Monday, March 10, 2008
Potential budget cuts spur layoff warning notices to teachers
Scores of Ventura County teachers received notice last week that come June they could lose their jobs - warnings local school officials say they are being forced to issue as they prepare to cut millions of dollars from their budgets.Schools prioritizing potential budget cuts
The Dublin school board is moving forward with $2.84 million in budget cuts for next year, including revival of a plan to close Nielsen Elementary School after the 2008-09 school year. The depth of the cuts ultimately made will depend on how deep the state cuts are, trustees said.Teachers caught in middle of state deficit debate
Late this week, notices will go out to thousands of teachers across California informing them that they may be out of a job in a few months - the first and clearest indication to many families of the kind of pain that California's massive budget deficit could inflict.Schools to cut teachers, programs as state deficit looms
Humboldt County school districts are facing more than $13 million in proposed cuts and have until Saturday to notify certificated staff -- teachers, counselors, psychologists, nurses, administrators -- of possible layoffs.Grossmont high schools identify 104 jobs to cut
The Grossmont Union High School District is considering a budget reduction that could cost more than 100 employees their jobs.District grilled on Prop. O projects
A taxpayer advocacy group is questioning why the Sweetwater Union High School District has canceled numerous projects on its to-do list of a $644 million bond measure passed by South County voters in November 2006.28 kindergarten teachers may be put on notice
Oceanside Unified School District trustees will decide Tuesday whether to notify more than two dozen kindergarten teachers that their positions could be eliminated in the coming year.Teachers brace for massive layoffs
Late this week, notices will go out to thousands of teachers across California informing them thatthey may be out of a job in a few months - the first and clearest indication to many families of the kind of pain that California's massive budget deficit could inflict.Schools wind up budget review
One parent described it as a funeral. A teacher cried. A student orchestra dressed in black played classical music outside the San Diego Unified School District headquarters. The San Diego school board held its final public budget workshop yesterday in anticipation of Tuesday's meeting, when it is scheduled to vote on nearly $80 million in cuts from a $1.2 billion operating budget.Bill on home schooling rights urged
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Friday for the reversal of a recent appellate court decision banning parents from educating their children at home if they lack a teaching credential. If the state Supreme Court fails to act, the governor vowed to push through legislation guaranteeing families' right to home school.California coalition backs tax hikes over budget cuts
Rather than point the state budget ax at each other, a broad spectrum of interest groups has joined forces in a battle to press Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers to raise taxes.Schools chief blasts governor on cuts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shirked his responsibility as a leader when he proposed an across-the-board cut as a way to bridge the projected $16 billion state budget deficit, California's top educator said Friday in Alameda.Anxiety rising in schools as teachers watch districts strip budgets
Thousands of California teachers are learning they might not have jobs next year, as school districts around the state react to Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut $4.8 billion in K-12 education funding. Educators say the cuts will have a big impact, from art and music electives to library books and sports programs.Potential budget cuts spur layoff warning notices to teachers
Scores of Ventura County teachers received notice last week that come June they could lose their jobs — warnings local school officials say they are being forced to issue as they prepare to cut millions of dollars from their budgets.At L.A. school, Singapore math has added value
In 2005, just 45% of the fifth-graders at Ramona Elementary School in Hollywood scored at grade level on a standardized state test. In 2006, that figure rose to 76%. What was the difference? If you answered 31 percentage points, you are correct. You could also express it as a 69% increase. But there is another, more intriguing answer: The difference between the two years may have been Singapore math.Teachers caught in middle of state deficit debate
Late this week, notices will go out to thousands of teachers across California informing them that they may be out of a job in a few months - the first and clearest indication to many families of the kind of pain that California's massive budget deficit could inflict.Parent- teacher talks can get heated
Parent-teacher conferences are a time-honored school tradition, but for many teachers they are also trying, emotionally wrought encounters. These days, the sessions are taking on a new look as schools contend with assertive or no-show parents as well as higher academic stakes that can cause tensions.
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