Articles in this issue

• Legislators float budget compromise
  With pitfalls aplenty still out there at press time, lawmakers in Sacramento entered the stage last week where “real” negotiations on a 2008-09 state budget were starting to happen. Meanwhile, educators ramped up efforts to oppose any structural budget changes that would undermine Proposition 98.
• Underskilled EL teachers on rise
  A new report released by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing announces an 88 percent increase in underqualified teachers providing instruction to English learners in California.
• Algebra 1 mandates needs and costs outlined in SPI plan
  ACSA was on board last week in support of the inquiry into costs outlined by the superintendent of public instruction in his California Algebra 1 Success Initiative.
• Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year
  ACSA has named Maria Villegas as its 2008 Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year.