Monday, July 28, 2008
High school district needs are specified
The proposed $98 million bond measure for the Escondido Union High School District now has a list of specific projects, many aimed at strengthening career and technical education, to tempt voters Nov. 4.District prefers land swap for school site to keep city from buying it at a discount
Rather than sell the shuttered Pacific View Elementary School, the Encinitas Union School District is pursuing a complicated land swap to avoid triggering a state law that would allow the city to buy it at a below-market price.One-third of North County charter schools struggled this year
Six of North County's 17 charter schools have either closed or face closure this year for reasons ranging from low enrollment to questionable leadership, raising questions among some educators and parents about the viability of charters.VISTA: Eagles Peak families cope with uncertainty
As Eagles Peak Charter School officials deal with changes to the school's leadership and the threat of losing its charter, parents must cope with the uncertainty of whether the school will be around this fall.Foundations pick up slack for Modesto-area schools
As state budget cuts force school administrators to trim or eliminate art, theater, music and other programs, public school districts are looking to nonprofit foundations to pick up the slack.California school districts ending or reducing bus service for students
Thousands more California students will have to find their own way to school this fall, as districts slash bus routes to cope with budget shortfalls and high fuel costs.Year after mold nightmare, Tokay looking brand new
The campus is completely transformed from what it was a little more than a year ago, when district officials found out that every single classroom building was tainted with a severe mold problem. The solution took a full year and cost $13 million, with 60 percent of that money coming from the state.Lawmakers scramble to change curriculum
As a state commission prepares to make final recommendations for the curriculum for history and social sciences next year, California's lawmakers are scrambling to send their brightest ideas through before the bell rings — some looking to introduce teaching methods designed to politically motivate students, others revealing historic events kept hidden from the state education system.Employees begin moving into new Manteca USD office
The three-story, 50,000-square-foot building has plenty of room for cubicles and work space for more than 100 employees, plus conference and meeting rooms, break rooms and a new board meeting room.Optimism high as Lodi Unified hopes to turn the corner with new leader
The district has a new leader in Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer, and with her arrival comes the opportunity for the district to excel, district officials say.
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