Size of Pension Funding Gap Up for Debate
As today's scheduled vote on Governor Brown's budget approaches, Republicans want a budget deal to include changes to public employee pensions. Pension reform is a hot topic, especially since it's widely believed that the state's major pension funds will ultimately be short on money. But just how short will they be?
Teachers Protest Pink Slips
The deadline has come and gone for school districts to notify teachers who might be laid off because of budget cuts. Nearly 19,000 teachers nationwide got pink slips. But many are ready to fight for their jobs.
L.A. Unified Transfers Some Schools to Independent Groups
Los Angeles Unified, California's largest school district, is trying education reform based on a "request for proposals" model. For the second year in a row, the district has chosen a group of new and low-performing schools to be run by independent groups that submitted plans for improving learning.