Thursday, May 22, 2008
Elkhorn School taken off chopping block
It appears the Lodi Unified School District will not be asked to consider closing Elkhorn School as a budget-cutting measure, but trustees will be asked to consider cutting some bus routes and eliminating senior projects.Lockdown at school raises policy issues
Students at Morro Bay High School were locked in their classrooms for more than four hours Tuesday after a caller told police his friends took a bomb and two guns to the campus.District announces sweeping child abuse reporting reforms
Seeking to quell a firestorm of criticism from parents about student molestation accusations reported by school administrators, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials announced last Thursday the formation of an advisory committee that will review existing child abuse policy.School board scraps special ed gag orders
Ending a year of controversy, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education voted last Thursday to drop confidentiality clauses in agreements with parents of special education students.Sex-ed classes lacking at area schools
At a time when San Bernardino County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state, several area school districts are not offering enough lessons in sexual health education in the classroom, according to a report released Wednesday.Paradise USD anticipates leadership, sixth-grade program changes
Sixth-graders in Paradise Unified School District might receive their education in a different way or in a different place next year. The board also learned the district would lose another assistant superintendent this summer, after filling one retiring superintendent's position last month and while still looking for a permanent superintendent.Liaison agrees to analyze overcrowding at schools
The San Ramon Valley school board Tuesday designated one trustee to regularly meet with Dougherty Valley residents on overcrowding, but there was little other discussion on the topic.Gang member held in school stabbing
A surveillance video camera at Oak Grove High School in San Jose captured Tuesday's brutal stabbing of a female student by another girl.Eureka Union to close 2 schools, open charter
Eureka Union School District trustees have approved plans to close two campuses, add a charter school, revamp curriculum and reconfigure grade levels at all campuses.Two young girls say John Still PE teacher assaulted them
A John Still Elementary School teacher is on paid administrative leave after two female students alleged that he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents, officials said Wednesday.Most Valley schools still rank low
Most central San Joaquin Valley schools fare among the worst in California in the latest rankings from the state Department of Education.Oakland students enthusiastic about tests
With an API of 795 last fall, the East Oakland charter school had already beaten the odds. The predominantly Hispanic and English-learning students scored well above their peers across California and the country, an accomplishment formally recognized by state and federal officials, including most recently President Bush.More schools get good marks on academic index
California's annual ritual of ranking public schools by performance on standardized tests provided some pleasing news Wednesday: More schools are reaching the desirable mark of 800 points on the state's Academic Performance Index.
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