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CCSA Statement on SB 1362’s Failure in Senate Education Committee (ccsa.org)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Due to lack of support, Senate Bill 1362 (Beall) was withdrawn from consideration today by Senator Jim Beall, effectively ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Charter SELPA hosts its first Legal Forum

The El Dorado Charter SELPA held their first ever Legal Forum in San Diego and Oakland where more than 250 charter school leaders attended to learn ab...
Feb 01, 2018
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Young, gay and living on the street: LGBT youth face increased odds of homelessness (EdSource)

Author: Carolyn Jones PHOTO BY ALISON YIN FOR EDSOURCE   Homeless LGBT students say they often feel isolated and alone, and have a hard time find...
Jan 02, 2018
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Co-Teaching: Charter Schools Bridging the Gap Between Special Education and General Education

Rocketship Education and O’Farrell Charter Schools enlist co-teaching methods that benefit all students Many of the charter schools in our SELPA hav...
Sep 12, 2017
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California charter schools are fulfilling early promise (Daily Breeze)

Editorial board members sat down Thursday with former California legislator and education secretary Gary K. Hart, who authored the state’s original ...
Aug 30, 2017
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The price of special education: As autism rates surge among children, so does the cost to educate them (Bakersfield.com)

Author: Harold Pierce An unexplained increase in autistic and emotionally disturbed students is driving up special education enrollments — a huge ...
Jun 25, 2017
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Symposium 2017 Spotlight: Classical Academy

View the video below to see how Classical Academy is preparing all students for success....
May 23, 2017
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Assemblymember O’Donnell Seeks Fairness in Funding for Special Education (Long Beach Post)

Author: Asia Morris  Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, whose district includes Long Beach, introduced AB 312 this week, which seeks to strengthen...
Feb 10, 2017
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‘Meeting the needs of every student through inclusion’: California Charter School Association reports a Qualitative Study on Special Education (Valley News)

Author: Stephanie Lai California Charter School Association recently published a qualitative study regarding practices for special education in 10 se...
Dec 03, 2016
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