Monday, July 21, 2008
San Mateo County school construction problems lead to guidelines
Local school leaders hope a new report by the San Mateo County Office of Education will help them avoid the kind of construction-related problems the San Mateo Union High School District has endured in recent years.Capo trustee proposes 'forensic' look at high school spending
Capistrano Unified trustees on Monday will propose two new oversight mechanisms designed to offer more transparency and accountability in the district's operations.Perseverance leads to summertime graduation
It may be almost two months after their classmates walked the stage for graduation, but the 11 students participating in a ceremony Friday afternoon are still graduating on time.TIP Academy to argue its case against closure
TIP Academy charter school will have a chance Tuesday to try to persuade the Encinitas Union School District not to shut it down.School construction bond aimed at helping charters
Amid concerns that voters may hesitate to approve a fifth multibillion-dollar school construction bond in a decade, Los Angeles Unified officials and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa have crafted a proposal to woo the public with promises to fund charter schools and small learning communities.Clovis Unified faces 156 losses
Clovis Unified, a school district known for stability, has lost 156 employees -- including several top administrators and dozens of experienced teachers -- to retirement this year.And next year, Superintendent Terry Bradley will step down after 32 years in the district, including six years as its top administrator. The board is expected to launch a nationwide search in January to replace Bradley.Algebra plan costly for Lodi schools
A July 9 decision by the state Board of Education to make Algebra I a standard course for all eighth-graders came at a bad time for the Lodi Unified School District.Judge halts construction of Echo Park school
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Friday halted construction of an Echo Park elementary school, saying that the Los Angeles Unified School District acted in bad faith by putting together a shoddy environmental review.Villaraigosa pushes school bonds
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa teamed up with charter school advocates Friday in Boyle Heights to pressure school board members and district officials to put a multibillion-dollar school bond on the November ballot -- and to include at least $300 million for charter schools.Cafeteria crisis: Food prices outpace schools
San Francisco is known as a city on the cutting edge, and its public school cafeterias, snack bars and vending machines are no different. The school district has been at the forefront of the movement to make food purchased at school healthier. But Ed Wilkins, student nutrition director for the district, said that with food prices skyrocketing, it's becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the new level of nutritious food and expand it as had been planned.Bill bets prizes would get kids to pass tests
Want kids to score well on statewide tests? Reward them. Before they ask, "What's in it for me?" offer a prize for performance. That's the thrust of a proposed state law passed this month by the Legislature and sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.Homebuilders, schools at odds
Either the Silicon Valley economy will grind to a halt, or thousands of students will be bused to overcrowded schools. In a dispute over San Jose's largest expansion of housing since its redeveloped downtown, two sparring public bodies predict looming disaster if the other has its way.
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