Thursday, March 27, 2008
Return to teaching basic math concepts advised
As districts throughout Ventura County and the rest of California consider adopting new math textbooks this year, teachers and administrators also are focused on strengthening math instruction in local schools. They said they look for books that match state standards, benefit students with a variety of skill levels, work for both beginning and veteran teachers, and more.School board again shelves solar plan
For the second time in two weeks, Santa Rosa school board members on Wednesday shelved a plan to install solar panels on school campuses. Clearly frustrated board members said despite months of negotiations and study, too many significant questions remained about the plan to equip at least seven schools with solar panels.Support seen for school bond measure
Voters are inclined to support a proposed bond measure to build a small high school and renovate three others, judging from a poll that also gives officials tips on campaign messages that may work the best. The poll of 600 Escondido Union High School District voters found 63 percent in favor of what was identified to them as a $98 million bond measure for the November ballot that, if approved, would increase property taxes by $5 per $100,000 in assessed valuation.Teachers, parents protest Rialto Unified budget proposals
Hundreds of Rialto school teachers and parents upset about possible layoffs took their message to the Board of Education on Wednesday evening. More than 600 teachers, parents and students crowded into the multipurpose room at Jehue Middle School in Colton.Low test scores enter debate over future of Riverside's Grant Elementary
The future of historic Grant Elementary School could lie in the numbers. Its dismal state-standardized test scores now have entered the debate on whether Riverside's oldest campus, which dates to 1889, should be kept open in 2008-09.Chico USD votes to impose fees on commercial, industrial building
After delaying the decision for a month, Chico Unified School District's board of trustees decided to begin charging developer fees on new commercial and industrial construction.Students sound off on budget cuts
Bigger class sizes, fewer advanced placement courses and cuts in fine arts topped the list of concerns Centennial High School seniors expressed to the state schools chief at a panel discussion Wednesday.California schools flunk computer access test
A California student trying to log on to a school computer typically has to push past four other kids to reach the keyboard, according to a new national study of students' access to technology. But in West Virginia, he'd only have to elbow past two kids.California homeschooling case to be reheard
A state appeals court has agreed to reconsider its decision last month that barred homeschooling by parents who lack teaching credentials, raising the possibility that the judges will change a decision that has infuriated homeschool advocates nationwide.
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