Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Free breakfasts to fill stomachs, minds
The Lodi Unified School District will treat its students to free daily breakfasts for the 2009-10 school year, a move educators say will help families during tough economic times and improve student learning.Clovis Unified aims to give bonus for frugality
In a time when salaries around the country are being slashed, one local school district has found a way to reward its workers with a pay bump. Clovis Unified School District full-time employees could get that unexpected bonus before the school year ends -- a reward for staying healthy.Displeased employees want superintendent fired
More than 1,300 employees in the Sweetwater Union High School District have signed a petition calling for the superintendent to be fired.Teachers get stimulus aid, add gripes
A plan to use federal stimulus money to save jobs at the Los Angeles Unified School District has rescued almost 3,000 positions, but teacher's union officials are expected to file complaints against the process next week.Schools: More cuts a certainty
With the May 19 special election out of the way, the next financial hurdle for Kern County schools is the state June budget revision, when they learn how much less funding they will receive. Bigger class sizes, reduced programs, seven fewer school days, and more teacher layoffs in August -- and in years ahead -- will be back on the table.U.S. schools chief: State longshot for stimulus
A handful of states will soon be chosen to take part in an intense $5 billion experiment to improve schools that the federal government is calling the "Race to the Top" - but California will be lucky if it gets to participate, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday on a swing through San Francisco.U.S. education secretary says California students in peril
As California schools brace for billions of dollars in budget cuts, the nation's top education official warned Friday that the state's students were in peril, and he challenged politicians and educators to embrace difficult reforms.Hundreds of high school students protest teacher cuts
Hundreds of Los Angeles high school students stayed out of class on Friday to protest looming teacher layoffs. At one school, they also threatened to boycott important state testing that starts next week.State educators are on a roller coaster ride
As this school year draws to a close, many area educators have no idea what the next one will hold. Although many districts were able to lay off fewer teachers than anticipated, in part because of federal stimulus funds coming their way, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's May budget revisions call for breathtaking cuts to all public services, including education.Study: Kids with attention problems still struggling in high school
Six-year-olds who don't pay attention well in class apparently struggle throughout their school years, and reach age 17 with lower math and reading scores than their peers, a new study shows.Column: Tony Smith to lead Oakland schools
Tony Smith, a deputy superintendent in the San Francisco Unified School District who headed its instruction, innovation and social justice programs since 2007, is expected to take the helm of the 46,500-student Oakland Unified School District on July 1.‘Bad’ O.C. student wins $100,000 science fellowship
A young woman who reportedly was told by a high school math teacher that she’d have trouble getting into college to study biology because “you’re just not a good student” has been awarded a $101,500 federal fellowship to conduct research and pursue a doctorate at UC Davis.Schools take stock of when enough is enough
A Lafayette filmmaker has been visiting local schools showing rough cuts of a soon-to-be-released film that explores the issue of increasingly stressed-out youths. Elsewhere, at Fremont's high-achieving Mission San Jose High School, students, parents and staff are tackling the topic and making changes. In the San Ramon Valley, schools have started putting a cap on homework hours.Will schools cut workers' pay, or their jobs?
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposals to shorten the school year and increase class sizes will force California teacher unions to make the same tough decisions that other employee groups have faced in recent months:Strapped schools are cutting down to the bone
State schools chief Jack O'Connell said Thursday that the state's fiscal crisis threatens the quality of education up and down the state - especially for students struggling academically.
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