Monday, May 18, 2009
Eliminating summer classes growing trend among cash-strapped schools in Ventura County
Summer school has become a luxury that more and more school districts say they cannot afford, despite concerns that some students will fall behind without it.Lodi teacher says school district leaving wood shop class in dust
Mike Murphy has a passion for wood shop and says he will do whatever he can to keep construction and shop classes alive at Tokay High School. For several years, Murphy, who teaches physical education and wood shop, has lobbied publicly for an emphasis to be placed on vocational education in the Lodi Unified School District.San Gabriel Valley and Whittier schools, communities to suffer from declining enrollment
Like several other schools in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier areas, morning madness surrounding a Covina elementary school will soon cease to exist. The chatter of students arriving at the campus and hurrying to class will vanish.Double punch hits couples: Two sets of spouses lose Lucia Mar teaching jobs
Both couples thought they were doing well; they had jobs they loved and were involved in the community; one had bought their first home and the other had a new baby. But the young married couples had never anticipated that by choosing the same career path as their spouse, they would find themselves losing their jobs at the same time.Districts wait to see what will happen with budgets
School officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget scenario that could cut billions of dollars from a public education system that has already seen massive reductions in recent years.Bonita USD bringing back laid off teachers
Three Bonita Unified School District teachers could have their jobs spared despite the school board's recent decision to layoff 16.8 certificated teaching positions.Supporters close to saving Old River Elementary
After weeks of raising money, parents and teachers at Brentwood's Old River Elementary School are moving closer to their goal of keeping the new campus open next year.Column: Is all this really for the children?
One thing I've learned in 30 years of covering education is that every dispute, demand or decree rests on one claim: We must do this for the children. It makes for good sound bites and political rhetoric.Legacy enrollments offered in two top L.A.-area school districts
Emulating a controversial practice at many colleges, two high-achieving public school districts in California are giving preference to the children of alumni.Anger over budget cuts boils over at L.A. schools
The head of the Los Angeles teachers union was among 39 people arrested Friday during a sit-in outside the school district headquarters, one among dozens of peaceful protests around the city by teachers and students outraged by plans for deep cuts in education spending.2,760 O.C. educators still face job losses
Nearly 2,800 educators across Orange County are slated to lose their jobs at the end of this year, down about 200 from March estimates, according to local district reports this week.Governor's education cuts range from bad to worse
In a year when schools have been pummeled by budget cuts, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed two budgets that will continue to eliminate money to the already struggling state education system.Uproar in Alameda over lessons about gays
Alameda school officials had high hopes the new elementary school curriculum would teach respect and help reduce bullying related to gay and lesbian individuals and families. So they created lesson plans that talked about teasing and explained the different definitions of family - even throwing in the true story of Roy and Silo, two same-sex penguins in New York. That's when the firestorm hit.High school counselors brace for big caseloads
Three years after state lawmakers agreed to spend $200 million to hire 3,000 high school counselors, cash-strapped districts across California are slashing the number of overworked advisers at their schools.Birmingham High could signal a new direction at L.A. Unified
A winter of discontent at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys has given way to a spring of discord. Next, it appears, is the summer of dissolution. The school of 3,200 students is undergoing a fierce struggle over its future and, in a sense, over the destiny of public education in Los Angeles.A school windfall that set off a whirlwind of controversy
A windfall of stimulus dollars might seem like a godsend for San Diego Unified schools right now. But the way that the school district is soliciting plans for the new funds has set off a whirlwind of controversy, even as schools rush to bid for up to $17 million a year.School districts offer early retirement in hopes of shrinking layoff numbers
Inland school districts faced with the possibility of layoffs are offering early retirement incentives to veteran employees.High school debate makes a comeback in Oakland
Debate, an extracurricular activity often associated with the suburban and affluent, is making a comeback in Oakland.Schwarzenegger pleads for passage of ballot measures
Battling anger and indifference on the part of California voters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger implored them Sunday not to make the state "the poster child for dysfunction" by defeating a host of measures on Tuesday's ballot that seek to restructure the state's bleak finances.
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