Friday, September 3, 2010
Mental health services a priority at Montebello Unified School District
Nearly three months after an 11-year-old Montebello boy was found hanged in his home, Montebello Unified School District is continuing its decade-long crusade to improve mental health programs districtwide.Monterey County kindergarten study connects emotional maturity, school success
A study commissioned by First 5 reveals that only 30 percent of children entering kindergarten have fully mastered the social and emotional skills that will set them on a path to scholastic success.State targets $96 million for O.C. school jobs
Orange County will receive $96.8 million to save the jobs of hundreds of teachers and other school employees, the state announced Thursday.Mayor seeks greater tie between city and schools
In a sign of his effort to expand his role in city public schools, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson on Thursday proposed creating a more formal partnership between officials with the five school districts within the city limits and City Hall.More cuts coming to East County schools
More cuts appear to be coming to the Grossmont Union High School District. The school board unanimously approved a resolution to trim at least $15 million off its fiscal 2011-12 budget and $20 million off its fiscal 2012-13 budget at its monthly meeting Thursday night.LAUSD to redo teacher evaluations
Amid growing community pressure and media attention, the Los Angeles Unified board Thursday launched negotiations with local unions to overhaul teacher evaluations and include the use of student test data.Column: VAMing and slamming teachers in Los Angeles
Within the last few days, the Bureau of Land Management, at the encouragement of a group of House members, has asked the National Research Council (NRC) to review its policies for wild horses and burros. If only someone would show the same kind of concern about the nation’s school children and education.Column: Accuracy and disclosure - the issues in values-added dispute
An important part of the dispute is whether the evaluations are accurate and whether the Los Angeles Times has done enough to make the readers aware of the limitations of the concept of value-added. These points have been raised by independent academic researchers.California joining efforts to overhaul student testing
California is joining a new effort to replace year-end English and math tests with new national exams that will more accurately assess students, federal education officials announced Thursday.Opinion: A matter of time before exit exam’s exit
It’s possible that the state will keep CAHSEE, but more likely a more sophisticated national test or tests, better aligned to curricula and expectations, will replace it.California schools to receive federal boost
School districts throughout California soon will receive an influx of money from the federal government to rehire laid-off teachers, hire new employees or add days to the school calendar that had been cut to balance the budgetCalifornia's 'English learner' students are learning faster
Several new sets of data suggest that "English learners" are picking up the language faster. In fact, the figures show fewer English learners in California public schools, period. The number of students who aren't proficient in English dropped to its lowest level in about a decade during 2010, both in Sacramento County and statewide.Thursday, September 2, 2010
Kindergarten age cutoff rises
This school year, a child can start kindergarten as long as he or she turns 5 by Dec. 2. In the 2014-15 school year, children will have to turn 5 by Sept. 1, thanks to a bill approved late Tuesday night by the state Legislature.Judge strikes parts of Capo election statements, keeps others
An Orange County judge on Wednesday ordered revisions to two political statements that will be printed in the Capistrano Unified School District's official election materials this fall, but handed a key victory to the authors of those statements by permitting them to deny having ties to labor unionsModesto City Schools board to vote on free land
Last week, Modesto City Schools voted to give 640 acres to the Ceres Unified School District. Tonight, Ceres trustees will vote on taking it.Fremont starts first Mandarin immersion kindergarten program
Chinese parents and their spouses lobbied the district for two years to establish the program, which they hope will immerse their children in Chinese language and culture in a way that feels fun and natural.San Francisco donor fulfills wish lists of 1,000 California teachers
Hundreds of California teachers seeking donations for classroom supplies have had their wishes answered by a wealthy donor with a big check.Bill to raise kindergarten start age heads to governor
Thanks to the persistence of some Palo Alto teachers, future kindergartners may be at least three months older than the youngest ones who started school this fall.Half of O.C.'s laid-off school staff keep jobs
Nearly half of the Orange County teachers and other public school employees told they were losing jobs this spring have hung onto their posts, saved in large part by work furloughs negotiated across the region.Charter school scandal could bolster transparency bill
An audit released this week that accuses a former San Fernando Valley charter school administrator of misusing roughly $2.7 million in taxpayers funds could tip the scales in favor of more transparency and accountability for all charters.Edujobs money won’t be budget hostage
Republicans and Democrats went through the motions of rejecting each other’s budgets Tuesday, leaving school districts still no closer, weeks into the new year, to knowing how much state money they’ll be getting this year. But at least they can count on $1.2 billion in federal dollars coming their way soon.L.A. civic leaders urge LAUSD, union to revamp teacher evaluations
The group, including the presidents of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greater L.A., urges the use of student test score data and more access to information about instructors for families.CTA, flexing political clout, targets Steinberg tenure proposal
One of the biggest education bills of the year died an ignoble death late at night during an ad hoc hearing of the Assembly Appropriations committee in the final hours of the legislative session. The fact that the bill was authored by Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, was not enough to overcome opposition from some Republicans and strong opposition from the California Teachers Association.Wednesday, September 1, 2010
New charter school opens in Thousand Oaks
A new Thousand Oaks charter school opened Tuesday, welcoming 215 students in grades K-7.
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