Thursday, June 18, 2009
Conejo school district votes against further budget cuts
The Conejo Valley Unified School District board on Tuesday unanimously voted against further cuts in the 2009-10 school year and will use federal funds to save teaching positions that were marked for elimination. With continued cuts in state funding for education, the district faced a $12.6 million deficit, said Deputy Superintendent Jeffrey Baarstad.Fresno Unified's $990M budget spares teachers
Fresno Unified School District approved a $990 million budget Wednesday that will carry it into the 2009-2010 school year, sparing cuts to teachers and classrooms.Will vote mend Stockton USD?
A day after a solid board majority voted to keep Superintendent Tony Amato at the helm of the Stockton Unified School District, most trustees said the process they used to evaluate him was sound, and that they are confident better communication and collaboration will be achieved in the coming school year.Grossmont district balances budget 'for now'
The governing board last week voted 5-0 to adopt a $184.5 million budget for the 2009-10 school year that reflects these and other money-saving measures. Grossmont's budget is based on the state budget adopted in February.'Unassigned teachers' need new credentials
After eliminating positions, raising class sizes and offering early retirement to veteran educators to help close its budget gap, the San Diego Unified School District has about 185 teachers who are without classroom assignments for fall.Budget calls for bigger classes, fewer aides
South County middle and high schools will have larger class sizes, fewer special-education aides and a scaled-back summer session under a budget trustees will consider in a special meeting June 29.San Marcos district will raise class sizes to cut costs
As the 2009-10 fiscal year approaches, a tough budget picture for San Marcos Unified School District has one bright spot: the average class size in the first and second grades is expected to increase from 20 students to only 24.LAUSD watchdog office to be cut by 25%
The watchdog office that keeps tabs on how the Los Angeles Unified School District spends taxpayer money now faces a 25 percent budget cut, not the 75 percent originally recommended by Superintendent Ramon Cortines.Salinas area districts offering fewer summer classes to fewer pupils
Planning this year's summer school classes was painful for Jorge Jasso, Santa Rita Union School District's summer school principal. He said he spent a week calling parents and sending them letters notifying them that their children would not be able to attend.Mt. Diablo school board slashes more than $12 million from three-year budget
The school board this week approved more than $12 million in cuts through 2012, including $6.9 million from previously protected programs such as summer school, adult education, instructional materials and grants for libraries, art, music and physical education.Dublin schools cut back on class-size reduction program
The Dublin school board has taken a final review of next year's budget, signing off on $1.8 million in cuts that include changes in the class-size reduction program.San Jose expected to raise class sizes from 20 to 30 kids in early grades
Taking aim at one of the state's most cherished education reforms, San Jose Unified is expected to become the first district in Santa Clara County to raise class sizes from 20 students to 30 in the early grades because of the state's multibillion-dollar fiscal crisis.Low-performing charter schools in California could close under plan
The leading organization of charter schools in California is proposing a new way to evaluate them, one that could lead to the closure of many low-performing schools.CalPERS softens hit on local governments
The CalPERS board approved a plan to ease rate hikes for local governments and schools, a first move to repair a big hole punched in pension funds by the stock market crash.Democrats push to suspend California high school exit exam
A California law requiring high school seniors to pass a high-stakes exit exam before receiving their diplomas is targeted for elimination, at least temporarily, because of the state's fiscal mess.Governor vows to save graduation requirement
A day after legislators shocked state education officials by voting to eliminate the high school exit exam graduation requirement, the governor has promised to kill any proposal that would do away with the high-stakes test.Democrats unveil budget plan, but Schwarzenegger vows veto
With California veering toward insolvency, partisan sniping over the budget intensified Wednesday in the Legislature. Democrats unveiled their blueprint to close the state's $24 billion budget shortfall, and Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed to veto the plan because it calls for new taxes on oil, tobacco and car registrations.Some educators unhappy over plan to eliminate high school exit exam
A proposal to eliminate the California High School Exit Exam as a graduation requirement would hurt student achievement, according to some Inland Valley educators.
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