Monday, April 28, 2008
VISTA: Charter school hopes to open next year
The Escondido-based Classical Academy, a charter school that serves home-school families, is looking to open a third campus, this time in Vista, school officials said this week.Many teacher layoffs canceled
Dozens of the layoff notices given to teachers and other Chico Unified School District personnel are being taken back.Red ink at Chico USD: Leak grew to a flood
While red ink appeared to suddenly drown the Chico Unified School District after the Governor's proposal in January, it's actually been dripping from pens and puddling around the district for years.Dean regains spot on Benicia school board
Dana Dean will be sworn in again as a member of the Benicia school board in May, Solano County election officials said Friday. The school board appointed Dean in January over seven other candidates. A petition contesting the selection process as rushed was validated by the Solano County Department of Education. That forced the calling of a special election, and Dean was unseated. Dean, however, has since attended board meetings as an audience member, making public comments and even leading the Pledge of Allegiance.Schools get graded
As schools across the state hunker down for annual tests that determine their fate and reputation, high school teachers face the daunting challenge of motivating students who may not know - or care - about the high stakes involved.Trustee's uncredentialed son is acting principal
The son of a San Ysidro School District board member has been appointed acting principal of an elementary school even though he does not have an administrative credential.Laguna Beach's lucky schools escape state's funding crunch
It's become a familiar story line: Thousands of California teachers face layoffs and school districts statewide are scrambling for survival under the governor's threat of a $4.8-billion cut in education spending. But not in Laguna Beach.Lead in school water alarms parents
For nearly two decades, the Los Angeles Unified School District has relied on its staff to flush hundreds of campus drinking fountains every day to help lower any lead levels in the water, but tracking began only six months ago on whether the procedures are being properly carried out. Some parents remain skeptical about whether it is safe for their children to drink water from school fountains.Officials cite 'conflicting reports' on bullied boy's injury
The top administrator of the Oakland Unified School District cast doubt Friday on a first-grade boy's version of how a bully fractured his skull this week as he waited for a ride after school.High schoolers lend silent support to gay peers
Students at Enochs and Oakdale high schools, along with 6,000 middle and high schools around the country, took part in a silent protest against the harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and their supporters, called the National Day of Silence.Fresno Unified sues state
The Fresno Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against the state alleging district officials were "coerced" into signing an agreement with the state in 2004 that overcharged the district in interest penalties.L.A. Unified may rethink offers to charter schools
Seeking to calm a backlash at traditional Los Angeles schools, a top district official promised this week to reconsider offers of classroom space on those campuses to charter schools.Many South L.A. students frightened and depressed, survey finds
A survey of 6,008 South Los Angeles high school students shows that many are frightened by violence in school, deeply dissatisfied with their choices of college preparatory classes, and -- perhaps most striking -- exhibit symptoms of clinical depression.Column: Retiree benefits could bankrupt district
The beleaguered West Contra Costa school district is sitting on a financial time bomb that if not defused could eventually send it into bankruptcy.Volunteers give S.F. school a fresh look
Enrollment is on the decline and budgets are tight, but a Potrero Hill elementary school received a major face-lift Saturday, as more than 100 volunteers painted its walls and planted flowers in hopes of wooing new students and their parents.Schools reclassify students, pass test under federal law
Over the past two years, 80 California schools got "out of trouble" with No Child Left Behind after changing the way they classify their students, a Bee analysis has found. The changes nudged their status from failing to passing under the federal law.
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