Thursday, July 31, 2008
Why teens drop out from Santa Clara County schools
California high school students who drop out believe there's a good reason to leave school. Even in complicated circumstances, the trigger point can often be summed up in one word. Fear. Poverty. Boredom. Failure. Addiction.Trabuco Hills students will have to retake AP test
An Orange County judge today denied a request from a student group to block the national administrator of the Advanced Placement exams from retesting 375 Mission Viejo high school students.ESCONDIDO: Residents of small school site surveyed for concerns, input
Building a $68 million magnet school for 500 to 800 students on vacant land in a residential community in western Escondido will affect traffic and alter the neighborhood, officials and residents agree. But in what ways and how much?ENCINITAS: Charter school considers options
The Theory Into Practice Academy began surveying parents this week to learn if they would support joining with a home-school program in the region, given that the academy's sponsoring district may revoke its charter next week.School for troubled teens spared
A month after the county announced plans to close a nationally acclaimed school with a reputation for helping troubled teens, the school's founder says it is staying open. Last month the Los Angeles County Office of Education announced the West Valley Leadership Academy and 17 other schools would close this summer because of decreasing student enrollment and funds.Lancaster's Westside school district seeks to extend tax
The Westside Union School District will ask voters to extend a school construction tax for 10 years to raise an additional $70 million on the November ballot.Hamilton teachers vote no confidence in superintendent
Citing low morale, "fuzzy" budget information, unlawful teacher evaluations and other problems, Tuesday the Hamilton Elementary Teachers Association delivered a notice to the district's board of trustees that they have no confidence in Superintendent Hector Gonzalez.
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