61. Charter Schools: A New Breed Of Public Schools Report 2, 1993 referendum on taxfinanced vouchers that will be on california's general electionballot in November is threatening the future of california's Charter schools. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/93-2ca.htm

NCREL's Policy Briefs Charter Schools: A New Breed of Public Schools Report 2, 1993 Pathways home page Contents Previous section ... Next section California's Charter Law As early as 1983, the California legislature mandated higher standards, revamped curriculum frameworks, lengthened the school day and year, established mentor teacher programs, improved textbooks, and set up teacher accountability systems. In recent years, the state also has passed laws to create more school-based management systems and teacher career opportunities and to promote school restructuring. Yet, legislators and educators were dissatisfied with student learning progress resulting from these changes. The charter originally was proposed in 1987-88 by California public school educators frustrated by bureaucracy and eager to have real freedom with accountability. A year after Minnesota enacted its charter law, California passed legislation authorizing up to 100 Charter Schools beginning in 1993. California's charter law seeks to: improve student learning increase learning opportunities for all students, particularly for academically low-achieving students

62. California Arts Council - Program Description Main Page Support Program Supports general operations and project and classes sponsored by schools,nonprofit organizations organizations, and the citizens of california. http://www.cac.ca.gov/programs/program_description.cfm

Navigation Mission Contact Information Staff Directory Council Members ... Submit a Link Programs for Artists Artists in Residence Program (Individual) The Artists in Residence Program provides funding for projects that emphasize long-term, in-depth interaction between professional artists and an ongoing group of participants through workshops and classes sponsored by schools, nonprofit organizations, units of government, social institutions and tribal councils. In this way, the program effectively forges a partnership among artists, sponsoring organizations, and the citizens of California. Performing Arts Touring and Presenting Program (for artists) Touring Artists Directory . Inclusion in the Directory enables artists to offer the possibility of CAC fee support to California presenters for qualified touring engagements. Artist Fellowships Arts and Accessibility Technical Assistance Program The California Arts Council provides support for Arts and Accessibility Technical Assistance Program, which was launched in 2000 as a partnership between the CAC and National Arts and Disability Center. The purpose of the California Arts Council's (CAC) Arts and Accessibility Technical Assistance Program is to enhance opportunities for professional development and participation in the arts by people with disabilities.

63. 10th Annual California Charter Schools Conference 10 th Annual california Charter schools Conference. Time. Program. 700 am – 200pm. 2003 Charter schools Conference Registration Open. Lunch and general Session. http://www.canec.org/satregflyer.html

Charter School Educator Professional Development Series th Annual California Charter Schools Conference Saturday Registration Form - Saturday, March 29, 2003 Location: Anaheim Marriott 700 W. Convention Way Anaheim, CA Please visit www.canec.org for more detailed information. Schedule at a Glance: Time Program 2003 Charter Schools Conference Registration Open 6:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Regular Conference Breakout Sessions and Special Saturday Only Charter School Teacher Professional Development Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break - Please visit Vendor Exhibit Hall 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Regular Conference Breakout Sessions and Special Saturday Only Charter School Teacher Professional Development Sessions 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and General Session 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Special Saturday Only Charter School Teacher Professional Development Sessions Descriptions of breakout and general sessions can be found at www.canec.org

64. U C Merced University Of California Merced Faculty. Library. University of california, Merced. Programs for K12 schools,educators and counselors fall into these general categories http://www.ucmerced.edu/professional_dev/programs.asp

Search Skip Navigation About UC Merced Campus Planning Employment ... Library University of California, Merced Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2039 Merced, CA 95344 Physical Address: 4225 N. Hospital Road, Bldg 1200 Atwater, CA 95301 Privacy/Legal Notice About this Website Programs for K-12 Schools UCMAP's school-centered programs are designed to expand knowledge and enhance the effectiveness of K-12 teachers, staff and administrators. Focusing on the areas of math, science and literacy, UC Merced's academic outreach programs help K-12 educators to improve UC college eligibility rates for Central Valley students. In this way, thousands of local students-especially first generation college students-have been exposed to the value of a university education. UCMAP works in tandem with the Office of Relations with Schools (ORS), the University's primary resource for admissions and K-12 student and family outreach . UCMAP's school-centered programs are complementary to the student- and family-centered programs offered by ORS. Programs for K-12 schools, educators and counselors fall into these general categories:

65. FSU Department Of Anthropology: Links And Resources Information About Field schools general Employment Physical Anthropology Linguistics general Anthropology Research University of california Museum of http://www.anthro.fsu.edu/links/links.html

