Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Martin hits Stockton USD board with claim
Controversial former athletics administrator Joe Martin said Tuesday he has slapped the Stockton Unified School District Board of Education with a claim seeking "damages exceeding $25,000," charging the trustees with "defamation, slander, libel" and other acts that injured his reputation and future ability to earn a living.Trustees OK Disario's retirement
The Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees voted during the closed session of Tuesday night's regularly scheduled meeting to accept the retirement of Chief Financial Officer Paul Disario.Oak View Union district to ask voters for upgrade
The tiny Oak View Union Elementary School District will ask voters to pass a $3.7 million bond, Measure R, in the June 3 election.Paso schools target $3 million in spending cuts
Paso Robles’ school district needs to cut nearly $3 million in spending from next year’s budget - and that figure could increase by the time the state budget is finalized. The district’s school board considered possible areas to cut in closed session Tuesday night.LAKE ELSINORE: Trustees vote to close Hayman school
School trustees decided Tuesday to close Jean Hayman Elementary in the fall, over the pleas of teachers and parents who said shuttering the school would eliminate what is a unique atmosphere and traumatize students.VISTA: District again delays decision on campus construction
Vista Unified School District trustees approved $8 million in layoffs, cuts to programs and other cost-saving measures at their board meeting Tuesday.More jobs added to San Rafael schools' layoff list
Reacting to threats from the state to yank millions of dollars, the San Rafael Board of Education this week prepared for another round of staff cuts, bringing to 48 the number of school workers who may not have jobs next year.Forest Ranch residents plan charter school
Rather than give up on the center of their community, parents of students at Forest Ranch School intend to try to keep the school open by converting it to a charter.Bakersfield City SD board OKs plan to cut 100 jobs, lay off 46
The Bakersfield City School District board Tuesday approved a plan to cut 100 positions including clerks and library assistants, spokesman Steve Gabbitas said.Pleasant Hill residents to raise money for schools
A Pleasant Hill group has joined a roster of nonprofits in Contra Costa County which raise money for cash-strapped public schools.Livermore charter school a step closer to five-year
The state's charter school commission has voted unanimously to support the Livermore Valley Charter School's permit for an additional five years.Law firm targets teacher qualifications, student placements
A San Francisco law firm focused on equality in schools has filed two legal complaints alleging that staffing issues and inappropriate class placements at Hiram Johnson High School have denied equal access for some of the school's neediest teens.School board poised to carve budget
Public school trustees and administrators in Vista came under harsh criticism yesterday as they prepared to vote on more than $8 million in budget cuts.1,200 jobs cut from schools' payroll
About 1,200 “nuts and bolts” jobs in the San Diego Unified School District were eliminated by the Board of Education yesterday to help make $80 million in budget cuts.Rialto Unified School District to alter budget and save 100 jobs
School district officials will alter the budget to preserve class size reduction for first and second grades, a move that will keep about 100 teachers in the classroom, said Deputy District Superintendent Joseph Davis.Riverside Unified looks at how to restore cut budget items
The Riverside Unified school board on Tuesday began the painstaking process of figuring out which items in the district's budget must be restored first, just in case the state's fiscal picture brightens.High levels of lead are discovered in school drinking fountain
At least one Los Angeles Unified school in the San Fernando Valley has tested positive for high levels of lead in a drinking fountain and district officials have discovered poor record-keeping at 26 more schools, raising questions about whether routine safety checks were conducted to prevent the toxin from accumulating in the pipes, district officials said Tuesday.Contaminated site OKd for L.A. elementary school
The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday designated the field of an overcrowded east Hollywood middle school as the site of a new elementary campus, a plan that calls for building fields on a contaminated plot that the district repeatedly has passed over for previous projects.Education secretary proposes change to No Child Left Behind Act
States will be required to use a uniform method of calculating graduation rates by the 2012-13 school year, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Tuesday in announcing proposed revisions to federal education regulations.CDE settles whistle-blower suit for $4.25 million
The state Department of Education has settled a long-running lawsuit with a whistle-blower, paying $4.25 million to the former worker who said he suffered retaliation after he reported corruption and fraud to then-Superintendent Delaine Eastin.
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