Friday, April 25, 2008
Libraries, learning centers land on Pajaro Valley School District chopping block
Pajaro Valley school officials are preparing to shutter libraries, eliminate learning centers for at-risk students and increase some class sizes as they zero in on nearly $10 million in cuts.Board OKs interim school chief's pay
The Fremont Unified School District will pay an interim superintendent $228,800 in total compensation to lead the county's second-largest district for the 2008-09 academic year.Student decline taking its toll
A steady decline in student enrollment continues to hit the Lincoln Unified School District hard financially.Bullying episode stuns community
Most victims of bullying have their feelings hurt or their confidence shattered. But sometimes — like in the case of 7-year-old Zachary Cataldo — the outcome of schoolyard bullying is much, much worse. The Oakland boy spent two days in the intensive care unit of Children's Hospital Oakland with a fractured skull after one relative said he was bullied at school.District, developer finally reach accord
A school district and a home builder who haggled for years over a piece of land in North Natomas have finally reached a deal.Teens' texting symbols invade schoolwork :-(
OMG! The shortcuts and symbols that teenagers use in electronic conversations are creeping into their schoolwork!Corona-Norco USD cost-cutting saves counselor jobs
The Corona-Norco Unified School District and its teachers union have agreed to a cost-cutting plan that will save the jobs of more than a dozen school counselors who were facing layoffs.Federal funding of abstinence-only sex education programs debated
Continued federal funding of abstinence-only sex education in public schools was debated before a House committee Wednesday amid questions about whether the government should sponsor a program that many experts say doesn't work.Day of Silence creates flap at Hoover High
A flap at Hoover High began after some local cable-access shows implied that by attending school on the "National Day of Silence" today, students would be supporting a "homosexual agenda." But the issues at the Glendale school are just a microcosm of an aggressive national campaign to protest the 12th annual event.Pipe bomb explodes at Hanford campus
Students were kept on lockdown at Hanford High School for three hours Thursday after a small pipe bomb exploded on campus.
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