Thursday, April 10, 2008
Budget woes prompt schools to reconsider transfer rules
When Oceanside resident Randy Weins wanted to enroll his daughter in a bilingual school program, he had to look outside of his neighborhood district to find one. The same policy that allowed Harper to transfer from Oceanside Unified to Vista could now be in jeopardy as districts throughout North County consider tightening their transfer guidelines as a way to keep more of their students in tight budget times.ESCONDIDO: Elementary district employees approve 2 percent raise
Employee unions in Escondido's elementary district overwhelmingly approved new contracts this week with retroactive 2 percent raises and a district-contribution cap for health benefits for the current school year.Parents chastise school board
It was a night of loud voices and tears at Thursday's Board of Education meeting as parents of special education students reacted to the recently released review of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's special education program.Trustees hear community's feedback on proposed school cuts
Every suggestion on where to cut Chico Unified School District's budget makes someone unhappy, and some of them make everyone unhappy.Rosedale school district to lay off 11 part-time workers
The Rosedale Union School District Tuesday agreed to lay off 11 part-time employees, nine of which have been with the district one year or less, Superintendent Jamie Henderson said.Oakland board names interim superintendent
The Oakland school board on Wednesday night announced the appointment of an interim superintendent - Roberta Mayor, a chief management analyst at the state agency that reviews the district's progress under state receivership.Santa Barbara School Board embarks on historic budget slashing
With about $4 million in cuts required this spring to meet both county and state budget requirements, the Santa Barbara School District’s new second-in-command, Eric Smith, presented the public and boardmembers at an April 8 meeting with a lengthy list of possible casualties once the bloodletting becomes official later this month.Education foundation steps up to help districts
The Walnut Creek Education Foundation is taking on its biggest fundraising effort ever. In the face of more than $4 billion in state education budget cuts — which are causing the Walnut Creek and Acalanes Union High School Districts to slash programs and jobs — the foundation is stepping up, committing to raise more than $800,000 for the 2008-09 school year.Dublin and Pleasanton consider parcel taxes for schools
The Dublin school board on Tuesday approved plans to hire a consultant to survey public opinion on a possible parcel tax measure to support local schools.District receives grant to boost teachers' knowledge of history
The Borrego Springs Unified School District has been awarded its third big federal grant to improve teachers' knowledge of U.S. history, a program the isolated desert district is delivering partly via the Internet.Busing cuts to challenge families, officials say
If there's a silver lining in the painful decision to cut middle school busing next year, it's that students may stay later in after-school tutoring programs. But the decision Tuesday by trustees of the Oceanside Unified School District will end up being mostly a hardship for families, school administrators acknowledged yesterday.District threatens to revoke charter
The Chula Vista Elementary School District has threatened to take back control of a charter school it granted autonomy 11 years ago, alleging violations in the way it is governing itself.Granite Hills High to get $1.2 million artificial turf field
The field at Granite Hills High School has lost its crown, is pocked by mud holes and has clover growing where grass should be. All that is about to change, officials announced this week, thanks to a $1.2 million artificial turf field to be installed this summer.Group persists with push to convert school into charter
Budget concerns remained at issue Wednesday as the petition to convert Ronald Reagan Elementary School into a charter school was appealed to the Riverside County Office of Education.Child-porn charge shakes up LAUSD
Following the Tuesday arrest of an LAUSD middle-school teacher on a felony child-pornography charge, school officials said it's time to take a serious look at district policy regarding employees accused of sexual misconduct against students.Reseda High magnet school cadets headed for LAPD
Los Angeles' big three sat under an arch of decorative balloons at Reseda High School on Wednesday morning reading numbers they couldn't quite believe. Had to be some kind of mistake, the mayor, police chief and school superintendent agreed. Nobody gets these kinds of numbers today. Well, it is being done, and for the third year in a row at the Reseda High Police Academy Magnet.Scheduling faux pas leaves Jewish students in the lurch
Jason Pemstein had a date lined up for junior prom when he confronted a clash between teenage ritual and religious ritual: Bella Vista High School had scheduled the dance for the first night of Passover, one of the most important holidays on the Jewish calendar.Seniors' financial know-how goes from bad to worse
High school seniors, on average, answered correctly only 48.3 percent of questions about personal finance and economics, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve.From administrator to eighth-grader for a day
Operation Lost Day was the latest in a series of public events to highlight the importance of attendance in Central Unified, which has 14,195 students throughout 88 square miles, mostly west of Highway 99. Students lose instruction time and the district loses $5,800 in state money per year for each absent student -- which added up to $3 million last year.Corona-Norco Unified's school board OKs busing fees
Citing a lack of state funding, the Corona-Norco Unified School District board voted unanimously to charge students to ride the bus to and from school beginning in the 2008-09 school year.Alpine school district to charge for bus rides
A dozen of the county's 42 school districts now charge families to take their children to and from school. The Alpine Union School District will become No. 13 next school year.Cortines targets dropout rate at L.A. Unified
Dealing with its alarmingly high dropout rate should be a higher priority than test scores for the Los Angeles Unified School District, Ramon C. Cortines said in his first interview since being named senior deputy superintendent Tuesday.State Senate panel OKs bill to protect journalism teachers
A state Senate committee has approved a San Francisco lawmaker's proposed legal protections for high school and college journalism teachers after hearing instructors' complaints of retaliation for hard-hitting articles in student newspapers.Panel passes bill to put Southeast Asian war in California textbooks
Assembly Bill 2064, by Assemblyman Juan Arambula, D-Fresno, would mandate teaching of the so-called "secret war" in Laos, the role of Southeast Asians in the war, and the "refugee/immigrant/new American experience."
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