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66. Welcome To TEACH of TEACH Comprehensive Teacher Preparation Program general education courses CBEST(california Basic Education Skills Test Handson experience in local schools. http://www.canyons.edu/offices/teach/

67. Doing Your Homework On School Districts the school scored in the bottom 10% of california public schools. A 2 means the schoolscored among the next 10%, and so on. In general, schools with wealthier http://www.latimes.com/la-tech-findit8.story

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68. CSUN: California Academic Content Standards Site Mathematics Blueprints Blueprints Preface; Grades 27; general Math; Algebra I;Algebra II; california Charter schools, Governor's Professional Development http://www.csun.edu/~hcbio027/k12standards/

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69. Www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_9 superintendent of schools shall be governed by the general statutes and shall notbe governed by the provisions of any county charter. california CONSTITUTION http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_9

CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SECTION 1. A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 2. A Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State at each gubernatorial election. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall enter upon the duties of the office on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding each gubernatorial election. No Superintendent of Public Instruction may serve more than 2 terms. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 2.1. The State Board of Education, on nomination of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall appoint one Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and three Associate Superintendents of Public Instruction who shall be exempt from state civil service and whose terms of office shall be four years. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting the appointment, in accordance with law, of additional Associate Superintendents of Public Instruction subject to state civil service. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 3. A Superintendent of Schools for each county may be elected by the qualified electors thereof at each gubernatorial election or may be appointed by the county board of education, and the manner of the selection shall be determined by a majority vote of the electors of the county voting on the question; provided, that two or more counties may, by an election conducted pursuant to Section 3.2 of this article, unite for the purpose of electing or appointing one joint superintendent for the counties so uniting. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 3.1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution to the contrary, the Legislature shall prescribe the qualifications required of county superintendents of schools, and for these purposes shall classify the several counties in the State. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution to the contrary, the county board of education or joint county board of education, as the case may be, shall fix the salary of the county superintendent of schools or the joint county superintendent of schools, respectively. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 3.2. Notwithstanding any provision of this Constitution to the contrary, any two or more chartered counties, or nonchartered counties, or any combination thereof, may, by a majority vote of the electors of each such county voting on the proposition at an election called for that purpose in each such county, establish one joint board of education and one joint county superintendent of schools for the counties so uniting. A joint county board of education and a joint county superintendent of schools shall be governed by the general statutes and shall not be governed by the provisions of any county charter. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 3.3. Except as provided in Section 3.2 of this article, it shall be competent to provide in any charter framed for a county under any provision of this Constitution, or by the amendment of any such charter, for the election of the members of the county board of education of such county and for their qualifications and terms of office. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 5. The Legislature shall provide for a system of common schools by which a free school shall be kept up and supported in each district at least six months in every year, after the first year in which a school has been established. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 6. Each person, other than a substitute employee, employed by a school district as a teacher or in any other position requiring certification qualifications shall be paid a salary which shall be at the rate of an annual salary of not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400) for a person serving full time, as defined by law. The Public School System shall include all kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, technical schools, and state colleges, established in accordance with law and, in addition, the school districts and the other agencies authorized to maintain them. No school or college or any other part of the Public School System shall be, directly or indirectly, transferred from the Public School System or placed under the jurisdiction of any authority other than one included within the Public School System. The Legislature shall add to the State School Fund such other means from the revenues of the State as shall provide in said fund for apportionment in each fiscal year, an amount not less than one hundred eighty dollars ($180) per pupil in average daily attendance in the kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, and technical schools in the Public School System during the next preceding fiscal year. The entire State School Fund shall be apportioned in each fiscal year in such manner as the Legislature may provide, through the school districts and other agencies maintaining such schools, for the support of, and aid to, kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, and technical schools except that there shall be apportioned to each school district in each fiscal year not less than one hundred twenty dollars ($120) per pupil in average daily attendance in the district during the next preceding fiscal year and except that the amount apportioned to each school district in each fiscal year shall be not less than twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400). Solely with respect to any retirement system provided for in the charter of any county or city and county pursuant to the provisions of which the contributions of, and benefits to, certificated employees of a school district who are members of such system are based upon the proportion of the salaries of such certificated employees contributed by said county or city and county, all amounts apportioned to said county or city and county, or to school districts therein, pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be considered as though derived from county or city and county school taxes for the support of county and city and county government and not money provided by the State within the meaning of this section. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 61/2. Nothing in this constitution contained shall forbid the formation of districts for school purposes situate in more than one county or the issuance of bonds by such districts under such general laws as have been or may hereafter be prescribed by the legislature; and the officers mentioned in such laws shall be authorized to levy and assess such taxes and perform all such other acts as may be prescribed therein for the purpose of paying such bonds and carrying out the other powers conferred upon such districts; provided, that all such bonds shall be issued subject to the limitations prescribed in section eighteen of article eleven hereof. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 7. The Legislature shall provide for the appointment or election of the State Board of Education and a board of education in each county or for the election of a joint county board of education for two or more counties. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 7.5. The State Board of Education shall adopt textbooks for use in grades one through eight throughout the State, to be furnished without cost as provided by statute. