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Friday, June 5, 2009
Fresno Unified weathers budget cuts
Fresno Unified School District expects to weather the brunt of state budget cuts for now with healthy reserves, frugal spending and millions of dollars in federal stimulus funds that will help preserve jobs and spare classrooms.Oxnard Union High trustees pick interim chief
The Oxnard Union High School District board has selected a former district administrator to serve as interim superintendent. Trustees voted in closed session at a special meeting Wednesday night to appoint Bob Carter, who served as Oxnard Union superintendent from 1980 to 1990, to temporarily take over the post again.Natomas Unified to send layoff notices to 40
At least 40 employees of the Natomas Unified School District will receive layoff notices in two weeks, something the district has tried to avert for the past year by cutting low-enrollment classes and other programs instead.Did bullying lead to student's suicide?
Soon after Daniel Mendez shot himself to death last month, word began circulating that the San Clemente High School sophomore was being bullied at school. On Monday, his parents Danny and Anna Mendez filed a $3 million legal claim against the Capistrano Unified School District that alleges administrators failed to stop the "relentless" bullying leading up to his suicide.Corona-Norco school district expects layoffs next year
The Corona-Norco Unified School District, which avoided most layoffs for the coming school year, fears layoffs are likely the following year if budget projections hold true.Acalanes' board appoints new superintendent
At a time of unprecedented fiscal challenges, John Stockton was appointed Wednesday night to take the reins of the Acalanes school district. Stockton will replace Jim Negri as superintendent effective July 1. Negri is stepping down to take the top job in the Castro Valley school district, where he lives.Martinez to give financial help to schools
Though the particulars have not been established, the Martinez City Council has agreed in principal to provide financial help to the local school district in order to keep class sizes as low as possible and to save jobs.Antioch school board names acting superintendent
Donald Gill, the Antioch Unified School District's director of curriculum and instruction, has been named the acting superintendent for the 20,000-student district, the school board announced Thursday night.Grand jury: Charter schools boosting student performance
A new San Mateo County civil grand jury report indicates East Palo Alto charter schools have improved student performance in the district but may also be creating some financial problems for traditional schools.California schools see distant digital future for textbooks
Teachers and textbook techies, take note. The state is reviewing digital versions of textbooks that could be used in high school math and science classes next year.
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