Friday, March 28, 2008
USDA list: 21 of 28 O.C. school districts got recalled beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a list today of all school districts nationwide that received beef included in last month's recall of 143 million pounds from a California slaughterhouse. The 226-page document listed "school food authorities" - the rough equivalent of school districts - that received the meat. The list includes 21 of Orange County's 28 school districts.Protests planned to fight education cuts
Parents and community leaders are planning several rallies and other events across South County in the coming weeks to protest proposed cuts to K-12 public education - cuts that already have generated 601 teacher layoff notices and contract cancellations in the Capistrano Unified and Saddleback Valley Unified school districts.Larkspur district sets guidelines for religious holidays
Students in the Larkspur School District celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan or Easter don't have to worry about homework on those days anymore.School district to cut $260,000 from budget
The Larkspur School District will cut more than $260,000 from its budget for next year, based on a proposal presented at a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.Panel vote favors preschool data bill
The Assembly Public Safety Committee voted 5-1 Tuesday in support of a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, D-Livingston, that calls for new data to be collected on the effects of preschool.Los Angeles USD program criticized in audit
Nearly three years after the Los Angeles Unified School District launched efforts to implement tougher graduation requirements, the program has been plagued by disorganization and confusion with little accountability or oversight, according to an audit obtained by the Daily News.Fresno, Visalia schools await reimbursement for meat
More than a month after the nation's largest beef recall, the Fresno and Visalia unified school districts have dumped thousands of pounds of meat from their freezers, but they are still awaiting full reimbursement for their losses.Clovis schools net $9.8 million grant
Clovis Unified will pump more than $18 million into preparing students for jobs straight out of high school, joining several other districts in the central San Joaquin Valley in landing hefty grants for vocational education. The state Department of Education on Thursday announced $198 million in career-training grants for schools throughout the state.
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