Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Conejo Valley board votes to shutter two schools despite parents' pleas
In a scene that could be repeated across California as schools struggle with declining enrollment and budget woes, Conejo school officials voted 3-2 Tuesday night to close two elementary schools.Oregon man is favorite in Lucia Mar superintendent search
A high-ranking school administrator in Oregon is the top candidate to lead the Lucia Mar district in the South County.County's schools geared up for cuts
As California school districts prepare to weather a projected $4.8 billion deficit in the state education budget, several Monterey County districts say the storm could be worse.Vista USD looks at options for magnet high schools
The Vista Unified School District will have enough money to pay for construction of its long-awaited magnet high school campus if plans are downgraded to include a modular front office and cafeteria, district officials said Tuesday.San Marcos school district considers putting bond on November ballot
The San Marcos Unified School District has hired two companies to help determine how much money it would need to modernize some of its oldest schools and whether voters would support a bond measure on the November ballot.Bonsall school bus issue draws crowd
Educators tackled the thorny issue Tuesday night of whether buses will continue to take students to Bonsall schools, explaining that cutting bus service may be the only option for balancing the budget.Creekside School to close down; Black Oak Mine Unified School District and teachers reach salary agreement
Among tears and public comments March 13 the Black Oak Mine Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to combine Creekside School with Georgetown School, closing the one-time Garden Valley community school to help the district reduce nearly $1 million from its 2008-09 operating budget.Novato students protest cuts to education
Novato High School senior Zac Schuman held one of the more pointed protest signs, but his spot-on impression of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have been the highlight of a walkout by high school students Tuesday.School board votes to ask for spending waiver
The Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday asked state authorities to loosen restrictions on the use of some state education funds in an effort to better target the money locally.Perata talks tough on school cuts
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata again threw down a state budget challenge Monday morning. Surrounded by about 50 parents, teachers and Democrats on the front lawn of Glenview Middle School, a modest school in a middle-class Concord neighborhood, Perata continued to pressure Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to withdraw $4.4 billion in proposed education cuts from California's K-12 system.Music students to protest layoffs
Hundreds of Campolindo High School music students and parents plan to attend tonight's Acalanes high school district board meeting to protest the layoffs of their band and choral directors.Saddleback parents urged not to worry about budget cuts
The superintendent of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District expressed optimism Tuesday that officials would not have to make $19.3 million in budget cuts for the next school year in response to anticipated state cutbacks.Davis parents, students protest school-closure proposal
Hundreds of demonstrators turned out Tuesday to protest the proposed closure of a Davis middle school amid an educational budget crisis that has shaken a town with a national reputation for quality schools.Jurupa school district development fee increase questioned
Building industry officials say an increase in developer fees approved this week by the Jurupa Unified School District would only push back already postponed housing developments even further.U.S. eases ‘No Child’ law as spplied to some states
The Bush administration, acknowledging that the federal No Child Left Behind law is diagnosing too many public schools as failing, said Tuesday that it would relax the law’s provisions for some states, allowing them to distinguish schools with a few problems from those that need major surgery.Column: Lots of noise, little sensible talk about education
If you can work your way through the politics and posturing around Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed $4.8 billion school funding cuts and the pink slips lately delivered to a reported 20,000 teachers, you might be able to get to the bedrock of California's convoluted and incomprehensible public education system.
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