Ex-members accuse school board of breaking law

The actions of the board majority -- Sue Schuyler, Anne Bossert and Kris Andrews -- were highly inappropriate and perhaps violated California’s open meetings law, according to Campbell and Ostini, both of whom declined to seek re-election in November.

Final bell rings for Knights Landing's only school

It's been on the chopping block before. But this time a push from parents, students and teachers wasn't enough to save Grafton Elementary School -- the only school in Knights Landing.

FUSD offers teachers $25,000 to retire early

Fresno Unified School District will use about $3 million of its federal stimulus money to encourage teachers nearing retirement age to leave early.

Kentfield board OKs schools budget, cuts positions

Bracing for the state budget impact, the Kentfield School Board on Tuesday signed off on a $12 million budget for 2009-10 that includes plans to lay off 32 people and cut nearly $1 million.

Oceanside school board OKs balanced budget

Concluding a rough season of budget cuts and layoffs, the Oceanside school board Tuesday night approved a balanced budget for 2009-10 – one that will leave the smallest reserve allowed under state law.

School board OKs money for leasing library floors

About $20 million in Proposition S money meant for building and repairing schools should go toward leasing two floors of a new central library downtown, the San Diego school board decided last night.

Your company's name here . . .

Naming-rights deals once associated with sports and entertainment venues are migrating to public education, leading critics to warn that schools may be venturing down the wrong path.

Schools budget OK'd, but cuts loom

The ever-changing budget for the San Diego Unified School District was finally adopted last night after a divided board voted to close an $80 million deficit without gutting favorite programs or laying off teachers.

Temecula Elementary expands extra programs to all students

Temecula Elementary School will be allowed to use money targeted for low-income students to help all its pupils after it became its district's first to be designated a schoolwide Title I assistance schoo

District picks new school leader

The San Carlos Elementary School District Board of Trustees will name Craig Baker as its interim superintendent tomorrow.

LAUSD adopts a streamlined, $5.5 billion budget

The L.A. Unified school board Tuesday adopted a $5.5 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will force some 2,500 teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and the elimination of many popular programs.

Pittsburg district looks to fill budget holes

The Pittsburg school district is looking to use federal stimulus money to fill holes left by the state's budget crisis.

School district will expunge suspension over videotaping unruly class

A two-day suspension for videotaping in a classroom was expunged by the Mt. Diablo school district on Tuesday afternoon because due process was not followed in the discipline.

School districts chisel away

For three San Joaquin County school districts, the moment of reckoning has arrived. Stockton and Manteca unified school districts held meetings Tuesday night aimed at gaining approval of their budgets for fiscal 2009-10. Lincoln Unified will hold a similar meeting tonight.

Shared control of special education proved problematic

For its first year at Locke, Green Dot contracted with L.A. Unified to provide and evaluate teachers for students with disabilities. Poor communication between the agencies created personnel problems.

Subtle signs of a turnaround on a troubled L.A. campus

Locke, which holds its graduation today, remains a troubled school, and Green Dot's strategy has relied on extra funds that may not be sustainable or readily replicable.

Subsidized lunch program surges in Sacramento County

In a sign that the recession is increasing child poverty, the rate of Sacramento County K-12 students taking subsidized lunch grew faster this school year than any of the prior 15 years, new state figures show.

Column: L.A's mayor getting schooled

I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, but at eight of the 10 campuses, the mayor's Partnership for Los Angeles Schools got a resounding thumbs down from teachers.

Schools face a shifting target

The Glendale Unified School District Board of Education adopted a new budget Tuesday, but officials said the move will not solve the district’s problems as they anticipate the state’s continuing budget crisis to force millions in funding reductions.

Column: Another budget that’s rooted in gimmickry

As the Legislature's Democratic leaders unveiled their new – and, they say, improved – version of the deficit- ridden state budget last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharply criticized its reliance on new taxes and "one-time solutions" that don't solve the fundamental imbalance.

State budget plans are built with fiscal gimmicks

A substantial number of the budget revisions that will go before the Legislature today promise no real savings or revenue and would ensure that California's fiscal woes stretch beyond the current crisis into coming years.

Democrats' budget plan will likely be dead on arrival

The Legislature is poised to vote today on a nearly $24 billion budget-balancing plan that Republicans vow not to support and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledges not to sign.