Friday, April 4, 2008
Money troubles continue for Vista USD magnet campus
Vista Unified School District does not have the money to finish its long-awaited magnet high school campus without making significant changes to the plans, district officials said Thursday.Elementary district $3M shy of budget-cutting goal
After weeks of budget discussions and dozens of proposals to cut costs by trimming staff and centralizing services, the Escondido Union School District is still more than $3 million short of the $14.4 million it needs to cut from next year's expenditures, official said Thursday.No superintendent named
The self-imposed deadline that the school board set to announce a new superintendent came and went Wednesday without the position being filled. Fontana Unified School District officials are in contract negotiations with a candidate, and board members met in closed session Wednesday to discuss the appointment.Mt. Diablo district will retain its schools
The Contra Costa County Office of Education has thrown out a petition to take Northgate High School and other Walnut Creek campuses away from Mt. Diablo Unified School District.Orland USD's budget seemingly on solid ground
While most local districts scramble and scrape to cut deeply enough to balance their budgets, Orland Unified School District administrators have theirs figured out.West Contra Costa schools cut 78 jobs
West Contra Costa Unified will be a leaner school district next year -- operating with fewer special education assistants, warehouse supervisors and typist clerks, among others.New district criticizes Grant over new campus
A fancy new campus rising in East Natomas has become the latest flash point in the toxic relationship between the Grant Joint Union High School District and the new school system that soon will absorb Grant.Trustees reluctantly adopt cuts to budget
The Escondido Union School District is prepared to make do with fewer teachers, assistant principals, counselors and custodians next year, but the hard choices for balancing the budget don't look as if they are over.Hiring of ex-schools chief urged to help turn around LAUSD
A move to bring veteran educator Ramon C. Cortines into a top Los Angeles school district leadership position could offer short-term political relief for an embattled superintendent. And backers say his appointment also might improve the city's schools.California still lags in student writing skills
Despite progress, California schools remain mired near the bottom of the latest national assessment of students' writing ability, largely because the state has so many immigrants who learn English as a second language.California Republicans offer bills on education funds
While Democrats continue their push for taxes by highlighting cuts in the classroom, Assembly Republicans on Thursday unveiled a package of education bills that they say would free up existing funds.
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