Articles in this issue

• Budget battle continues as time runs out
  The Constitutional deadline to pass a 2008-09 state budget came and went June 16, but the Legislature continued to wrangle over specifics at press time. ACSA has stepped up its efforts to inform lawmakers that any cuts will hurt schools.
• Central Office Administrator of the Year
  ACSA names Rob Phillips, assistant superintendent of educational services at the Solano County Office of Education, as its 2008 Central Office Administrator of the Year.
• New president sets forth vision for term in office
  New ACSA President Frank Gomez has outlined his vision of what he wants the association to accomplish during his term in office. Following – in his own words – are his priorities.
• NCLB moratorium bill advances in D.C.
  A moratorium on future sanctions and interventions of the No Child Left Behind Act is being proposed by two Washington, D.C. congressmen and supported by national education organizations.