81. UC College Prep Expanding Educational programs will follow a standardsbased online curriculum aligned tothe state california currently has more than 500 charter schools. http://currents.ucsc.edu/04-05/05-09/online.asp

May 9-15, 2005 Vol. 9, No. 36 Publications Regional History Project publishes 'behind-the scenes' look at Special Collections UCSC in the News The media were on hand when Glenn Stewart and Brian Latta banded four peregrine falcon chicks in San Francisco... and more Currents Newspaper is a weekly publication from the UC Santa Cruz Public Information Office. Maintained by pioweb@ucsc.edu May 9, 2005 UC College Prep Online expands to operate online charter schools By Jennifer McNulty Building on the success of its online college-prep programs, the University of California is gearing up to establish a UC Online Academy with three online charter schools slated to open in the fall of 2006. UC College Prep Online (UCCP), based at UCSC, recently received a three-year $550,000 grant from the California Department of Education's Public Charter Schools Grant Program to develop online schools in Imperial, Mendocino, and Butte Counties. The academy will provide access for independent learners and special needs students to a high-quality college preparation curriculum. Potential beneficiaries might include students in foster care or migrant families that move around, teen mothers, students in the court system, students engaged in competitive athletics or performing arts, and those who are hospitalized.

82. New Schools Better Neighborhoods: Publications Buildings in california are built according to the safety standards for usto have charter schools see the DSA as a resource and not an obstacle. http://www.nsbn.org/publications/newsletters/spring2004/castellanos.php

Goals Mission Management Sponsors ... Community Engagement Publications Spring 2004 Newsletter California State Architect Castellanos On The Impact Of The Built Environment On Neighborhoods With the billions of dollars being directed towards school construction in California, and particularly in Los Angeles, the need to examine and analyze the most efficient application of building standards for public school facilities has never been more significant. NSBN is pleased to present this interview with Stephan Castellanos, the California State Architect , in which he addresses the impact of the built environment on students and neighborhoods. Stephan, from your vantage point as the state's architect, what's at stake during this first year of the Schwarzenegger administration re the built environment? What policies need to be addressed, adopted or enhanced? We've spent a lot of time in the last few years focusing on the total environment for school children in California. We've been trying to move the Field Act beyond the notion that many people have of it, as a seismic safety provision, to being one that is about defining the kinds of environments that can enhance learning. We're promoting the idea that facilities themselves should be learning tools. We're hopeful that we can continue that agenda, and that we can continue our movement to create stronger partnerships between the state architect and school districts. We see school districts as partners in delivering safe, sustainable and effective learning environments. So the next step would be to expand these partnership efforts beyond our pilot programs (in San Diego and Los Angeles) to include all school districts in the state.

83. Charter Schools A Ruse For Destroying Public Education? were overwhelmingly defeated in November in california and Michigan. charter schools would have to meet or exceed the performance standards as those http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/nov_2000/char_sch.htm

Lynn View Middle School, Kingsport, Tennessee "Charter Schools" A Ruse For Destroying Public Education? Virginia political/religious leaders Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson have vowed to destroy public education in America. Their tools for doing this are school vouchers and charter schools. While Virginia has approved charter schools, it's proponents are dismayed they have to follow the same standards, including the Virginia SOL, as the public schools. Their intention was never education, but the removal of science and history and substitution of religious myth. They also demand to use uncertified teachers and to be exempted from all civil rights laws including ADA regulations for the handi-capped. (religious institutions are already exempt.) Fortunately, vouchers were overwhelmingly defeated in November in California and Michigan. In fact, Washington County, Virginia has approved charter schools, but has had no takers because the fundamentalists didn't want to operate as schools. Now Tennessee has gotten into the act. But the almost 50% drop-out rate in the state has nothing to do with schools. It's family priorities. Here is the fundamentalist' agenda is in their words in 1995: Charter Schools Rejected in Sullivan County Tennessee Fights for Bible Classes Wise, Hawkins Counties Back School Prayer, Ignore Problems

84. Charter Schools - Facilities (CA Dept Of Education) california Department of Education charter Schools A link to the charter Schoolshome page, which contains information and legislative references regarding http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/cs/

Search Advanced Site Map A-Z Index Professional Development ... Facilities Charter Schools Printer-friendly version Charter Schools Information to assist school districts and charter schools in seeking state facility funding assistance under AB 14 (Chapter 935, statutes of 2002), which defines the manner of funds available. California Department of Education Charter Schools A link to the Charter Schools home page, which contains information and legislative references regarding the establishment and operation of charter schools. School Facility Program Approved Regulations The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 established a state program to provide funding for new construction and modernization of existing school facilities. The regulations provide guidance for accessing state bond funds (including those specifically allocated for construction of charter schools) approved by the voters. Division of the State Architect Information regarding the design of buildings and oversight of school construction, including the codes and standards that affect the industry. A listing of Division of the State Architect certified project inspectors is included.

85. Charter Schools Sites on charter schools. research, and how charter schools are improvingacademic standards and educational choices for students and parents. http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/school_choice/charter_schools/

Curriculum Lesson Plans Organizers Rubrics ... 4Choice - A workable school choice plan - Common sense School Choice objectives, International Test Scores, John Gatto's shocking origins of public education, links to simple model legislation. About Charter Schools - The Center for Education Reform tracks charter school grassroots efforts, legislation and laws, research, and how charter schools are improving academic standards and educational choices for students and parents. Academic Choices - YES; Vouchers - NO - Vouchers are a bad School Choice delivery system similar to standing in line for food stamps, or filing a tax return. - Argues against any interference by government in education. Center for Education Reform - Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control. Charter School Law - A collection of charter school resources useful to those in or affected by the charter school movement.

86. East Bay Conservation Corps The Corpsmember Program High school Level of the EBCC charter school, by theCalifornia Network of Educational charters, the charter schools Development http://www.ebcc-school.org/ebcc/showpage.asp?code=about

87. American Prospect Online - ViewPrint Another nostrum repeated in charter Schools in Action is that public schools In one case, california prohibited a charter from giving its public money http://www.prospect.org/web/view-print.ww?id=5360

88. The Heartland Institute - Charter Schools Improve Achievement--and Meet Resistan The california charter schools serve a greater percentage of lowincome studentsthan Despite the good academic news for california’s charter schools, http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=13551

89. 04.08.2003 - Charter Schools Suffer From Ill-prepared Teachers, Unequal Funding, BERKELEY – The nation s ballooning number of charter schools relies heavily will hold charter schools to the same standards required of regular schools, http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/04/08_charter.shtml

UC Berkeley Accidental activist: Child of the Family hopes to find a new community at UC Berkeley Botanical Garden offers "Waterwise" guide and plant sale Stolen laptop containing personal data recovered by campus police More news: Leon Litwack ... Solo, but not alone Select one All stories by date economics Campus news Education Environment Events at Berkeley International affairs People Science Social science Students engineering Charter schools suffer from ill-prepared teachers, unequal funding, says PACE study By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations BERKELEY This analysis of national data about charter school educators was led by scholars with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), an institute based at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. "Charter schools now offer hope for hundreds of thousands of families, many dissatisfied with mediocre or unsafe local schools," said PACE co-director Bruce Fuller, a UC Berkeley professor of education and public policy who directed the study. "Ironically, we discovered that many charter students are exposed to less qualified teachers and weaker instructional support than if they had remained in regular public schools." More than 2,600 charters schools have sprouted since 1991, serving just under 700,000 students in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Each operates on public funding but independent of its local school board and most government rules.

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