West county school district mulls 2010 parcel tax measure

Staring down an ongoing deficit, West Contra Costa school district officials may once again look to voters for help in balancing the budget.

Grants help keep Ukiah's summer school going

Summer school is under way in Ukiah for those with the most academic need even while many districts across the state have eliminated summer school due to budget cuts.

Charter school wins approval

A two-year effort to start a charter school has finally paid off for backers of the Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts. Lake Elsinore school trustees voted 3-1 Thursday to approve the charter for five years.

Trustees won't change school starting times

That's what the San Diego school board decided Tuesday after weeks of criticism from parents who complained about two sets of proposed changes to school start times.

Capistrano district seeks mediator to get teacher pay cuts

The Capistrano Unified School District is asking a state mediator to intervene in contract negotiations with its teachers after union leaders balked at a proposed 10 percent pay cut for all educators, calling it "inflammatoryand insulting."

Antioch schools, ACLU settle dispute

The Antioch school district and the American Civil Liberties Union have settled a dispute over discrimination and disproportionate discipline of minority students in city schools

Martinez council agrees to lend schools $500,000

The City Council agreed Wednesday to lend the school district $500,000 to preserve 17 teaching positions and allow the district to keep the size of kindergarten through third-grade classes at 20 students.

West County school district mulls 2010 parcel tax measure

Staring down an ongoing deficit, West Contra Costa school district officials may once again look to voters for help in balancing the budget.

In tough times, districts look to lease vacant schools

In the last five years, two of Sacramento's largest school districts have shuttered 16 campuses, and with tough budget cuts likely to go into next year, more will join the list. Most of the closed schools were elementaries. And Sacramento City Unified and San Juan Unified school districts have been actively pursuing multiyear leases to help offset the cost of holding onto the campuses.

High hopes at Central Elementary for small-class program in limbo

Central staffers credit its gains to a controversial plan, started just a year ago, that whittled down class sizes for the youngest children to just 15 students per teacher in 29 schools, some of which also kept children in the same groups from year to year. It was meant to be a pilot program to study whether the small classes impacted test scores.

Column: Student's video puts school cuts on personal level

David Vera, 18, has his young heart set on becoming a film editor or an actor. So the challenge posted on the door of his film arts class at Monroe High School in the San Fernando Valley held obvious appeal.

Assembly approves budget package, but Schwarzenegger says he'll veto it

The state Assembly on Thursday approved $5 billion in budget revisions intended to keep California from having to issue IOUs next week, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger quickly declared the package inadequate and vowed to veto it.

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