Quality Education Investment Act

CTA’s Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA), passed into law in 2006 thanks to CTA-sponsored legislation and the settlement of a lawsuit between CTA and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will help schools that are serving a higher percentage of low income, minority and English learners to close the achievement gap. Nearly $3 billion will go to K-12 schools with Academic Performance Index (API) scores in the bottom two deciles over the next seven years to reduce class sizes, improve teacher and principal training, hire more school counselors, and give local school districts the flexibility to support programs that best fit the needs of their students. Community colleges will also receive a portion of the funding to expand career and vocational education. This legislation settles the lawsuit that CTA won against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after he refused to repay the billions he borrowed from schools in 2004-05 and repays public schools all the money owed under Proposition 98.

In May, 2007 the California Department of Education announced the 488 schools that were approved for funding by unanimous vote of the State Board of Education in May.

Some of the goals of the program include:

• Reducing K-12 class sizes
• Having qualified teachers in all core subjects
• Increasing the number of credentialed counselors in high schools
• Establishing district-wide teacher quality index to ensure equitable distribution of teacher experience
• Quality training programs and time for collaboration

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QEIA Resources
-- Listen to QEIA Briefings from October, 2008
-- PPT: QEIA Basics
-- Fact Sheet
-- Deciles 1 and 2 Charts
-- Q&A
-- Radio ads in English & Spanish ("Achievement")
-- Members: Where we stand   
-- Read the text of SB 1133
-- Education Code Section 52055.700-52055.770
-- Accountability requirements under SB 1133
-- Professional Development Requirements
-- Professional development requirements under SB 1133
-- 2008-09 QEIA Awards By District
-- Projected QEIA Funding for 2009-2010
-- District Teacher Experience Targets
-- District or Chartering Authority Assurances
-- Flexibility for Categorical Funding at QEIA Sites - Ed Code
-- Characteristics of successful schools: what the research indicates
-- QEIA SSC planning tips
-- Caveat emptor: tips for hiring external providers
-- Guidance for the Selection and Support of Exemplary Principals under QEIA

News
11.08.09: Bill Signed to Secure Funding For CTA-Backed QEIA Law to Help Neediest Schools  

10.19.09: Positive Movement on QEIA Funding

10.11.09: Assisting our Schools of Greatest Need

-- QEIA training a big hit at Summer Institute; keynote speakers Kimberly Thomas Rapp, Robert "Bob" Marzano and Andy Hargreaves
-- Schools begin to benefit from QEIA funds
-- CTA Takes the Lead in Closing the Gap 
-- QEIA Gives Schools Enough Money to Prove That Teachers' Ideas Can Work