Monday, November 17, 2008
Column: School auditors look for green - on the links
The economic crisis just gets worse and worse, so the California Association of School Business Officials is hosting a symposium this week on how to deal with the tough times - at the Marriott Hotel and Spa in Newport Beach.Major renovations in Stockton USD's near future
Stockton Unified facilities chief Steve Breakfield said last week that even though construction sites have yet to start popping up around the district, progress is being made.Rialto Unified to review severance package for Davis-Herring
Nearly two weeks after a controversial closed-door vote to award outgoing Superintendent Edna Davis-Herring a $300,000 severance package, the school board will revisit its decision on this evening.Diamond Bar, Chino Valley schools closed today due to fire
Schools in Diamond Bar and the Chino Valley will be closed today due to poor air quality from the Freeway Complex Fire. Administrators from the Walnut Valley Unified School district decided to cancel classes and after school activities today because of heavy smoke in the area.New faces on West County school board could mean change in direction
The surprising outcome of the West Contra Costa school district board election has some speculating on how new members might change the district's direction.Folsom Cordova's English learners work to build vocabulary
William Shakespeare is said to have had a vocabulary of over 29,000 words that helped him write 37 plays and more than 150 sonnets. By the end of this school year, 10-year-old Karina Kushnir, an immigrant from Ukraine, hopes to master 1,000 English words that will help her make it through school.Black students' parents get help to help their kids
A seven-part series, which debuted on Thursday at King Middle School, aims to help parents of black students become better engaged in their children's education. While focused on the academic achievement of black children, the series is open to all parents. A separate series is planned next year for the parents of Latino students.Opinion: California is cutting education funding at its own peril
With California's budget now facing an $11-billion shortfall, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed billions of dollars in spending cuts, most of them aimed at the state's already beleaguered schools, colleges and universities.Clovis checks out books at its schools
After a fourth-grade student checked out a novel about teen suicide from a school library and his mother complained, Clovis Unified officials scoured the shelves of its other elementary schools in search of the book.L.A. Unified considers stark midyear budget cuts
The Los Angeles Unified School District has developed stark new plans including larger class sizes, layoffs and early retirement incentives to deal with a worsening state budget situation.Schools, businesses feel effects of neighborhood's misery
At Otay Ranch in Chula Vista, aome small businesses have closed, while other retailers are struggling to stay afloat. School officials are troubled by the sudden departure of students whose parents lost their homes to foreclosure.
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