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 8. No public money shall ever be appropriated for the support of any sectarian or denominational school, or any school not under the exclusive control of the officers of the public schools; nor shall any sectarian or denominational doctrine be taught, or instruction thereon be permitted, directly or indirectly, in any of the common schools of this State. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 9. (a) The University of California shall constitute a public trust, to be administered by the existing corporation known as "The Regents of the University of California," with full powers of organization and government, subject only to such legislative control as may be necessary to insure the security of its funds and compliance with the terms of the endowments of the university and such competitive bidding procedures as may be made applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services. Said corporation shall be in form a board composed of seven ex officio members, which shall be: the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the president and the vice president of the alumni association of the university and the acting president of the university, and 18 appointive members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, a majority of the membership concurring; provided, however that the present appointive members shall hold office until the expiration of their present terms. (b) The terms of the members appointed prior to November 5, 1974, shall be 16 years; the terms of two appointive members to expire as heretofore on March 1st of every even-numbered calendar year, and two members shall be appointed for terms commencing on March 1, 1976, and on March 1 of each year thereafter; provided that no such appointments shall be made for terms to commence on March 1, 1979, or on March 1 of each fourth year thereafter, to the end that no appointment to the regents for a newly commencing term shall be made during the first year of any gubernatorial term of office. The terms of the members appointed for terms commencing on and after March 1, 1976, shall be 12 years. During the period of transition until the time when the appointive membership is comprised exclusively of persons serving for terms of 12 years, the total number of appointive members may exceed the numbers specified in the preceeding paragraph. In case of any vacancy, the term of office of the appointee to fill such vacancy, who shall be appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, a majority of the membership concurring, shall be for the balance of the term for which such vacancy exists. (c) The members of the board may, in their discretion, following procedures established by them and after consultation with representatives of faculty and students of the university, including appropriate officers of the academic senate and student governments, appoint to the board either or both of the following persons as members with all rights of participation: a member of the faculty at a campus of the university or of another institution of higher education; a person enrolled as a student at a campus of the university for each regular academic term during his service as a member of the board. Any person so appointed shall serve for not less than one year commencing on July 1. (d) Regents shall be able persons broadly reflective of the economic, cultural, and social diversity of the State, including ethnic minorities and women. However, it is not intended that formulas or specific ratios be applied in the selection of regents. (e) In the selection of the Regents, the Governor shall consult an advisory committee composed as follows: The Speaker of the Assembly and two public members appointed by the Speaker, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two public members appointed by the Rules Committee of the Senate, two public members appointed by the Governor, the chairman of the regents of the university, an alumnus of the university chosen by the alumni association of the university, a student of the university chosen by the Council of Student Body Presidents, and a member of the faculty of the university chosen by the academic senate of the university. Public members shall serve for four years, except that one each of the initially appointed members selected by the Speaker of the Assembly, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor shall be appointed to serve for two years; student, alumni, and faculty members shall serve for one year and may not be regents of the university at the time of their service on the advisory committee. (f) The Regents of the University of California shall be vested with the legal title and the management and disposition of the property of the university and of property held for its benefit and shall have the power to take and hold, either by purchase or by donation, or gift, testamentary or otherwise, or in any other manner, without restriction, all real and personal property for the benefit of the university or incidentally to its conduct; provided, however, that sales of university real property shall be subject to such competitive bidding procedures as may be provided by statute. Said corporation shall also have all the powers necessary or convenient for the effective administration of its trust, including the power to sue and to be sued, to use a seal, and to delegate to its committees or to the faculty of the university, or to others, such authority or functions as it may deem wise. The Regents shall receive all funds derived from the sale of lands pursuant to the act of Congress of July 2, 1862, and any subsequent acts amendatory thereof. The university shall be entirely independent of all political or sectarian influence and kept free therefrom in the appointment of its regents and in the administration of its affairs, and no person shall be debarred admission to any department of the university on account of race, religion, ethnic heritage, or sex. (g) Meetings of the Regents of the University of California shall be public, with exceptions and notice requirements as may be provided by statute. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 14. The Legislature shall have power, by general law, to provide for the incorporation and organization of school districts, high school districts, and community college districts, of every kind and class, and may classify such districts. The Legislature may authorize the governing boards of all school districts to initiate and carry on any programs, activities, or to otherwise act in any manner which is not in conflict with the laws and purposes for which school districts are established. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 9 EDUCATION SEC. 16. (a) It shall be competent, in all charters framed under the authority given by Section 5 of Article XI, to provide, in addition to those provisions allowable by this Constitution, and by the laws of the State for the manner in which, the times at which, and the terms for which the members of boards of education shall be elected or appointed, for their qualifications, compensation and removal, and for the number which shall constitute any one of such boards. (b) Notwithstanding Section 3 of Article XI, when the boundaries of a school district or community college district extend beyond the limits of a city whose charter provides for any or all of the foregoing with respect to the members of its board of education, no charter amendment effecting a change in the manner in which, the times at which, or the terms for which the members of the board of education shall be elected or appointed, for their qualifications, compensation, or removal, or for the number which shall constitute such board, shall be adopted unless it is submitted to and approved by a majority of all the qualified electors of the school district or community college district voting on the question. Any such amendment, and any portion of a proposed charter or a revised charter which would establish or change any of the foregoing provisions respecting a board of education, shall be submitted to the electors of the school district or community college district as one or more separate questions. The failure of any such separate question to be approved shall have the result of continuing in effect the applicable existing law with respect to that board of education.

