Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Stockton USD goes for new plans
Three intervention programs recommended by new Stockton Unified School District superintendent Tony Amato to boost student achievement at a cost of nearly $8.5 million were unanimously approved after lengthy discussion at Tuesday night's school board meeting.Notes of discontent
Students at Lodi High are required this year to carry bulky white binders, supplied by the high school, for each of their six courses. Administrators say the binders will make them more organized and, combined with a new school-wide note-taking system, better prepared to learn. Students have met the mandate to organize their studies in a particular manner with resistance, however.New 10-month calendar approved for Menifee schools
After years of operating as a year-round system, the Menifee school district will have its students attending classes from August to June starting next year, according to a schedule unveiled by officials Tuesday.TEMECULA: School closure in 2009 still on table
Uncertainty about the state budget and student enrollment led school board members Tuesday to keep the option of closing a school on the table next year.VISTA: District and Eagles Peak agree to part ways next year
A proposal to take steps to revoke the charter of Eagles Peak Charter School failed to win approval from the Julian Union High School District board this week, though trustees said they would not renew the group's charter at the end of the next school year.Charter school is no shop class
The technology-focused independent charter school, which was approved by the Los Angeles Unified School District in June after being in the planning stage for almost two years, will offer a college preparatory curriculum.2 school officials get lifetime deals
When the Cucamonga School District board gets back in session Thursday after a monthlong break, two assistant superintendents will return with "golden handcuffs."West Contra Costa, teachers union begin contract
The West Contra Costa school district and its teachers union will take their first stab at a new contract today, and one issue is sure to be contentious during the bargaining: retiree health benefits.Battle over soccer fields goes to the Santa Ana school board
The California Youth Soccer League took its feud with the Boy Scouts to the Santa Ana Unified School District Board meeting Tuesday night.Capo trustees hold unexpected review of superintendent
In an unexplained and irregular move, Capistrano Unified trustees on Monday night instructed their attorney to personally hold onto the audiotaped recording of a private discussion in which they evaluated the superintendent's performance.Column: Fuzzy outline of a California budget deal emerges
It's still a long way from being fully cooked, but the fuzzy outline of a deal on the much-delayed, deficit-ridden state budget is becoming visible as the deadline for placing measures on the November ballot draws near.State schools chief gives governor the bill for Algebra 1
The state's ongoing drama over eighth-grade algebra escalated Tuesday as state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell issued a $3.1 billion ultimatum to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. At a news conference, O'Connell announced it would cost that much for schools to be able to teach Algebra 1 to all eighth-graders starting in three years.Eastvale school enrollments just keep growing
Elementary schools in Eastvale are overflowing with students as enrollment continues to grow despite a weak housing market.Law closes teacher license loopholes
The state Assembly approved two bills Tuesday designed to close loopholes in California's teacher licensing laws that had allowed some teachers accused or even convicted of serious crimes to remain in the classroom.Free emergency radios for schools go unused
Weather radios shipped free to public schools across the country in a post-9/11 safety push have been shunted aside to science classrooms or sit forgotten in closets at many San Diego County schools.Algebra expansion cost pegged at $3.1 billion
California's schools will need an additional $3.1 billion annually - $2,100 more for every middle school student - to implement the governor's new eighth-grade algebra testing requirement, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said Tuesday.L.A. Unified college prep goal sees little progress
The Los Angeles Unified School District's 'A-G' program promises to make university prep classes standard by 2012. But in three years, it has made little headway.
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