EducationCal State Lies About Receiving Transparency AwardTuesday, March 13th, 2012 MARCH 13, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Vox Veritas Vita -- "Speak the truth as a way of life." -- Cal State University Motto From the Files of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: A California government agency has lied about receiving an award for government transparency. The California State University ... Legislators Flunk Cal State ‘Fuzzy Math’Monday, March 12th, 2012MARCH 12, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Senate Republican leader Bob Huff flunked Cal State University’s “fuzzy math” and is calling for "substantial changes at the institution.” His action followed CalWatchDog.com's investigation into the system’s false and misleading information about the to... School Choice Goes to Head of the ClassTuesday, March 6th, 2012 This article first appeared in UnionWatch.org. MARCH 7, 2012 By LARRY SAND Last month, Education Week published “What Research Says About School Choice,” in which nine scholars analyze the results of various studies concerning “school choice” -- the quaint notion that parents should... Interim Cal State Chair: ‘Herb Carter Was the Fall Guy’Thursday, March 1st, 2012 MARCH 1, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Legislators don’t have Herbert Carter to kick around anymore. But, don’t expect Cal State’s spendthrift administrators to interpret the removal Tuesday of Carter as the chairman of the Board of Trustees as a sign they need to clean up their act. “Herb Car... Sen. GOP Blocks Cal State ConfirmationTuesday, February 28th, 2012FEB. 28, 2012 By JOHN HRABE The Senate Republican Caucus scored a major victory for taxpayers Monday by blocking the confirmation of the embattled chairman of the California State University Board of Trustees, Herbert Carter. Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, told the ... Cal State Pay Scandal Repeats 1990Monday, February 27th, 2012FEB. 27, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Under Herbert Carter’s tenure, the Cal State University system has approved “hefty salary increases” for its top executives “without public input” during the state’s “most dire funding predicament.” Those aren’t quotes from recent news stories a... How About a Longer School Year?Friday, February 24th, 2012 Commentary FEB. 24, 2012 By JOHN SEILER One reason California schools perform so poorly is that the state's educrats, instead of improving instruction, commonly look for gimmicks to cover up their own failures. In my 25 years of writing about Golden State schools, one recurring "reform"... 10 Reasons Why Cal State Chair Carter Must GoThursday, February 23rd, 2012 Commentary FEB. 23, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Herbert Carter’s reconfirmation as the chairman of the California State University Board of Trustees could be taken up by the State Senate as early as today, Feb. 23. Cal State University lobbyists have been in and out of state Senate offices all wee... Follow the Money to Find School ScandalsWednesday, February 22nd, 2012Commentary FEB. 22, 2012 By CHRIS REED The proposal of a Democratic assemblyman to keep students from eating at food trucks instead of school cafeterias is ostensibly about public health, obesity and food safety. But while nanny state motives may be in play, it's also easy to see this as th... Sens. Oppose Cal State Exec ConfirmationFriday, February 17th, 2012 FEB. 17, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Herbert Carter’s reconfirmation to the California State University Board of Trustees was dealt a major setback Thursday, as two Republican state Senators announced their opposition to his pending nomination. Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Santee, and Senate Republican Lead... |