Thursday, July 2, 2009
Rowland Unified's parcel tax measure fails
A ballot measure that would have paid off some of Rowland Unified School District's $13 million debt failed Wednesday, which may mean more layoffs at the district, officials said.Lucia Mar approves $77 million budget
The Lucia Mar Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a $77 million budget Tuesday night for the 2009-10 school year.Four Monterey County school districts get stimulus funds
Four school districts in Monterey County and the county's Office of Education received $305,072 in federal stimulus money Wednesday to help homeless students.King City Joint Union High School District's bailout bill advances
With no debate, a bailout bill for the King City Joint Union High School District quickly passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. Senate Bill 130 by Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Merced, would authorize up to $13 million to aid the financially troubled district.Stimulus funds go to Monterey County school districts for cafeteria upgrades
Six school districts in Monterey County received a total of $312,217 in federal stimulus money Wednesday for cafeteria equipment.Can the community save JV sports?
Talk of the cuts sparked a flurry of suggestions about how JV programs could be funded, either by donations or a "pay-to-play" system. But saving JV sports in the midst of a historic state budget crunch is a long shot -- and some of the ideas aren't doable.Just destroy class DVD, district tells parents
Elk Grove Unified officials have rescinded a request for parents to return DVDs that included "inappropriate images" they say were inadvertently sent home with students at Isabelle Jackson Elementary. Now, the district doesn't want the DVDs back.Nine area school districts slip a notch in state's fiscal-stability rating
Nine school districts in El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties have been placed on a fiscal early-warning list, meaning they are in danger of not meeting financial obligations.Los Gatos Union's loss of funding won't hit the classroom
The Los Gatos Union School District stands to lose $1.473 million because of the state's financial meltdown, but it will apparently have little effect on students or teachers.San Bernardino charter school plans $8.5 million expansion
San Bernardino's Casa Ramona will soon embark on a major expansion of its charter school, including rebuilding most of its headquarters complex, its director said.District officials' dispute outlined
Dysfunction between Modesto City Schools' top two officials has been going on for nearly two years, according to documents the district released to The Bee this week. E-mails and memos show a power struggle that boiled over in January and became public two months ago between Superintendent Arturo Flores and Debbe Bailey, the district's chief business officer.LAUSD votes to covert Birmingham High School to a charter
The Los Angeles Unified school board voted to convert Birmingham High School to a charter Wednesday, ending a long and bitter battle between teachers and parents at the district's largest campus.Oakland's new schools superintendent, Tony Smith, starts job with fanfare
Tony Smith started as Oakland's new schools superintendent on Wednesday with no shortage of Bay Area officials on hand to welcome him to the challenge.Board adopts budget, finalizes cuts, discusses school donation equity
A growing disparity between wealthier and poorer campuses in the Mt. Diablo school district led school board members this week to discuss morality and equity in school donations.School levy failure highlights challenges for big districts
Many wealthy communities across Southern California have recently passed parcel taxes to help their beleaguered schools. But the defeat this week of a similar levy in a less affluent, larger school district in the San Gabriel Valley offers a look at the challenges that could face parcel tax proposals in big-city school systems in Los Angeles and Long Beach.Suspend Prop. 98? It's back on the table
With the close of the fiscal year at midnight Tuesday, a proposed $3.3 billion cut to public education was thrown out the door – lawmakers can't cut money from a year that's already ended.Senate stalemate could mean windfall for public schools
In the wake of the Senate’s failure to pass three bills that would have bridged the state cash crunch, uncertainty now reigns over how much discretion the state has to make cuts to public schools, and what the missed deadline means for the rest of the state budget.State IOUs loom as foes' battle lines harden
After trying for weeks to fix a state budget gone out of control, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers stood frozen in conflict Wednesday with the state at the brink of a meltdown.Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Santa Rita's school superintendent retires
During the four years he spent as chief of the Santa Rita Union School District, Jim Fontana witnessed an unexpected growth in student population and one of the worst cuts in education in recent years.Natomas school board deflects blame in purchase of overpriced school site
Natomas Unified School trustees are defending district officials and blaming a lawyer and a real estate broker for the inflated price paid for a 41-acre school site.Nine schools in Sacramento region face financial scrutiny
Nine school districts in El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties were placed on a fiscal early warning list, meaning they are in danger of not meeting financial obligations.San Rafael hikes school bus fees
San Rafael school officials have raised the cost of bus passes for the district from $300 a year to $475 in response to state budget cuts.Oakland school board is in charge of the district again for the first time in six years
It's official: The Oakland school board has control over the district for the first time since the state takeover six years ago.Column: State, local budget cuts slash adult education
California is about to reach another benchmark by offering fewer adult education opportunities to its residents than - well, just about any other state.State approval of Chino Valley summer session at risk
The state Board of Education next week will consider its staff recommendation to deny the school district's request to avoid a $7million fine by holding an extra 34-day summer program at two schools.
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