Friday, September 26, 2008
District says no to new charter school
The Vista Unified School District Board of Trustees voted Thursday to deny a petition for a new charter school in the district. Officials with the Escondido-based Classical Academy had hoped to open a school in Vista next fall for about 200 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.Principals tag-team duties at Upland High School
It has been just over a year since a second principal was added to the Upland High School payroll, a plan which has thus far proven successful.Teachers at Riverside school for the deaf demonstrate for higher salaries
Teachers at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside Thursday protested the state's budget compromise for failing to raise their pay and dragging out negotiations. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell acknowledged their concerns, although he said he was not aware of their protest plans.Some schools in southwestern Riverside County combining grades in classrooms
School officials in southwestern Riverside County are relying on combination classes more than ever this year to fit all their students into classrooms without exhausting their resources.Study: No Child goals unrealistic for California elementary schools
The majority of California elementary schools will be deemed "failing" by 2014 because achievement benchmarks set by the federal No Child Left Behind act are too difficult to meet, a new study says.Revised graduation, dropout rates released
The revised graduation and dropout rates released Thursday by the state Department of Education largely resemble preliminary figures the state reported over the summer, with some minor adjustments.Piner High responds to fights
Parents of Piner High School students were reassured this week that the Fulton Road campus is safe, despite a number of violent altercations since school started last month.New budget makes major cuts to Berkeley USD’S cost of living
California’s long overdue state budget signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday leaves the Berkeley Unified School District’s budget virtually unchanged from last year, but forces it to grapple with the rising cost of living, district officials said Thursday.Federal probe accuses Johnson of improper use of St. HOPE funding
The federal government Thursday released findings of its investigation into management of the nonprofit St. HOPE volunteer program founded by Sacramento mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson, citing violations that include having youthful participants run personal errands and wash his car.
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