70. Microsoft And California Plaintiffs Settle California Class Action Lawsuits pleased by the opportunity to help thousands of schools all across california getthe computers and software they need, said Microsoft general Counsel Brad http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/jan03/01-10CAClassActionPR.asp

All Products Support Search microsoft.com Guide ... Site Map Search for Advanced Search PressPass Home Microsoft News Legal News International News Consumer News Corporate Info Investor Relations Community Affairs Microsoft Research Events ... Executive E-Mail Archives by Month: Press Releases Top Stories Microsoft and California Plaintiffs Settle California Class Action Lawsuits Settlement to Benefit Consumers and California Schools SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and REDMOND, Wash. Jan. 10, 2003 The San Francisco law firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, lead counsel for two certified classes of California consumers, and Microsoft Corp. jointly announced today that a $1.1 billion settlement has been reached in a series of coordinated class action lawsuits alleging that Microsoft violated California's antitrust and unfair competition laws. Trial was scheduled to commence in San Francisco before California Superior Court Judge Paul H. Alvarado on Feb. 24, 2003. "This is one of the largest settlements ever reached under the antitrust or unfair competition laws of California," said plaintiffs' lead counsel Eugene Crew. Co-lead counsel Richard Grossman elaborated: "This settlement represents a significant portion of the amount that Californians paid to Microsoft for its operating system and key applications software over a seven-year period. It is a tremendous result for California's businesses and consumers, and will also benefit our schools at a time when that help is desperately needed." "This is a good resolution for all sides, and we're especially pleased by the opportunity to help thousands of schools all across California get the computers and software they need," said Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith. "This settlement allows us to focus on the future and building great software, and avoids the cost and uncertainty of a lengthy trial."

71. Major Sheets - Other Academic Programs - Pre-Medicine to complete courses that satisfy campus general education requirements However, becausemedical schools tend to value Unit 1 University of california Santa Cruz http://admissions.ucsc.edu/majors/pmed.html

Majors Introduction Arts Art Art History Music Theater Arts Engineering Bioinformatics Computer Engineering Computer Science Dual Degree Engineering ... Information Systems Management Humanities American Studies Classical Studies East Asian Studies (individual major) German Studies History Italian Studies Language Studies ... Women's Studies Natural Sciences Astrophysics Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biology Earth Sciences ... Physics Social Sciences Anthropology Business Management Economics Community Studies Economics ... Sociology Other Academic Programs Individual Study Prelaw Premedicine Every year, about 100 students at UC Santa Cruz seek admission to medical school. Despite stiff competition, the acceptance rate for UCSC graduates is well above the national average. UCSC students have been accepted at the eight California medical schools, as well as at all the major medical schools in the country, including Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. The academic performance of UCSC graduates once they enter medical school has been very good. The Natural Sciences Division provides advising services for all premedical students. A series of orientation sessions, designed to answer questions about preparation for and admission to medical school, is offered throughout the academic year. The staff at the Health Science Career Advising Office also offer individual guidance for students who are in the process of applying to medical school.

