Friday, January 11, 2008
State weighs sanction options for 3 county school districts
State education officials have yet to decide what sanctions three Ventura County school districts - and 95 others throughout California - will face for five straight years of failing to meet federal achievement targets.School wants change in farm's scenery, pace
For 47 years, the district's farm has remained an unchanging part of the Manteca Unified landscape. Now it's time for a renovation.Pasadena USD hires chief of staff
Pasadena Unified School District's newly created chief of staff position was filled Wednesday, three months after the superintendent requested the post. Stephen Brinkman, 59, who was a colleague of PUSD Superintendent Edwin Diaz when Diaz worked for the Gilroy Unified School District, will serve in the new job, beginning Feb. 4.District has money woes
Spreckels Union School District held an emotional town hall meeting Thursday night. In a district with only 888 students, funding can be a major problem, said Spreckels Superintendent Harold Kahn - even before Thursday's threatened state cuts to education money.State delays 'No Child' hearing
The state Department of Education on Thursday delayed a hearing for nearly 100 school districts statewide - including six from Monterey County - that face sanctions for failing to meet federal achievement standards.Charter school petition denied again
For the second time in three months, the Lake Elsinore Unified School District board Thursday rejected a petition to convert Ronald Reagan Elementary School into a K-8 charter school devoted to the teaching philosophy of constructivism.Vista USD outlines changes to math, science
A research grant Vista Unified School District received last year has led to numerous changes in math and science classes, school officials said Thursday. The federal research grant is aimed at improving math and science instruction for grades four through eight by paying for teacher training. So far, the district has trained 66 teachers with the $809,000 it received last year.Long Beach USD stands to lose $36M in funding
Local city and education officials on Thursday said they were troubled by cuts in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed state budget, which would take away more than $4 billion from schools statewide and slash some city programs.Budget proposal could have Chico USD looking for $7 million in cuts
To Chico Unified School District, the governor's budget proposals would translate into some lean times ahead. The district, already predicting a budget shortfall of about $3 million for the 2008-09 school year, would face an additional reduction of $309 per student next year, or about $4.1 million.District board member walks out
West Contra Costa school district board member Dave Brown followed through with his promise to walk out of a meeting this week to protest what he calls a lack of board leadership.East Side Union schools chief says cuts would hurt kids
What would the governor's proposal to slash education funding mean to one school district? At the East Side Union High School District in San Jose, it might mean a cut of $10 million. That's enough to pay for about 130 school counselors or teachers - or three vocational technology programs.Trustees appear to be focusing on N.C. leader
More than three weeks after it hoped to make a decision on a new superintendent, the San Diego school board appears to be focusing its attention on North Carolina educator Terry Grier, who has headed that state's third-largest district since 2000.Schoolhouse's time could be running out
The last operating one-room schoolhouse in the county may be a school board meeting or two away from its demise.Trustee who sued likely to be excluded from lawsuit talks
A lawsuit filed against the Jurupa Unified School District by board member Michael Rodriguez should have no effect on the way the trustees conduct business with one notable exception, a legal expert with the California School Boards Association said Wednesday.Cuts could scuttle reforms for L.A. Unified
Los Angeles school officials received grim news Thursday: They may have to slash $36 million from the current budget and up to $500 million next year. Those reductions could affect reform efforts, salaries and classroom programs.
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