Monday, November 10, 2008
Bake sales fall victim to push for healthier foods
The old-fashioned school bake sale, once as American as apple pie, is fast becoming obsolete in California, a result of strict new state nutrition standards for public schools that regulate the types of food that can be sold to students.School board rejects line from Pledge of Allegiance for boardroom wall
Antelope Valley Union High School District trustees have voted narrowly to defeat a plan to place the words "one nation under God" on a boardroom wall.LAUSD's rehire of Armenian staffer rankles some
By rehiring a liaison to the Armenian community, the Los Angeles Unified School District set a precedent in creating a job to serve a specific ethnic group.Proposition 227: 10 years later
Ten years after California voters approved sweeping changes in the way schools teach English to immigrant children under Proposition 227, some educators say the law has not worked and needs to be changed.Tough times ahead for Oakland schools
In January, the teachers union kicked off its latest round of contract negotiations with a bold proposal to the school district: a 20 percent salary increase, smaller class sizes and more academic flexibility.Districts face hurdles in securing bond money
San Diego County families might be scrimping at home, but the bleak economy didn't stop voters from backing seven tax-supported school bond measures on Tuesday's ballot to finance $3.18 billion in campus repairs and construction.New course is needed for No Child law, educators say
Change is coming to the federal No Child Left Behind Act. With Barack Obama heading to the White House and dozens of additional Democrats elected to Congress, President Bush's signature education bill almost certainly will face profound revisions, experts across the country say.Sacramento school officials look at possible closures
The Sacramento City Unified School District has arrived at a threshold that other urban, slow-growth districts have crossed recently: closing schools, consolidating campuses and renting out district property.
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