72. NEA: Charter Schools NEA's position on charter schools is necessarily general. In the first half of 2002,the california State Board reduced funding to 46 charter schools after an http://www.nea.org/charter/

For and About Members Help for Parents Press Center Legislative Action Center ... Vouchers Updated: Mar 27, 2003 Research NEA Resources Other Resources Charter Schools NEA policy embraces high standards, accountability and strong local control for charter schools. It also offers guidance in the form of various criteria that can significantly improve the chances for success of these programs, which after 10 years are still in the experimental stage. Among other things, NEA firmly believes that all affected public education employees must be directly involved in the design, implementation and governance of these and other educational programs. Failures spur review of charter school laws Charter schools are part of the landscape of public education. According to the Education Commission of the States, as of August 2001 there were more than 2,300 public charter schools serving more than 500,000 students nationwide. The Commission reported that 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have laws providing funding and permitting charter schools to operate. However, many of those statutes are being revisited and revised in light of a number of charter school failures, some with disastrous consequences for students. NEA's position on charter schools is necessarily general. State laws and regulations vary widely, and NEA state affiliates have positions that are appropriate to the situation in their states. For example, accountability for meeting high academic standards is an essential component of successful charter schools. But not all state charter laws have strong accountability requirements. In addition, not all state laws require charter schools to develop programs conforming with state or local academic standards, and many charter laws do not require charters to participate in the state accountability system.

73. Page Redirection Electric, Southern california Ediso, and Southern california Gas. of indoor airpollutants on the general public the indoor air quality Tools for schools kit http://www.dsa.dgs.ca.gov/Sustainability/

74. Publications - California Dept. Of Justice - Office Of The Attorney General This report by the Attorney general's Civil Rights crimes in local communities, inschools and by nearly two dozen diverse communities throughout california. http://caag.state.ca.us/publications/

OFFICE OF THE AG PUBLICATIONS CONTACT US SEARCH ... LINKS TO STATE SITES Publications Publications and Forms Crime and Violence Prevention Criminal Statistics This is a general alphabetical listing of publications available from the Attorney General's Office. Select Crime and Violence Prevention or Criminal Statistics for a separate list of publications in these issue areas. These publications are in PDF (Portable Document Formats). To open PDF files, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. To order a hard copy of selected publications click here GENERAL PUBLICATIONS AND FORMS A Look At Growing Meth Drug Problem Maps of recent methamphetamine lab seizures depict the problem. Antitrust Enforcement in California [PDF 35k 2pg] Highlights antitrust laws and other relevant background information to help consumers better understand the sometimes complex nature of antitrust violations. Applicant Live Scan (spring/summer 1998) - [PDF 299k 26pg] Presents a brief overview of what Applicant Live Scan is and how the system for the electronic submission of fingerprints and automated background check works. Applicant Live Scan Contact List [PDF 88k 33pg] Lists locations county by county and the hours of operation for Applicant Live Scan services of the California Department of Justice.

75. Math Front/pdf Grade Twelve Prepared for publication by CSEA members. Standards for california Public schools Kindergarten Through Standards for california Public schools Kindergarten Through for california Public schools, Kindergarten Through http://www.cde.ca.gov/board/pdf/math.pdf

76. Circles Of Peace to 160,000. February 12, 2003. . Prisons or schools? california'sFuture Out of Balance. To educate or incarcerate? That is the http://www.tf.org/

Our mission is to reduce the number of injuries and deaths due to injuries, through prevention, improved trauma care, and improved rehabilitation. The Violence Prevention Initiative has addressed a range of root cause issues from economic injustice, power and resource inequalities, family violence, lack of jobs, to availability of alcohol, availability of firearms and violence in the media. March 28, 2003 Circles of Peace The California Violence Prevention Initiative In 1992 the Board of Directors of the brand new The California Wellness Foundation decided to create a 10-year Violence Prevention Initiative to reduce youth violence in California. The foundation wanted to focus the insight, energy and expertise of people of very different backgrounds on a single goalto create an environment in which young people could have safer, healthier, and less violent futures. As a foundation committed to "wellness," they framed the problem in terms of public health, and sought insight from public health history and practice. The first grants were made in April of 1993 and will end in March 2003 with the academic fellows program continuing until June 2003. For the last 10 years, The Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) has brought together people from different walks of life with different skills to address the problem of youth violence. The VPI consisted of four primary categories of endeavor: the Policy and Public Education Program; Leadership and Professional Development; Community Action Programs; and Initiative Support and Capacity-Building Program. This powerful coalition brought together in a circle of peace policy makers, opinion leaders, community leaders, community-based organizations, academics and researchers, media advocacy analysts, and young people themselves.

