Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sadness, resolve after school closure decision
As he does most mornings, Principal Jeff Rickert greeted students and parents before the bell rang Wednesday to signal another day at University School in Thousand Oaks. But instead of the normal cheers and laughter, Rickert said, some of the students walked through the gates in tears, upset that their elementary school would have to close in less than two years.School safety gap: Grand jury blasts antiquated communications
Come fire or flood or earthquake, Marin's public schools are vulnerable as long as they lack a reliable emergency communication system, the Marin County grand jury says.Malibu High on alert following vandalism
Graffiti scrawled on a bathroom wall has racial and threatening overtones. Sheriff's deputies are investigating the incident as a hate crime.School board OKs funding for Malibu middle school project
Oscar de la Torre, president of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education, on Thursday proposed taking $1 million off the $14 million earmark for the Malibu middle school project so the amount for John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica could be increased. However, De la Torre did not garner much support from his colleagues on his proposal, and his motion failed.Jurupa board OKs fee increase
The Jurupa Unified school board agreed this week to increase school facilities fees for new residential developments to $4.98 per square foot.'Pink-slipped' Humboldt teachers try to plan for the future
Aaron Feldstein really wants to keep living and working in this area, but he's one of 229 educators county-wide who received a pink slip last week. He's not holding his breath. "You have to make alternative plans -- obviously, I have to look outside the area," said Feldstein, an eighth-grade teacher at Winship Middle School who has been with Eureka City Schools since 2005.Chico USD intersession keeps kids busy over spring break
Spring break means school-free days for a lot of Chico students, but it can also mean child care hassles for parents and boredom for children without activities to keep them occupied. None of those conditions have to apply to certain Chico Unified School District students.Paradise schools hire interim superintendent
A retired superintendent from a the Sacramento area will take over as chief in Paradise Unified School District until a permanent one can be found. The board of trustees offered David Tooker the position of interim superintendent Tuesday evening and Tooker accepted, said Tim Titus, board president.Mt. Diablo schools admit budget errors
After six rounds of budget cuts, Mt. Diablo school board members and administrators now say that inaccuracies and errors riddled the financial documents used to make fiscal decisions earlier this school year.Grant school board OKs controversial buyouts
Under threat of a lawsuit by teachers unions and facing an ongoing investigation by county education officials, the Grant Joint Union High School District board approved a plan Wednesday night to buy out up to 19 managers.Potential cuts are outlined by district
Oceanside Unified faces budget cuts of $8.8 million in the 2008-09 fiscal year beginning July 1 – cuts largely the result of the expected state shortfall. One of many steps that the district expects to be forced to take is to lay off seven language specialists who assist classroom teachers.States’ data obscure how few finish high school
Many states use an inflated graduation rate for federal reporting requirements under the No Child Left Behind law and a different one at home. As a result, researchers say, federal figures obscure a dropout epidemic so severe that only about 70 percent of the one million American students who start ninth grade each year graduate four years later.Californians upset by school funding cut plan
Drama is what educators say they need to show their outrage at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut $5.5 billion from schools and colleges. The cuts would wipe out nearly 70 percent of the state's remaining $8 billion budget gap and wipe out school quality as well, they say.
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