Friday, December 14, 2007
Choice of consultant sparks trustee debate
The West Contra Costa school board took another step toward asking voters to approve a parcel tax measure next year by hiring a consultant to help the district with the process. But picking the consulting firm wasn't easy as debate between board members Charles Ramsey and Dave Brown ended Wednesday night when Brown angrily walked out of the meeting.Valley High has role reversal
Senators received three reports during Thursday's hearing, including one by the American Institutes for Research that highlighted Valley High School as one of six California high schools where academic success defies the considerable challenges.Students waiting long for hot shower
Taking a shower has been cold discomfort for sweaty athletes at West High in Tracy this school year. The 600-gallon hot water tank that serves the school's locker rooms has not worked this semester, Tracy Unified Superintendent James Franco acknowledged Thursday.Swastika, foul graffiti scrawled on high school
A swastika and a profanity smeared in feces were discovered on a window at Westview High School yesterday, just days after Poway Unified trustees considered toughening policies aimed at curbing hate behavior.Most of board opposes law shielding gay, lesbian students
A majority of the Grossmont high school district board is working with conservative groups trying to overturn an anti-discrimination law that aims to tighten protection for gay, lesbian and transgender students.Dropout study echoes with area educators
Fewer dropouts, less crime - it's a theme that resonates with local educators.Empire teachers and district hit wall over raises
All Empire teachers want for Christmas is a 4.5 percent raise. But for the third time in a decade, the teachers union and district officials have declared an impasse in contract negotiations.New chief selected for Durham Unified School District
An elementary school principal from Redding will be the new superintendent at Durham Unified School District. Barbara D. Gaskin, principal of Sycamore Elementary School in the Redding School District, was unanimously approved by the DUSD Board of Trustees Thursday night. She will assume her duties on Jan. 21.High school seniors endure a cliffhanger
Add one more club to the seven that college hopeful Nicolette Song belongs to -- the Early Admissions Hopefuls. The members don't have regular meetings, but at Cleveland High School in Reseda they all seem to know one another.
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