Gov. Brown’s local control funding formula (LCFF) proposal over the possibility of obtaining a No Child Left Behind waiver.

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Mark Yudof UC President speaking
By | 05/17/2013 | Education

University of California President Mark Yudof has faced criticism during his tenure as leader of the prestigious 10-campus system. However, he explains there’s more to the role than raising tuition and cutting services.

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By | 05/16/2013 | Education

As soon as Governor Brown released the May revision of the California 2013-2014 budget, analysts and experts were all over it. With regards to education funding, much of what had to be said about the budget has already been said. In case anything was missed…

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Parcel Taxes and Lower Approval Requirement
By | 05/14/2013 | Taxes

California school and community college boards can increase local revenues for their schools through a parcel tax. These are voter-approved tax increases on property.

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electric bill
By | 05/13/2013 | Energy and Water, Headline

Increases in the price of electricity over the last decade must be recovered from customers who fall in tiers 3, and 4 of the rate structure. These tiers consist of middle-class and large families who use more energy than the minimum estimate established by the State.

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