Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Editorial: Surge of charter schools coming to silicon valley, whether districts like it or not
Over the next few years, up to a dozen new charter schools are expected to open, most serving low-income children in San Jose.Budget foes express no confidence in PVUSD leadership
Hundreds of Pajaro Valley residents have signed a petition expressing no confidence in five school board members based on the cuts made to next year's budget, according to organizers of the signature drive.Kids' brains suffer from poverty, research shows
Research is providing what could be crucial clues to explain how childhood poverty translates into dimmer chances of success: Chronic stress from growing up poor appears to have a direct impact on the brain, leaving children with impairment in at least one key area -- working memory.Atascadero High robotics team set for international competition
The Atascadero High School Greyhound Revolutionary Robotics team will participate in the competition’s highest level this year — the international championship games set for April 16 to 19, where the students will maneuver their computer-programmed and remote-controlled sport robot against 500 others on six fields in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.Stockton USD offers small talk
Students and parents will have the opportunity to learn about planned changes in Stockton Unified high schools at a public unveiling of the district's "smaller learning communities" from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium.Schools chief: federal education bucks are on the way
California's financially battered schools will get a $1.2-billion transfusion of federal stimulus funds next month, state schools chief Jack O'Connell said today, the first part of what could amount to $12.7 billion in education aid over the next two years.San Joaquin County schools take honors
The ongoing economic crisis is not slowing down two of San Joaquin County's smaller school districts.School improves access for disabled students
In San Francisco, the district has budgeted about $255 million to ensure that about 90 schools meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements by 2012.Stimulus funds could flow to San Mateo County school districts next month
Local school districts should start seeing federal stimulus money flow into their coffers next month, the state's education chief said Monday. "My goal is to have it out the door the month of May," state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said during a teleconference with reporters. "The earlier, the better."Teachers from 2 LA schools offer to take pay cuts to avoid layoffs
No consensus on how to close a gaping budget deficit emerged Monday morning from a meeting between rank-and-file teachers and Monica Garcia, president of the Los Angeles Board of Education.
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