Friday, May 22, 2009
Local schools brace for more budget cuts
Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools Kermith Walters said Wednesday that according to rough estimates made by the county office of education, elementary districts may need to cut as much as $215 per student for the remainder of the 2008-09 school year. High school districts may see cuts totaling $258 per student, and unified districts may need to cut $225 per student.Charter school supporters appeal for support
Supporters for the creation of a new charter school have made their case to school district officials. The supporters - including 50 Edwin Rhodes Elementary School parents and teachers - recently submitted a petition to the Chino Valley Unified School District to request the authorization. The school district is expected to provide a response by June 18.K-8 charter school to open at Loretto site this fall
On the same day that Loretto High School graduated its final class of students, a public charter announced its plans to open a K-8 school on the campus this fall.Report shows modest gains by California students
The state's schools chief said Thursday that students made modest gains in academic performance last year but warned that the California budget crisis poses a serious threat to public education.Doyle suddenly clears out as school superintendent
The superintendent of the National School District in National City abruptly resigned his post, moving out of his office five days before the school board formally accepted his resignation Wednesday.Grant to expand courses offered by online school
An online school based in Fallbrook will receive $100,000 from the state Department of Education in the next two years to develop and offer more career and technical education courses.District's apology to student is ACLU goal
On the day the city of San Diego set aside to formally recognize slain politician and gay-rights advocate Harvey Milk, the controversy over a Ramona sixth-grade student's report on him remains.Board picks Smith to lead Oakland school district
Late Thursday night, after more than eight hours of deliberation, the Oakland school board unanimously voted to hire Tony Smith to lead the district, said board member Jumoke Hinton Hodge.Senior year of high school is pricey for students
This is the season when parents dig into savings accounts and pull out charge cards to pay for a lengthy list of events and accompanying paraphernalia to celebrate their children's last year of high school.Charters seek to run their own ship on special education
Ten local charter schools want to turn to an office more than 500 miles away in El Dorado County to help them educate children with disabilities using the schools' own staff and strategies, instead of paying San Diego Unified to help meet those needs.Bill would require charter schools to help pay down district's state debt
An Assembly bill that would require independently run charter schools in Oakland to help pay down the school district's state debt cleared the Assembly today with a 48-31 vote.Schwarzenegger: No gimmicks to fix budget deficit
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that he and lawmakers will try to quickly solve the state's $21.3 billion deficit without taxes, gimmicks or quite as much borrowing.California's budget balancing act gets tougher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abandoned plans to seek billions in emergency loans to help close a gaping budget hole Thursday, the same day that the Obama administration said it would not provide guarantees for such transactions.
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