Tuesday, August 12, 2008
8 county superintendent finalists named
The Ventura County Board of Education on Monday approved a list of eight candidates to interview for the county superintendent position, including a state education administrator, a middle school principal and several local superintendents.New Colton Unified school bond to be on November ballot
Concerned about the effect state budget cuts will have on schools combined with a serious need for revitalization at several school sites, the Colton Unified School District has approved a multimillion-dollar bond measure to be put on the Nov. 3 ballot.Teachers realize dream by opening SOAR Charter Academy in San Bernardino
The students at SOAR Charter Academy weren't the only ones feeling those first-day-of-school butterflies on Monday. The opening of the charter school on North Sierra Way was two years in the making for the five former Hillside Elementary School teachers who founded it.Riverside Unified school administrator's supporters question board about vacancy
Several community members are protesting Riverside Unified School District's treatment of an administrator who was once the county's principal of the year. Tim Martin was placed on paid leave in December while working in the district's personnel office, said Judy Bailey, who has written members of the Board of Education on Martin's behalf.Three schools for at-risk teens have high dropout rates
Three of the small high schools that Sacramento City Unified launched five years ago to save at-risk students have some of the highest dropout rates in the region.Rancho school shortens class periods for struggling students
When students fall behind in school, especially in math and language arts, they often get placed in extra support classes designed to raise their achievement. Sometimes it helps. But often it comes with a price: Drudgery, fewer fun electives and sinking attitudes for kids.This week, the teachers of Mills Middle School in Rancho Cordova joined a growing group of educators across the region in rethinking how they help such young people.
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