Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Escondido Union board rescinds job cutbacks
Principals, cafeteria workers, secretaries and other support employees in the Escondido Union School District who were facing reduced work schedules will put in a full year after all.Enrollment drop leads to combination classes in San Jacinto Unified
A drop in projected districtwide enrollment this school-year has caused San Jacinto Unified schools to bring back some elementary classes combining regular education students from different grades, district officials said.Accountability focus of state school chief's talk
On Monday, O'Connell stressed that schools must continue to be held accountable, but he also advocated for a federal system that would measure improvement, instead of the one currently in place.Corona-Norco school starts study of achievement gap
Some schools with similar populations have far different test results, and Corona-Norco Unified School District officials want to know why.LAUSD 'bloat' draws outcries
Parents, teacher union representatives and school board members on Monday either blasted or questioned the growth of the Los Angeles Unified School District's massive bureaucracy in recent years as they responded to a Daily News analysis of the district's staffing and salary structure.Heavy opposition to Oakland schools parcel tax
Voters in the Oakland Unified School District will be asked Nov. 4 to pass a $120 annual parcel tax, a measure opposed by the teachers union even though most of the money would go toward teacher salaries. Measure N also lacks support from most on the seven-member school board.More students staying in school
As the final numbers roll in, data shows that Woodland Joint Unified School District's dropout rate is significantly lower than the state and countywide averages.Ex-principal pleads not guilty in child porn case
The ex-principal at Greenfield Elementary School has pleaded not guilty to possessing child pornography, possessing cocaine and animal cruelty.IRS says Mt. Diablo schools owe money
The Internal Revenue Service says the Mt. Diablo school district owes $833,000 in unpaid payroll taxes and penalties from 2006-07.Testing a formula for success
Delta Sierra Middle School algebra teacher Dan Conley passed out assessment tests to his third period eighth-grade class on Thursday, asking students to do their best and check their work.The assessments, known by teachers as "benchmarks," are a chance for the Lodi Unified School District to fill in the variables on its own equation for how many eighth-graders will be ready to move up to geometry in their freshman year.
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