Hearing today on important data bill

Today, there will be a legislative hearing on SBx5-2, sponsored by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, who has been pushing for an effective statewide longitudinal data system for years.

The latest victory occurred last month when Gov. Schwarzenegger signed another Simitian bill, SB 19, which removed a biggest barrier preventing the state from applying for Race to the Top funds. It eliminated the restriction preventing using data on students collected in the state systems to evaluate and pay teachers.

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