Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Menifee Union takes up future use of elementary school, buses
The governing board of the Menifee Union School District discussed Tuesday what to do with the soon-to-be-empty Menifee Elementary School campus and how to use buses that might otherwise sit idle for the 2008-09 school year.Desire for Moreno Valley land puts school district, developers in conflict
Proposals to build at least two warehouses that would bring jobs to eastern Moreno Valley could jeopardize plans to build three schools in the area, school district officials say.School board signals intent to raise bus fees
School district trustees decided Tuesday to consider raising fees parents pay to have their children bused to school. While not all board members of the Menifee Union School District are behind the plan, three of the five trustees indicated they would probably vote at their April 8 meeting to hike the bus fees more than 10 percent.Vista USD targets struggling students over spring break
School district officials in Vista said this week that they're hoping that an extra week of classes for some students will help raise scores on the next state standardized tests. While most of the Vista Unified School District's 23,000 students are enjoying spring break this week, 1,600 are taking half-day English and math classes at eight schools.Oceanside USD trustees vote to close two schools
After dozens of parents, teachers and students pleaded passionately to keep Ditmar Elementary School open, school officials voted Tuesday night to close it and another smaller school at the end of the school year.School aides in Visalia face cuts
The expiration of a three-year state grant is forcing the elimination of classroom aides who work with at-risk children in four elementary schools.Oakland school music programs on upswing
Phil Rydeen, who coordinates visual and performing arts programs throughout Oakland's 100-plus schools, and Randy Porter, Westlake Middle School's music director, say music education in Oakland has finally gained momentum after elementary school music programs were wiped out in the late 1980s.School district OKs plan to increase developer fees
The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Tuesday approved a plan to increase developer fees by about 17 percent effective immediately.Bakersfield City SD will eliminate, reduce programs
The Bakersfield City School District on Tuesday agreed to scale back or cut three grant-funded programs and will reassign 10 employees. State and federal funding was either greatly reduced or eliminated, Superintendent Michael Lingo said.
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