77. California Schools - Elementary, Middle And High School Information School or District Name, City, State. california schools Elementary,middle and high school information. Welcome to Greatschools.net http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/go/CA

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78. California MESA with American Indian tribes, American Indian education centers and the CaliforniaDepartment of Education, uses a model similar to the MESA schools Program and http://mesa.ucop.edu/about/

// Setup top nav highlight for this page. // currentPage refers to the highlighted image name currentPage = "about"; To the extent possible by California law, MESA emphasizes participation by students from groups with low eligibility rates for four-year institutions. MESA has been named as one of the most innovative public programs in the country by Innovations in American Government, a project of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Ford Foundation. MESA is a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. MESA is the largest consortium of programs to receive National Science Foundation scholarships earmarked to support community college students who transfer to four-year institutions. industry and education institutions across the educational pipeline. MESA education partners include the University of California, the California State University, California Community Colleges, independent colleges and universities, the California Department of Education, Indian education centers, school districts and individual schools. MESA is administered by the University of California, The program is funded by the state legislature, corporate contributions and grants.

79. Education Technology Office: Digital High School general Program Information for Years 14 back to top. Updated Bi-Weekly.Listing of all approved high schools (Year 1 thru 4), Updated Bi-Weekly. http://www.cde.ca.gov/digitalhigh/

California Dept of Education Education Technology Home Search Contact Us ... Program Information by Year this page was last updated January 31, 2003 New Information back to top January 23, 2003 Update on Digital High School Technology Support and Staff Training (TSST) and AB 99 Funding Updated 1/30/03 Technology Support and Staff Training Grant Program - FY01/02 Schedule of Third Apportionment Updated 10/23/02 Assembly Bill 99 - Information Updated 2/19/02 Annual Survey for DHS sites - Information on the required DHS survey which all schools participating in the DHS Program must complete. Posted 2/14/02 CTAP Technology Assessment Profile - On-line, self-assessment tool that allows educators to determine their level of technology proficiency - Introductory, Intermediate, or Proficient. Posted 4/18/01 Year 4 grant payment schedule changes in DHS Memorandum PA97/01-1 (PDF) Posted 12/27/00 Guidance on how a special education program might meet the minimum DHS program requirements Posted 12/13/00 General Program Information for Years 1-4 back to top Installation Program Status Listing by Region, County, and District...

80. HSF CyberCampus Latino College Trends The University of california Board of Regents removed and three deans of law schoolsin the state which questioned the Attorney general's legal analysis of http://www.hsf.net/cybercampus/collegeguide/09.html

Latino College Trends Key Terms for this Section: Affirmative Action A program designed to encourage equal opportunities for historically disadvantaged individuals, primarily ethnic minorities. In hiring and college admissions, Affirmative Action is a tool to encourage minority recruitment and diversity retention. Recent political developments have greatly and negatively affected minority college admissions in California and Texas, where over 50 percent of all U.S. Hispanics live. Because Hispanics tend to attend a public university and take advantage of in-state tuition, these developments are particularly disturbing. In November of 1996, California voters approved Proposition 209, a state initiative that dismantles Affirmative Action in the state of California. Although enactment of the law has been delayed due to federal court challenges to its constitutionality, many California colleges and universities have already removed Affirmative Action policies and race-based admissions and scholarships as a matter of official policy. The California State University System was the first to remove Affirmative Action language from its admissions in 1996. The University of California Board of Regents removed Affirmative Action in its Law School admissions for 1997 and will do the same for undergraduate admissions for 1998. In February of 1997, Texas Attorney General Dan Morales greatly expanded the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals case commonly known as "Hopwood" and summarily eliminated Affirmative Action in college admissions and scholarship awards throughout the state, including private universities which receive public scholarship funding. Although the Attorney General was within his legal right to take this action, many minority leaders and college educators questioned the appropriateness of it. The Mexican American Caucus in the Texas House of Representatives circulated a petition signed by 60 law professors and three deans of law schools in the state which questioned the Attorney General's legal analysis of the Hopwood case, but such actions did not reverse the Attorney General's opinion. As a result, his legal opinion remains official and carries the weight of law in the state of Texas.

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