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is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
California Board of Education is Stripped of Funds in the State Budget
The dispute stems from differing views over how best to educate students from immigrant families who are not proficient in English. Sen. Martha Escutia, a Whittier Democrat who chairs the Legislature's Latino Caucus and proposed SB 1769, said Wednesday that she was not surprised by the board's vote to oppose it. "The board has never been very supportive of English-language learners," she said. "They have not done anything that's practical, makes sense, is flexible and is aimed at benefiting English-language learners."
Education board starts to regroup: New leader, funding set after budget was yanked in dispute.
Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA); 7/13/2006 Byline: Jim Sanders Jul. 13--The California Board of Education took steps Wednesday to maintain business as usual in the wake of a political snub in which Democrats stripped its funding from the state's new budget. The dispute stems from differing views over how best to educate students from immigrant families who are not proficient in English. Kenneth Noonan, superintendent of the Oceanside Unified School District, was elected unanimously to serve as president of the 11-member state board, which helps set education policy. Noonan replaces Glee Johnson, who abruptly quit the board on June 30, the same day that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a budget that did not include any money for the board's staff. The board also opted Wednesday to continue an informal financial arrangement designed to provide breathing room for Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to resolve the funding dispute. Temporarily, the state Department of Education and the Governor's Office will split the tab for board staff, with the department bankrolling its three civil servants and the Governor's Office paying for Executive Director Roger Magyar and his management team. Magyar said the total tab would be roughly $95,000 to $105,000 if the dispute was not resolved until Aug. 31, the last day of the legislative session. The Board of Education also voted 6-2, with two abstentions, to oppose Senate Bill 1769, which would have restored the panel's lost $1.6 million in funding but forced the board to accept proposed instructional materials for English-language learners. In April, the board had rejected those instructional materials, angering the Legislature's Latino Caucus. Democrats responded by stripping the board's funding from the budget bill. Sen. Martha Escutia, a Whittier Democrat who chairs the Legislature's Latino Caucus and proposed SB 1769, said Wednesday that she was not surprised by the board's vote to oppose it. "The board has never been very supportive of English-language learners," she said. "They have not done anything that's practical, makes sense, is flexible and is aimed at benefiting English-language learners." Copyright (c) 2006, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. SB 1769 SB1769 Bill History |
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