Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Stan Mantooth gears up for new job as custodian of county's schools
Longtime school business official Stan Mantooth takes over as Ventura County superintendent of schools this week, bringing with him three decades of experience in public education.Stockton USD cracks down on truancy with Operation: In Class
Stockton Unified is in the midst of a crackdown on school absenteeism with a new program dubbed Operation: In Class. In addition to the two officers, the district has hired its first full-time office staffer at the truancy center it runs in cooperation with the city of Stockton.As costs keep rising, parents, districts adjust
Many parents have already tightened their belts in the face of inflation and economic uncertainty. Now they are feeling the pinch of leaner school budgets that have been hurt by the rising costs of gas, food and utilities.Natomas school district says it overpaid for land
It has been 20 months since the Natomas Unified School District purchased 41 acres of farmland just north of Sacramento for $13.4 million, a record price for the area. Just more than a year ago, Superintendent Steve Farrar admitted he had concerns about the purchase and launched an internal investigation.Algebra I mandate requires teachers
Now that the state has mandated Algebra 1 for all eighth-graders within three years, a deeply entrenched problem has become even more urgent: California does not have enough qualified teachers of mathematics.Substitutes teach as schools consider hiring needs
Ten classrooms in Modesto schools started the school year with substitute teachers, an attempt to juggle the need to hire teachers before student enrollment is known. It's a precarious balancing act districts do most years.Fremont trustees seek gradual bus fare increase
With some trustees finding a proposal to double the annual student bus fare from $350 to $700 unacceptable, Fremont school board members this week reached consensus that they would support increasing fees on a more gradual yet regular basis to deal with inflation.West Fresno school board is back
West Fresno school board members cast their first vote in five years last week, marking a rebirth -- with some key limitations -- for one of the most troubled districts in the state.Union organizes to expel principal at Dolores Street Elementary in Carson
The group outside Dolores Street Elementary School had eight tents, four Costco pizzas, a rented portable toilet and one goal: getting rid of Principal Anna Barraza.Schools' racial makeup divides San Juan Capistrano
Kinoshita and Del Obispo elementary schools are just an athletic field apart, but for many in San Juan Capistrano, the gap is a potent symbol of an issue that has roiled this south Orange County town in recent years: school segregation.L.A. elementary school adds a year to keep students on track
When the new school year starts Wednesday, about 100 sixth-graders will be staying at Murchison, instead of being bused across the tracks to El Sereno Middle School, where parents and teachers say they face teasing and bullying because they are poor and come from a housing project.
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