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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Stockton USD continues Amato negotiations

Jack McLaughlin is officially retired, but a contract with Stockton Unified School District's prospective new superintendent, Tony Amato, will have to wait until at least Thursday.

CARLSBAD: School district expects more money next year

School officials are expecting to have more money than they originally thought in the new fiscal year, thanks in part to increasing property tax revenues. All told, the Carlsbad Unified School District added $7.8 million to its 2008-09 fiscal year budget, said Walter Freeman, assistant superintendent in charge of business services for the district.

ESCONDIDO: 9 elementary schools swapping leaders

More than two dozen retirements and several million dollars in budget cuts made throughout the spring for next year have resulted in the shuffling of administrators between nine Escondido elementary schools, district officials said.

Grand Jury says Chico USD properly used bond proceeds

After reviewing the history of a bond approved primarily to build a third comprehensive high school in Chico, the Butte County Grand Jury decided the funds are being used properly.

Glenn grand jury criticizes relationship between education board, office of education

A new Grand Jury was impaneled in Willows Monday, followed by issuance of a report by the exiting jurors that included some recommendations to the Glenn County Board of Supervisors and Orland City Council, and a rebuke of the county's Office of Education and Board of Education.

Val Verde Unified to spend less money next school year

Val Verde Unified schools next year will spend less money on wages and benefits for teachers and other employees still on the district's payroll.

Villaraigosa and his partners set for school to start

Classes began today at the mayor's year-round high schools, Roosevelt in Boyle Heights and the Santee Education Complex, south of downtown. This experiment, which takes place at some of the district's lowest-performing schools, has a mandate to help more than 18,000 students. The vast majority of them perform below grade level; more than half are destined to drop out before graduation.

California will pay for yet another late budget

California starts the new budget year today -- and once again no budget is in place. Legislators are making little progress closing a $15.2-billion shortfall. Democrats demand new taxes. Republicans say that is out of the question. Meanwhile, their inability to strike a deal threatens millions of Californians who rely on the government for healthcare and other services.

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