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Announcement: Molly Fraker named as new Executive Director of the Berkeley Public Education Foundation!
Please click here to download and read the press release. (pdf format)
Designing and Funding Quality Schools
--Berkeley Studies the Options
A Report on the Superintendent's Comprehensive Planning Process
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for full report
Education Links
The Berkeley Public Education Foundation recommends the following websites if you would like to know more about education issues or local education foundations.
Berkeley Unified School District: www.berkeley.k12.ca.us
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION ISSUES
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EdSource: an independent non-profit organization specializing in "clarifying complex California education topics and policy choices through balanced analyses of education issues and accurate education data." A good source of data on school finance, demographics, comparable California districts, current policy issues. www.edsource.org
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California Department of Education: the source for standardized test results, evolving academic content standards, state funding for after school programs, grants to schools, other state policies. www.cde.ca.gov
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California Legislature Education Committees: current legislation on public school. www.assembly.ca.gov/edu or www.sen.ca.gov
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Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE): Well researched and influential reports on current education policy issues. pace.berkeley.edu
LOCAL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS
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Public Education Network: a national association of local education foundations-good for finding out what other communities are doing. www.publiceducation.org
FEDERAL INFORMATION
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U.S. Department of Education: federal grants, national index of publications, organizations, resources. www.ed.gov
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