Thursday, May 21, 2009
Oxnard Union board names two members to gather data about possible interim superintendents
The Oxnard Union High School District board at a special meeting Wednesday appointed two members to gather more information about potential candidates for interim superintendent.Educators brace for deeper cuts
Public schools will be asked to absorb between $800 million and $1.4 billion in cuts by June or before the end of the school year. An additional $1.6 billion to $4.2 billion in the next school year will also need to be slashed.Parents ask Chico board to seek creative solutions to budget, staffing cuts
With burgeoning budget deficits setting the scene, several parents asked the Chico Unified School District board to pursue different avenues to save smaller classes in elementary schools.Searching for new solutions
Tri-Valley schools, which already have made big budget cuts, are preparing for much bigger problems with the rejection of statewide initiatives 1A through 1E on Tuesday.Oakley school district dabbles in wine business
The next time you buy a bottle of red wine or blush, you could be partaking in a product from the Oakley Union Elementary School District.Mt. Diablo district braces for more cuts
The budget ax is falling hard and fast in the Mt. Diablo school district, based on the failures of its parcel tax and most of the state propositions.Teacher files religious discrimination suit
Bruce Neal, a 20-year teacher and local rabbi, is suing the Edison School District claiming discrimination on the basis of religion, age, gender and hostile work environment.L.A. school district tightens the belt
The Los Angeles Unified School District launched a fresh belt-tightening campaign today following the rejection by voters of ballot propositions designed to stabilize the state's finances.Candidates for Oakland schools superintendent introduce themselves to public
They came, they watched, they questioned. About 150 teachers, parents and students filled the Oakland Technical High School auditorium Wednesday night to size up the three people vying to lead the Oakland school district.California's charter schools get mixed scores in new study
Lax financial reporting makes it difficult to assess the fiscal health of California charter schools, although the limited information available suggests that many are making efficient use of their public funds, according to a study released Wednesday by researchers at USC.Educators brace for deeper cuts
Educators were not surprised by the rejection of five out of the six statewide propositions in Tuesday's special election called by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.Schools prepare for devastating losses of funding
After voters rejected ballot measures that would have restored state funding for schools, educators across California on Wednesday braced for $5.3 billion in cuts over the next 13 months. State and district officials predicted increased class sizes, additional teacher layoffs, more school closures and fewer arts and music offerings. Some districts could face insolvency.School curbs girl's report on gay rights activist Milk
The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego is threatening to sue Ramona school officials after they told a sixth-grader she couldn't present a report on slain gay rights advocate Harvey Milk to fellow students unless their parents signed permission slips.California braces for brutal budget cuts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers scrambled Wednesday to avert a financial meltdown, and public officials across California braced for annihilating cuts on the day after voters trounced their leaders' rescue plan for the state.A broke state reels as voters rebuff leaders
Direct democracy has once again upended California — enough so that the state may finally consider another way by overhauling its Constitution for the first time in 130 years.California unlikely to be told 'drop dead'
Whether California will wrest loan guarantees from the federal government is not yet known, but the plea for help is unlikely to inspire the kind of antipathy that met New York when it was on the fiscal ropes in 1975.Cities, schools, state brace for deep budget cuts
Following the rejection of all but one of the ballot measures in Tuesday's special election, all the talk in Sacramento a day later centered on budget cutting. State legislators - Democrat and Republican alike - said drastic reductions will be needed to make up an expected $21 billion shortfall in the state budget.State leaders struggle for next steps on budget
Faced with a $21.3 billion deficit and an outpouring of voter anger, California state lawmakers and other leaders responded to Tuesday's election results by arguing over what it meant and what should happen next.
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