Friday, March 7, 2014
Kern HSD teachers reach deal to get salary raises
The Kern High School District and its teachers union reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday that would include the first on-schedule salary raise for teachers since pre-recession years, according to an email obtained by The Californian Thursday.Lincoln teachers, district still at odds
The Lincoln Unified School District and its teachers union are officially at an impasse in their contract negotiations, Superintendent Tom Uslan confirmed Wednesday evening.Why is traffic at schools so jammed?
A proposed $19 million project across from Aliso Viejo Middle School has sparked new debate about an eternal issue: school traffic.Teacher's arrest on sex abuse charges raises concerns about hiring practices
As shock spread Thursday about the arrest of a Richmond middle school teacher suspected of child sexual abuse, questions followed about how he landed a new teaching job at a public school even as police were investigating him on allegations that he had abused students from his previous school.Modesto school board eyes cutting librarian positions, focusing on tech instruction
Modesto City Schools is poised to cut 29 full-time teaching positions for next year, including most elementary school librarians.California releases child abuse identification and reporting guidelines for parents
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Wednesday issued new guidelines to help parents and guardians report suspected child abuse at schools.California lawmaker wants to stop 'excessive' school superintendent pay
Prompted by reports in the Daily Breeze last month that the Centinela Valley Superintendent was paid $663,365 in total compensation as the top executive of the 6,637 student high school district, Torrance area state assemblyman Al Muratsuchi has introduced a bill that would prevent excessive school superintendent salaries.Special education needs a ‘do-over,’ state panel told
Eight minutes into a public meeting on how to reform the state’s vast special education system, the woman who ran special education in California for nine years came up to the microphone. Alice Parker was blunt.California school spending goal would cost $36 billion more
Representatives of the Education Coalition told a state Senate budget subcommittee Thursday that despite increases in school spending in the current state budget and promises of more in the next one, California still needs to spend much more money on education.New teachers scarce after state funding cut
Young teachers have become far more scarce in California classrooms after school districts slashed their budgets to survive the recession.Thursday, March 6, 2014
Temple City School Board elects interim superintendent
After unanimously voting to put the school superintendent on administrative leave last week, the city’s school board unanimously agreed on a replacement.Rowland USD Superintendent Ruben Frutos to step down, search for new leader begins
After a tumultuous year, Superintendent Ruben Frutos has indicated he is willing to step down into his old position while the district searches for a replacement.The school district directed its staff Tuesday night to send out proposals for search firms to begin the process.Bellflower teachers agree to tentative deal for raise
The Bellflower Teachers Association has reached a tentative contract agreement with the school district, ending months of contention between the two sides, union officials said this week.Lodi Unified School District employees seek safer home visits
Child Welfare and Attendance advisers work diligently behind the scenes at Lodi Unified School District, knocking on doors to try to make contact with parents when phone calls and letters fail to reach them. However, CWA advisers say danger may lie behind those doors — especially those who work at district schools in North Stockton and make these home visits alone.Chico school board decides to keep Citrus open
A divided Chico Unified School District board of trustees voted 3 to 2 to keep the school, located at Citrus and West Fourth avenues, open.Baron: Proposed bill would provide $1.5 billion more for Common Core implementation
California school districts would receive another year of Common Core implementation funds under a bill introduced Wednesday by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord.Fensterwald: Former superintendent backs tenure, layoff laws as defense opens in ‘Vergara’ lawsuit
A former superintendent of three school districts defended the current laws for granting teachers tenure, dismissing ineffective teachers and conducting layoffs based on seniority as the defense began in the Vergara vs California trial, the lawsuit putting employment protections for teachers on trial.Newport-Mesa moves toward magnet-like schools
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District has rolled out a plan that will set up its four high schools more like magnet schools, each with a different academic and artistic emphasis.Report: Talega taxpayers benefiting from bond refinancing
Thousands of property-tax payers in San Clemente’s Talega community were not shortchanged when the Capistrano Unified School District refinanced $44.9 million in Mello-Roos bonds more than seven years ago, according to a new report by a consulting firm.Sweetwater community favors waiver of election
The San Diego County Board of Education adopted criteria Thursday for changing the election system in the Sweetwater Union High School District and heard public comments about whether the issue should be put to voters.Alvord to vote on assistant principals
A vote on restoring assistant principal positions for elementary schools is on the agenda for the Alvord school board when it meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the district office at 10365 Keller Ave., Riverside.Come Back Kids charter opens doors for dropouts
Evelyn Mendoza, 18, plans to become a nurse. But as a recent immigrant, she said, she struggled with English and could not complete all the courses she needed in time to get a diploma with her class at Davis High. Now she comes three times a week to the Come Back Kids campus to work on a classroom computer and get help as needed from her teacher.L.A. County Supervisors approve deploying crossing guards at certain middle schools
Weeks after a mother was killed walking her daughter to school, the county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to deploy crossing guards at certain middle schools in unincorporated areas.West Contra Costa school district approves bond measure for June ballot
The West Contra Costa school board voted unanimously Feb. 26 to put a $270 million school construction bond measure on the June ballot.Santa Clara County superintendent of schools is named to lead Texas school district
Xavier De La Torre, the embattled Santa Clara County superintendent of schools, was chosen Wednesday night to lead a school district in El Paso.
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