Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Teacher sentenced to prison
A middle school teacher who taught music and history for a dozen years in Tierrasanta had downloaded thousands of pieces of child pornography before investigators identified him through an Internet payment system, prosecutors said. Yesterday, a federal judge ordered Eric Standefer to serve five years and 10 months in prison for possessing the pornography.County, district face claims in Oxnard killing
The family of an Oxnard eighth-grader who was shotby a classmate at school has filed personal injury claims against the school district and county, alleging that their failure to protect the boy led to his death.Schools get cameras for interviews on voting experience
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa turned documentarian Monday, interviewing a Los Angeles teenager to show local high school students how to use video cameras to record first-time voting experiences and possibly win a trip to the 2009 presidential inauguration.Area schools to begin year with new leadership
Newly enrolled students won't be the only new faces at area campuses this upcoming school year. Many school principals have either retired or moved on from their posts, paving the way for new administrators to make their debuts when classrooms open at the end of the month.Column: Another shot in math wars - A stink bomb
Who says Jack O'Connell doesn't have a sense of humor? Last week, O'Connell, the state superintendent of public instruction, called for an additional $3.1 billion a year to allow California's middle schools to meet a three-year deadline by which all students must take (and presumably pass) algebra in the eighth grade. That, for at least a short spell, made him the funniest man in Sacramento. And it was all done with a straight face.Students, teachers making own mark on new high schools
As students all over Kern County started their first day back at school Monday, Independence and Mira Monte high schools had about 2,000 freshmen and sophomores walk through their doors for the first time.
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