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Press Releases

California Business For Education Excellence Statement on Budget - September 16, 2008

CBEE Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger's Defense of High Standards - July 08, 2008

New High School Exit Exam Passing Rates Encouraging - Mar 28, 2006

API “Complete and Total Failure” as a School Accountability Measure - Mar 21, 2006

Schools Sanctioned by Department of Education Underscore Need to Abandon API - Mar 16, 2006

CBEE Applauds State Board of Education Vote Opposing Alternative Assessments to the California High School Exit Exam- Mar 8, 2006

CBEE Foundation Leads Effort to Raise Matching Funds For Math & Science Initiative - Feb 6, 2006

Statement On Governor's Signing of Senate Bill 517 - Jan 30, 2006

Statement Regarding Decision On Special Education Students And The Exit Exam - Jan 19, 2006

CBEE Applauds Decision to Stay the Course on the High School Exit Exam - Jan 5, 2006

News of Interest

Intel, State Farm Heads Say Easy State Tests Sap U.S. Education - Mar 23, 2006 (Bloomberg)

City Schools Improve State API Ranking - Mar 22, 2006 (SF Examiner)

Superintendent Says Most California Schools Improving - Mar 21, 2006 (Associated Press)

State Schools' Rankings Improve - Mar 22, 2006 (SF Chronicle)

Rankings Show Gains in Schools - Mar 22, 2006 (Contra Costa Times)

Schools Making Solid Gains, O'Connell Says - Mar 21, 2006 (Sacramento Bee)

Is Bar Set Too High for Schools? - Mar 19, 2006 (Sacramento Bee)

Opinion Editorials

CBEE Reforms Outline Proven Steps to Improve California's Public Schools
By James Lanich

Data, New Goals Will Keep School Reforms Rolling
By James Lanich

Fixing America's Education System
By Craig Barrett

Union Rhetoric Undermines Student Potential
By Kirk Clark

The Assault on Education Reform Continues
By Kirk Clark

Overview of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Impact on California Education Policies
By Bill Hauck

Previous Press Releases & Statements

CBEE Comments On Alternative Options To California’s High School Exit Exam - December 15, 2005

CBEE Responds To Growth Model Announcement By USDOE - November 18, 2005

CBEE Announces 2005 Gold Standard Award Winners - November 2, 2005

Business Leaders Respond To Release Of API Growth Results - October 26, 2005

CBEE President Responds To Release Of The 2005 NAEP Data - October 19, 2005

CBEE Applauds Governor’s Veto of Exit Exam Legislation - October 7, 2005

CBEE Responds to Sixth Annual HUMRRO Exit Exam Evaluation - September 30, 2005

CBEE Responds to Release of 2005-06 List of Program Improvement Schools - September 20, 2005

JFTK-CA 2005 API vs. AYP Analysis - September 20, 2005

CBEE Responds to Release of 2005 STAR-CAHSEE Results - August 15, 2005

CBEE Responds to Formation of New CTA Led Education Reform Effort - August 4, 2005

CBEE Release List of Low Performing Bills - June 28, 2005

New Poll Indicates Support for CBEE Reform Principles - June 22, 2005

CBEE Denounces Passage of Exit Exam Legislation - May 25, 2005

Legislation to Postpone High School Exit Exam Are Shortsighted - May 24, 2005

CBEE Applauds Governor's Education Funding Proposals in May Revise - May 13, 2005

CBEE Statement on the Appointment of Alan Bersin as Secretary of Education - Apr 29, 2005

CBEE Responds to Resignation of Richard Riordan as Secretary of Education - Apr 27, 2005

CBEE President Responds to Senate Democrats Education Package - Apr 26, 2005

CBEE Releases Roadmap For Education Reform in California - Apr 18, 2005

CBEE President Comments on Secretary Spellings’ Action on NCLB - Apr 7, 2005

State API Data is Inadequate to Measure Student Achievement - Mar 15, 2005

CBEE Launches Nation's First Legislator Portal - Jan 18, 2005

CBEE Statement on Senate Failure to Confirm Hastings - Jan 12, 2005

CBEE Budget Proposal Statement - Jan 10, 2005

CBEE Statement on State of the State - Jan 6, 2005

Statement on 2004 API Growth Results - Oct 28, 2004

Statement on 2004 Program Improvement List - Oct 13, 2004

CBEE Names Jim Lanich, Ph.D. as President - Oct 7, 2004

State's API is Hiding Achievement Gaps (Press Release) - Sept 23, 2004

How California’s API “Growth Model” Hides Achievement Gaps (Report) - Sept 23, 2004

State Must Keep Focus on Student Achievement (Press Release) - Sept 1, 2004

State's API Model is Flawed (CBEE 2004 API Analysis) - Sept 1, 2004

Workforce Cannot Wait for Modest Growth Called for Under State's API - Aug 31, 2004

Data Shines Light on Successful Schools with Challenging Student Populations - Aug 23, 2004

CBEE Chairman Statement on Release of CAHSEE Results - Aug 16, 2004

Testing Data Helps Shine Light on State’s Top Performers - Aug 16, 2004

The Facts About NCLB Funding in California (Policy Brief) - Jul 1, 2004

Keep Second Grade Testing in California (Policy Brief) - Jun 8, 2004

CBEE Applauds Passage of Proposition 55 - Mar 3, 2004

CBEE Helps Launch New School Improvement System - Feb 25, 2004

CBEE Urges Continued Support of NCLB - Jan 20, 2004

CBEE Announces Support for Prop 55 - Jan 14, 2004

CBEE Support's Repeal of SB 1419 - Jan 8, 2004

2002-03 Academic Performance Index (API) Results - Oct 23, 2003

CBEE Urges Support for Student Data Legislation - Sept 26, 2003

CBEE Statement on Release of AYP Base Data - Jul 24, 2003

CBEE Statement Regarding Delay of High School Exit Exam - Jul 9, 2003

CBEE Letter Opposing AB 356 - Mar 14, 2003

CBEE Initial Response to Master Plan for Education - Jul 2, 2002

Coalition Releases Ad Blasting Anti Reform Legislation - May 8, 2002

CBEE Statement Opposing AB 2160 (Goldberg) - Apr 15, 2002

CBEE Applauds Governor's Opposition to AB 2160 - Apr 12, 2002

Anti AB 2160 Coalition Formed - Apr 8, 2002

Business Leaders Blast Anti-Reform Bill - Feb 25, 2002

CBEE Announces Reorganization - Feb 25, 2002