Thursday, September 18, 2008
Delano school district places superintendent on paid leave
The Delano Union School District board of trustees voted Tuesday night to put Superintendent Ronald A. Garcia on paid administrative leave until Sept. 30, officials announced Wednesday morning.Livermore teachers union rallies over contentious negotiations
The Livermore teachers union rallied at school district offices Wednesday afternoon over what have been contentious contract negotiations on pay and benefits.Timing is tough for school bonds on Sacramento-area ballots
Despite the grim economic climate, six school districts in the region are asking voters to authorize $1.15 billion in school bonds Nov. 4 – and two other districts have special tax measures on the ballot.Teacher of Year takes the scary out of math
Janet Anderson knows that multiplying numbers can be scary. So Anderson, a third-grade teacher at Elliott Ranch Elementary, works hard to minimize the "scary" factor and to show that math is natural, fun and all around us.Dropouts' return boosts enrollment
The Grossmont Union High School District's aggressive push to boost sagging enrollment and generate additional state income appears to be paying off.Unions' split hurts FUSD candidate
Two years ago, a pair of powerful unions were on the winning side of the Fresno Unified school board race. This time they are at odds -- creating problems for a board candidate who, as a prominent union leader, built a reputation for playing hardball with the district administration.Charter school transformation is Green Dot's biggest test yet
For the first time in the Los Angeles Unified School District, a traditional school is being run by an outside organization, Green Dot Public Schools. The move is a seminal experiment in whether a charter operator can transform a large, troubled urban school, whether Green Dot can replicate what it has done in small schools nearby -- that is, raise scores, increase safety and graduate more students.Students at KIPP perform better, study finds
Since their founding in 1994, KIPP public charter schools have won high praise from educators and politicians - some say bordering on worship - for their apparent success in helping poor children of color excel in school. But beneath it all lie some nagging questions: Is the success real?LAUSD talks with teachers at an impasse
Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers union have reached an impasse in their latest contract talks and are calling in an outside mediator, after the district declined to offer a salary increase, district and union officials said Wednesday.Column: Sacramento's budget brawl assures mutual destruction
In California's Capitol, they're verging on political nuclear war. The ultimate weapons are cranked and aimed.Overriding Schwarzenegger's promised budget veto won't be simple
Lawmakers who assumed an override of a governor's budget veto would be easy learned differently Wednesday.
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