Friday, May 30, 2008
Measure L asks Willows voters to fund school improvements
Voters in Willows will decide Tuesday whether to approve a $20.7 million school bond measure to allow for improvements at Willows Unified School District campuses.State education reform forums to begin in LA
Gov. Schwarzenegger's education secretary and the chairman of his task force on overhauling schools will begin a series of forums on the task force's recommendations Tuesday in Los Angeles.Job cutting at schools considered in 2008-09
The Conejo Valley Unified School District board tentatively decided Wednesday night to eliminate several positions and cut spending to help reduce an anticipated $4.5 million budget shortfall in the 2008-09 school year.King City schools to cut 10 positions
The King City Union School District board voted 5-0 during a special board meeting to reduce the district staff's size, partly because of an upcoming closure of an elementary school.LAUSD middle schools feel "lost in the shuffle"
Los Angeles County middle school students are the forgotten generation, according to a study released Thursday by United Way that found 400,000 students in seventh through ninth grades are among the most vulnerable in a system that is under-funded and lacks qualified teachers.Five resign from board of trustees at charter school
TIP Academy has shaken up its board of trustees to avoid conflicts of interest -- just in time for a deadline from the public school district that sponsors it.Music on the block for elementary schools
Unless some 11th-hour funding comes through, the fifth-grade instrumental concerts this week at San Mateo Park and several other elementary schools will have been the last.Police: Fullerton teacher was framed
A Fullerton high school history teacher who was jailed this week when police -- acting on a tip -- found a shotgun and marijuana in his car in the school parking lot was actually the "victim of an elaborate setup," police said Thursday.Challengers eye East Oakland school board seat
An administrative assistant and a retired private school principal aim to unseat incumbent Alice Spearman in the race to represent District 7 on the Oakland school board. Beverly Williams, 59, and Doris Limbrick, 54, each say they would bring more "accountability" to the school board and that the public schools in the predominately low-income East Oakland district would improve under their leadership.$61 million school bond keeps low profile
Unlike the election campaign for county supervisor, where candidate signs threaten to fill every nook and cranny along East County roads, you’d hardly know there is another item on the June 3 ballot for many Antioch residents: a $61.6 million school bond.Schools still face shortfall under state budget
Alameda school officials say the latest budget proposal from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will not help them balance their books and they still face a shortfall.Schools seek parcel tax, bond measures
Only two school districts in Alameda and Contra Costa counties will be asking voters to approve parcel taxes for educational programs Tuesday, but there may be many more such ballot measures.
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