Articles in this issue

• ACSA endorses candidates, takes positions on propositions for general election
  ACSA has endorsed Jerry Brown for governor of California Nov. 2 and taken positions on propositions and other constitutional offices and legislative seats.
• Aceves in final stretch of SPI race; gains endorsements, seeks contributions
  Larry Aceves has a real chance of winning the Nov. 2 election, and to achieve that his campaign needs immediate support.
• Pupil Personnel Administrator of the Year: Building positive relationships
  Meet Gayle Rogers, who recently retired as director of student and family services at Hacienda La Puente USD.
• State's late budget lets education down
  The most delayed budget in history suspends Prop. 98 and funds it $4.3 billion under the voter-madated guarantee for education.
• Governor vetoes pension reform bills
  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed four bills that would have changed the calculation of retirement benefits for educators.
• Literacy focus of secondary conference set for Dec. 8-9 in O.C.
  Educators seeking best practices for improving adolescent literacy need turn no further than the 10th annual Secondary Literacy Summit.
• Workshop designed to help with 21st century challenges
  New workshops focus on a relatively new challenge facing education leaders today: the legalities surrounding the use of technology.
• Develop evaluation skills at upcoming ACSA workshop
  “Evaluation and Due Process of Certificated and Classified Personnel” is slated Nov. 9 in Ontario, Nov. 10 in Burlingame and Nov. 17 at the Yolo COE.