Monday, June 8, 2009
No bus service next year for Templeton students
Bus service at Templeton Unified School District will cease next year as the district continues its struggle to balance the budget while state funding falls short.School bus driver cited in North Monterey County crash
A North Monterey County Unified School District bus driver sped and followed a sport-utility vehicle too closely when he crashed a bus carrying 56 children last month, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.Oceanside USD could bring back some laid-off teachers
Education officials in Oceanside are recommending the district temporarily bring back 28 of 73 teachers who were set to be laid off at the end of this school year.Marin schools get creative in order to raise money
In a year when school districts are facing unprecedented budget cuts and parents, businesses and foundations are finding themselves squeezed by the economy, many school supporters are finding they need to try something different in order to raise cash.District revisits idea of selling shuttered campus
A year after a failed rezoning attempt, the local school district is again considering what to do with the old Pacific View Elementary School.Concord school to remain open despite confusion over swine flu phone calls
Despite a telephone mix-up that caused parental concern over the swine flu virus to escalate over the weekend, school officials intend to keep El Monte Elementary School open for the final three days of the school year.Hindu group to get just $175,000 in textbook bias suit
The much-ballyhooed brouhaha over how Hinduism is taught in California's secondary public schools has apparently been laid to rest. A Sacramento federal judge entered final judgment this week in a lawsuit accusing members of the state Board of Education and the state's curriculum czar of unconstitutional actions.Education cuts worst since Depression, state says
Come next school year, many kindergarten classrooms in California will house 30 or more fidgeting students rather than the usual 20. In elementary schools, band and music rooms will sit unused. High school football games may be canceled. The state budget drama has forced school districts to hack their budgets in ways not seen since the Great Depression, education leaders say.Sacramento-area school districts weigh class sizes
When it comes to the size of kindergarten through third-grade classes, there is no shortage of opinions about how many students are academically best.Governor: 'Everything' is on the table
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee's editorial board Friday, Gov. Schwarzenegger said "everything" will be on the table in the weeks ahead as he and the Legislature grapple with the massive budget shortfall.For some Inland students, language barrier is extra-wide
Students whose primary languages are not common at school may have a harder time of it than immigrant students whose primary languages are more common.A slow start for the virtual high school
Fewer students enrolled in the virtual high school, a flagship program for Superintendent Terry Grier, than were originally expected to do so this year. Though thousands of students have taken online classes while still enrolled at ordinary schools, the school only gets state money for the two dozen students who are now solely enrolled in the virtual school.Teachers say they're taking second jobs to make ends meet
Some operate home-based businesses. Others are instructors at community colleges or in one-on-one tutoring sessions. A few even wait tables or work security.
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