Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hiring error pinches Stockton USD
The failure of Stockton Unified's human resources department to relieve temporary employees, mainly custodians, of their jobs within a required time frame earlier this year has forced the hiring of 24 of these workers at a potential six-figure cost to the school district, union officials and Superintendent Tony Amato acknowledged this week.Mt. Diablo school board begins to map out plan for cutting funds
The Mt. Diablo school board scrutinized music and sports programs, class-size reduction and other expenses, but made no decisions about what to slash during a special meeting Saturday.West County school district to discuss closing schools
Fewer West Contra Costa district schools will be open for business next year. To slash costs, district officials plan to close at least a few campuses in the 2009-10 school year and a few more in 2010-11. Which schools will be targeted, and how many, will be discussed today in the first of many meetings on the topic.Local schools strive to build character
The Life Skills program tries to help build character in children, teaching kids that it's just as important to be responsible, honest and caring as it is to know how to read, write and do arithmetic.Luther Burbank trustees oust Superintendent Richard Rodriguez
After months of turmoil following a critical audit that raised questions about the district's spending habits, Luther Burbank School District trustees fired Superintendent Richard Rodriguez at a special board meeting late Friday.Alvord school officials complain security cameras don't ID vandals
Security cameras at Alvord Unified School District's high schools don't catch vandals, but district officials don't think they have any recourse against the sellers of those cameras.ACLU sues district over student paper
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Fallbrook Union High School District, saying that Fallbrook High's principal violated the free speech of students when he censored two articles, eliminated the newspaper's faculty adviser position, cut the journalism class and killed publication of the Tomahawk newspaper.Charters lead state's traditional schools in achievement for poor children
The burgeoning charter school movement in California has largely made its mark as an alternative to low-performing inner-city schools. An analysis being issued today suggests that, at their best, charters are doing that job well, outperforming most traditional public schools that serve children in poverty.Analyst says state deficit may near $28 billion
California's budget deficit could reach nearly $28 billion over the next two years unless drastic steps - including raising new taxes - are taken to stem the fiscal bleeding, the nonpartisan legislative analyst's office said Tuesday.
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