Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Oak View school district names new leader
The Oak View Elementary School District has selected a new superintendent and principal. Trustees approved the hiring of Michael Scully, 52, principal of Galt's Fairsite Elementary School, with a 5-0 vote in a special meeting Monday night.Stockton USD ponders tweaking pay method to trim budget
In an effort to slash $10 million from next year's budget, the Stockton Unified School District administration has proposed to change how some assistant principals are paid.San Joaquin schools produce budget-cut video
About 80,000 San Joaquin County homes received recorded phone messages from their school districts Monday night asking parents to go online and watch a video.Sod removal upsets parents
The Chino Valley Unified School District recently removed sod and a sprinkler system on a small portion of the Chino High baseball field, much to the disappointment of the group of parents who installed it last month.Teacher misconduct rule change approved
The state Senate on Monday unanimously approved legislation to automatically suspend teachers' credentials if they have had their license revoked in another state for sexual misconduct.Protests about education cuts ring out from students, Democrats
During a student protest Monday, the Legislature's Democratic leaders vowed to halt $1 billion in proposed higher education cuts, setting the stage for a lengthy deadlock over the deficit-plagued state budget.One-time custodian, now an O.C. teacher, faces loss of job
For Jesus Becerra and about 275 other teachers in the Capistrano Unified School District alone, a reduction in force or RIF might as well be RIP. For unless lobbying efforts force last-minute changes in the state budget before it's finalized this summer, he's losing his job.Principal touches racial nerve at test-gap meeting
Madison Elementary in North Highlands is confronting a dilemma spreading throughout California's public schools: How should educators close the racially marked gap in test scores?District to discuss replacing retiring superintendent
The Riverside Unified School District board within a week will start discussing how to replace outgoing Superintendent Susan J. Rainey, board President Chuck Beaty said Monday.Modesto schools socked with cuts of $2.5M
Modesto City Schools board members voted unanimously Monday night to slash $2.5 million from next year's budget by cutting positions or reducing work hours for about 200 district support staff members.Language immersion to become trilingual
Come fall, third-graders at Riverview Elementary School in Lakeside are likely to greet visitors with hello, hola and ni hao. By then, these native English speakers who have been speaking Spanish for two years will be studying Mandarin Chinese, the world's most-spoken language.L.A. Unified students pay the price of budget cuts
For all the hand-wringing over the city's impending budget cuts, you have to think that Los Angeles Unified Supt. David Brewer wouldn't mind being in the mayor's shoes right now.
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