Blueprint ideas include: Among its many ideas, the report says California should: Invest more in schools to halt costly teacher turnover. Find new and stable sources of revenue for education.
Enhance student access to health care, social services and other resources that affect a good education.
Strengthen teacher mentoring programs like BTSA and Peer Assistance and Review.
Launch an ongoing union-management collaboration initia- tive to enact reforms.
Incorporate more technology and revise curriculum stan- dards for our classrooms to "better reflect the demands of a knowledge-based society and economy."
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