Monday, May 20, 2013
Common Core collaboration among local teachers 'unprecedented'
Although Common Core goes into great detail about what students should know when, the state Board of Education hasn't dictated how teachers should teach the new standards, nor has it provided a curriculum or instructional materials.School safety concerns latest issue for Linden Unified
Four Waverly Elementary School parents have filed uniform complaints with the California Department of Education against Linden Unified School District.Soledad Unified hires new superintendent
A veteran educator from Southern California has been hired as superintendent of the Soledad Unified School District. Rupi Boyd, who holds a doctorate among several degrees and credentials, was hired May 8.Charter revoked for Father's Heart in Thousand Palms
A charter school in Thousand Palms will have to close its doors for good by the end of this school year, forcing about 70 students to move to other Coachella Valley schools.RIVERSIDE: STEM Academy set to expand
Eighth-graders at the Riverside STEM Academy are preparing for chemistry next year as Riverside Unified School District expands the magnet school to attract 60 to 70 ninth-graders from throughout the district.At San Jose's Overfelt High, miracles to parade at graduation
High school graduation season kicks off Saturday at 16 schools and programs in the East Side Union High School District. Gilroy, Mountain View-Los Altos, Palo Alto and San Mateo Union follow, with other districts' commencements in early June. Miracles like Cesar Torres often are cultivated by one teacher, counselor or administrator. And they also blossom from a student's inner strength, confidence or resilience.Troubled youths deserve more effective discipline than suspension
There is no simple fix for disruptive behavior, but we owe it to struggling students to focus on ways to keep them in the classroom, not shut out of it.More than just test scores: Local educators wants real estate agents to learn that many other qualities define good schools
Although education officials caution that the API (Academic Performance Index) isn't the only measure of a school's quality, many real estate agents highlight top ranking schools in their sales pitches. But in an effort to change the agents' approach so they can convince clients to be more open-minded about schools in the lower tiers, the San Mateo County School Boards Association will host a morning workshop Wednesday on "Understanding (and Selling) San Mateo County Public Schools" at the San Mateo Event Center.Gov. Brown's school funding plan runs into lawmakers' concerns
In many ways, resistance to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to overhaul California's school financing system is a function of simple math. Though a majority of California's more than 6 million schoolchildren live in urban and rural districts expected to benefit from Brown's proposal, all but a handful of lawmakers who will vote on the measure represent at least one school district identified by the Department of Education as a potential loser.Adams: Teacher layoffs lowest since economic downturn, CTA reports
Teacher layoffs shrank to the lowest number since the recession began in 2008, with about 1,300 teachers, librarians, counselors and other public school employees receiving final layoff notifications by the May 15 deadline, according to the California Teachers Association.Friday, May 17, 2013
New deadline set for Alisal credit card documents
Alisal Union School District officials have until Tuesday to come up with all the documents needed to complete an investigation of its superintendent.Claremont school district board passes recommendation to offer career technical education course despite opposition
The Claremont Unified School District passed a recommendation Thursday to offer a career technical education course as an optional high school graduation requirement in lieu of visual and performing arts or world language course.Robert P. Taylor named new superintendent of Walnut Valley Unified School District
Robert P. Taylor has been appointed superintendent of Walnut Valley Unified School District. He will take over July 1 in the high-performing district that is facing a difficult fiscal future.Chico teachers jam board meeting over contract conflict
Wednesday night, members of the Chico Unified Teachers Association filled the Chico City Council Chambers, where the Chico Unified School District board of trustees conducted its regular meeting.California struggles to assess teacher training programs
A high-quality teacher can make all the difference to a student who is struggling, according to a growing body of research that has found teachers are the largest in-school factor affecting student achievement. And there’s an emerging consensus that how teacher candidates are chosen and trained can make all the difference in developing teachers with the knowledge and skills to propel their students ahead.Jim Yovino to replace Larry Powell as Fresno County schools superintendent
The Fresno County Board of Education trustees voted Thursday to appoint deputy superintendent Jim Yovino to serve as superintendent of schools until the end of the current term, which expires in December 2014.San Juan names fill-ins during school chief probe
The San Juan Unified School District tapped two top officials to run the district while Superintendent Glynn Thompson is on paid leave pending an investigation of employee complaints.Schools superintendent selected
Trustees in the Rocklin Unified School District have named Roger Stock as the new superintendent, replacing veteran Superintendent Kevin Brown, who is retiring after more than a decade in the job.ACLU to high school: twerking not sexual harassment
The ACLU has urged Scripps Ranch High School to reconsider the suspensions and sexual harassment charges handed down to 31 students for their role in the now-infamous twerking dance video posted on YouTube last month.Grand jury calls for adult-child bully policy
The county’s 19-member civil grand jury released a report on Thursday calling on the San Diego Unified School District to create policies to better investigate and address adult-to-child bullying, harassment or intimidation by employees or volunteers.On Campus: A map to the school bond
Anyone whose hand has cramped while signing real estate documents knows the sticker shock of those huge numbers. Spending school bond money, on the other hand, usually happens with an "aye" and a community cheer. The disconnect of paying and spending isn't lost on California League of Bond Oversight Committees co-founder Michael Day, who calls it one of two central problems with the school bonds process.Fewer teachers lose jobs for next school year
Fewer California teachers found pink slips in their mailboxes this week, but that was scant solace for Denair Unified teachers. May 15 is the deadline for final notice to teachers of a layoff. March 15 is the date that warning notices must be given.STAR test scores raise questions, but don't prove cheating
Two school districts in the South Bay and East Bay showed dramatic swings in standardized test scores in recent years, similar to the fluctuations in the troubled Atlanta Public Schools, where 35 educators have been charged in a cheating scandal.State bill seeks to reduce school suspensions for defiance
The Los Angeles Unified school district isn't the only government body seeking to reduce the number of student suspensions. The Center for Public Integrity reported in a story today that a bill working its way through the California legislature, AB 420, would limit schools' ability to suspend students for defiance. In 2011-2012, 700,000 California students were suspended -- half of them for defiance.Gov. Brown, lawmakers still apart over details of school funding plan
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, of Sacramento, and fellow Democratic senators intend to continue pushing back against Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to provide extra “concentration factor” funding to all school districts in which at least half of all students are from low-income households, are English learners or are foster children.
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