Monday, December 3, 2007
Ocean View district trustee in Oxnard heads state's School Boards Association
Days before the gavel passed into his oversized hands and he assumed the presidency of the California School Boards Association, ex-Marine Paul Chatman of Oxnard thought back to the fearful, black-dark nights he spent in foxholes in Vietnam.Stockton USD's Superintendent McLaughlin no stranger to bond campaigns
Whatever the challenges to passing a $464.5million school bond in Stockton, other California school districts have had mixed experiences pushing similar school financing measures under Jack McLaughlin's watch.Stockton USD schools still await work from last bond
As the Stockton Unified School District continues to develop plans for a proposed $464 million bond measure for February's ballot, two of the district's most needy high schools are still awaiting multi-million dollar modernization projects voters approved from Measure C, the bond they approved in 2005.District must find site for campus
Ten months before a court-mandated deadline for opening a new traditional high school, Sacramento City Unified trustees this month will decide where it will go.Panel to weigh district's plan for unification
Building a high school in Bonsall could financially hurt the Bonsall Union and Fallbrook Union High School districts and could affect educational offerings, according to a study to be reviewed Monday.California schools move to the head of the class
California public schools dominated a national ranking of high schools released Friday, countering the usual depiction of the state's schools as lagging behind their counterparts elsewhere in the country.Column: Just what dizzy school district needs -- quality spin
It's too bad Los Angeles Unified School District officials didn't make the first assignment for their new spin doctors spinning the news that they've hired spin doctors. The district's fledgling public relations effort stumbled this week, when news leaked out that Supt. David Brewer handed out contracts worth more than $350,000 a year to a team of consultants charged with improving the district's public image.District to survey community on key issues
San Bruno Park School District leaders want to gauge residents' thoughts about long-standing issues such as a parcel tax and campus closure. This month, the district will survey parents and others in the community, with results expected in February.Education law's overhaul stalls in Congress
Five years after President Bush's signature education program became law, No Child Left Behind is at a crossroads.Teacher quality mystery in state
By and large, California's teaching force has its credentialing paperwork in order. But little is known about how well the state's educators teach or how they might improve their practice, according to an annual study of the teaching profession released today by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning.Percentage of credentialed teachers rises in state
California teachers are better qualified to teach than at any time in the last decade, according to a report released today. The number of teachers who lack a credential in the subject they teach has plunged dramatically - from 13 percent in 1997 to 5 percent this year, says the latest annual report released by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning.Teachers draft reform plan
In this education nirvana, teachers would decide what to teach and when. Teachers and parents would hire and fire principals. No supervisors from downtown would tell anyone -- neither teachers nor students -- what to wear. These are among the ideas a delegation of teachers and their union officers are urging L.A. schools Supt. David L. Brewer to include in the school reform plan he will present to the school board Tuesday.
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