Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Family of boy left on bus files legal claim
The family of an 8-year-old autistic boy who was inadvertently left behind on a school bus three months ago has filed a legal claim naming the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office and the county of Kern as defendants.School merger petition on
Volunteers throughout the Tuolumne County are gathering signatures from voters to put a measure on the November 2014 ballot that would consolidate the county's 11 school districts into one.Sonora Elementary classes resume; arrest made
As Sonora Elementary School students returned to class this morning, law enforcement officials continued investigating the apparent arson fire that damaged 15 classrooms on Nov. 23. A 17-year-old former student has already been arrested on suspicion of starting the fire, and authorities have interviewed a second youth.U.S. educators hope to learn from world test results
Educators and pundits all over the country are abuzz over the latest results of an international test that shows students in the United States have made little progress in the past three years.National group asks Bellflower Unified school board to stop prayers at meetings
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking the Bellflower school board to stop its longtime practice of praying before meetings.Westminster bond deal would evade new debt limits
Westminster School District plans to borrow money Thursday by issuing construction bonds that are so expensive they would be illegal under a state law that goes into effect on Jan. 1.Zuckerberg, Gates foundations give $9 million to improve schools' Net connections
The effort to expand schools' digital infrastructure will get a boost from a $9 million grant, announced Wednesday, mainly from Mark Zuckerberg's Startup-Education foundation and the Gates Foundation.LAUSD could lose up to $200 million if families don’t submit financial paperwork
Facing the potential loss of up to $200 million in state money to help educate impoverished students, Los Angeles Unified is scrambling to comply with new state rules requiring financial verification for every low-income pupil.Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Santa Paula school superintendent a fast learner with humble beginnings
Alfonso Gamino was selected as the newly unified district's first leader, which meant he had to leave the Central Valley, where he grew up. His eldest daughter was leaving home for the first time to start a pre-med track at Long Beach State University. And two months into the job, his wife, Guadalupe, gave birth to a baby boy, their fourth child.Eyesore no more: Edison loses '1920s mental hospital' vibe with new addition
Yes, Edison's aging main building at Center and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard remains unchanged from six years ago. But just past that edifice is Edison's soon-to-open, $6.5 million engineering and construction building, 16,212 square feet of new learning space that is changing the look of Stockton Unified's oldest high school.Monterey Peninsula USD trustee wants to break contract with software provider
A trustee with the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District wants to renegotiate a five-year contract the district will not need after next school year. The contract stems from the administration's efforts to conduct its financial operations independently from the Monterey County Office of Education.Coachella Valley Unified School District recall effort falls short
Despite months of collecting signatures, a group of disgruntled parents has failed to rally enough support to recall a majority of the Coachella Valley Unified School Board.Pipes, personnel on LBUSD board's agenda
The Long Beach Unified School District board is set decide whether to take over the water pipes beneath the new McBride High School and discuss a few highlights of contract negotiations with employees at Tuesday’s board meeting.Survey: Most LAUSD teachers would discontinue costly iPad program
Only a minority of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers strongly favors proceeding with the $1 billion iPad program.West Contra Costa school board agrees to revisit bullying regulations, hires administrator
Although the West Contra Costa school district has several programs in schools to help combat bullying, trustees learned during a special board meeting Monday that they are not doing enough.Freedburg: School reforms revive decades-old debate on impact of money on education outcomes
The dramatic transformation of how California’s schools are funded is raising one of the most complex and challenging questions on the education policy landscape: Will additional money improve student academic outcomes?Adams: Schools promoting ‘trauma-informed’ teaching to reach troubled students
Backed by brain research, California schools are beginning to address the effect of severe trauma on the health and achievement of their students.U.S. students score below international averages in math, reading and science
Showing barely any change in nine years, American 15-year-olds scored below their international peers in math, reading and science, test results released Tuesday show.L.A. Unified accuses state of 'shortchanging' needy students
L.A. Unified accused state education officials Monday of “shortchanging” the school district’s impoverished students, saying they could be prevented from receiving all of the estimated $200 million due them under a new school funding system.Monday, December 2, 2013
San Bernardino County names new deputy superintendent of schools
Ted Alejandre, assistant superintendent of business services for San Bernardino County Schools, has been named deputy superintendent for county schools, according to Superintendent Gary Thomas, who made the announcement Wednesday.Employees considered former Rialto schools accountant Judith Oakes untouchable, audit reveals
For more than eight years, a district accountant stole nearly one in every four dollars that passed through the Rialto Unified School District's lunch money program, according to a forensic audit obtained by The Sun.Pleasant Valley HS classroom building almost ready for students
After years of discussion and months of construction, a two-story, 24-classroom building at Pleasant Valley High School is about six weeks from completion.Audits scrutinize Paradise Hills school
Three separate audits of Bethune K-8 school in Paradise Hills have found problems, from teacher timecards to spending of student-activity funds.Complaints against San Lorenzo principal pile up
Hostile and discriminatory -- not words you would want used to describe anyone in a leadership position, much less a school principal. For some teachers and counselors at Arroyo High School in the unincorporated San Lorenzo community, those words describe Principal Larry Smith, who has amassed more than two dozen staff complaints of various sorts since his arrival in 2006.Mongeau: Early math matters: Top researcher discusses his work
A study showing that early math skills are one of the best predictors of later success in both math and literacy has become a cornerstone of the growing movement among early childhood educators to boost math instruction in preschool through 3rd grade.
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