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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Martin fired by Stockton USD trustees

Suspended athletics administrator Joe Martin was fired Tuesday night by a 7-0 vote of the Stockton Unified School District's Board of Trustees during a regular meeting at Franklin High School.

School chiefs to fight sanctions

At least three Monterey County school superintendents will head to the state Capitol on Thursday to fight sanctions recommended by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state schools chief Jack O'Connell.

Temecula teachers receive layoff notices

More than 200 educators received notices Monday that they could be laid off because of budget cuts, shortly after school board members voted that morning to make final a plan to cut teaching positions to help trim the budget.

Oceanside to pink slip 82 educators

More than 80 educators working for the Oceanside Unified School District, including 28 kindergarten teachers, will be getting a pink slip within the next couple of days, officials decided Tuesday.

Brentwood district's temps may be gone at year's end

The $3.1 million that Brentwood Union School District has pared from next year's budget hasn't spared employees.

Layoff warnings go to 12 Paradise staff, more to come

Even though positions are being eliminated and other cuts are being planned, two assistant superintendents in Paradise Unified School District pointed out positive differences between last year and this year when they described the district's future to the board of trustees Tuesday.

Parents criticize plan to relocate middle school

Faced with a $1.9 million budget shortfall next year, the Martinez school board cut nearly six credentialed positions Monday and agreed to explore placing a parcel tax on the November ballot.

Martinez school board slashes nearly six positions

Faced with a $1.9 million budget shortfall next year, the Martinez school board cut nearly six credentialed positions Monday and agreed to explore placing a parcel tax on the November ballot.

Crawford steps down from school board

Two weeks after a divided Del Mar school board voted 3-2 to buy out Superintendent Tom Bishop's contract in exchange for his resignation, trustee Linda Crawford announced that she too will resign, effective today.

Educators on notice

Nearly one in 10 educators at the San Diego Unified School District will receive a layoff notice this week under a proposal adopted by trustees yesterday that would slash $80 million from its $1.2 billion operating budget.

Grenade found at Modesto school

A student at Somerset Middle School on Tuesday morning discovered an explosive device that was filled with gunpowder and placed near a classroom.

Cops: Teacher admits to taping girls

The Mills High School community is reeling from the news that one of its teachers has been accused of videotaping students in a girls restroom adjacent to his classroom.

Fruitvale to notify 21 employees of impending layoffs

The Fruitvale School District board Tuesday voted unanimously to notify about 21 employees they may not have jobs next year.

Hundreds of teachers protest cuts

Hundreds of educators and Bay Area politicians took to the street Tuesday for a loud rally in opposition to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts.

Educators on notice

Nearly one in 10 educators at the San Diego Unified School District will receive a layoff notice this week under a proposal adopted by trustees yesterday that would slash $80 million from its $1.2 billion operating budget.

Ventura County districts notify teachers of possible staff cuts

Ventura County school officials have sent hundreds of potential pink slips to teachers, classroom aides and counselors as they prepare for cuts in state education funding.

No ban on home schooling

Countering a potentially precedent-setting appeals court decision that bars parents from educating their children at home if they lack teaching credentials, California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on Tuesday affirmed families' right to home school.

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