Tuesday, July 14, 2009
School transfer program's lapse affects 1,100 in county
Local families have sent boxes of letters to Sacramento, called on elected officials for help and testified in front of state legislators, urging them to allow hundreds of Ventura County students to stay at their chosen schools.Number of teachers to be laid off well below original predictions
The number of laid-off teachers for the upcoming school year stands far smaller than originally feared, thanks to federal stimulus money.Federal funds will help local school districts feed students
Federally funded extra freezer space, clean ovens and an energy efficient dishwasher that actually removes gunk will help Butte and Glenn county school districts feed students.Thermalito receives new schools head
Julian Diaz, former Nelson Avenue Middle School principal, was recently appointed as superintendent of the Thermalito Union Elementary School District.Capistrano trustees: No added hours for administrator
Stressing all employees need to do more with less, Capistrano Unified trustees on Monday rejected a request to allow a part-time administrator to work more days per month than stipulated by her contract.No injunction against teacher who insulted Christians, judge rules
A federal judge today denied a request by a Mission Viejo high school student to legally prohibit the student's former history teacher from disparaging religion during classroom lectures.Tri-City district trustees approve refinancing plan
Tri-City Hospital District's trustees last night approved a refinancing plan to extricate the agency from crippling interest rates on nearly $59 million in adjustable rate securities.Teachers urge Obama to collaborate to fix schools
A teachers' union challenged the Obama administration Monday to live up to its promise of working with teachers and not against them.District may ask voters to approve parcel tax
A new tax on property owners could help protect the San Diego school district from the state's worsening fiscal mess and should be considered for an upcoming ballot, according to a proposal that goes before the school board today.Future of tiny Lakeside Joint School District uncertain
Last month, tiny Montebello Elementary School in the Cupertino hills closed after 117 years. Now Lakeside Elementary, located on Black Road near Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, is also facing an uncertain future and could possibly close.Charter's foes try to block opening
Less than six weeks before Birmingham High School opens as a charter campus, opponents have filed suit to block the conversion.New plan would alter balance of power in LAUSD
The Los Angeles Unified school board is scheduled to vote today on a bold plan that would transfer the power of deciding how new schools operate from the district to the community.Capitol protest aims at proposed school busing cuts
In a show of yellow force, dozens of school buses from across the state encircled the Capitol on Monday as drivers and other school officials protested possible budget cuts.LAUSD voting on plan to let public have more say
The Los Angeles Unified school board is scheduled to vote today on a bold plan that would transfer the power of deciding how new schools operate from the district to the community.Teacher loses fight to keep job
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has given school district officials the go-ahead to fire a special education teacher seven years after they decided he did not belong in a classroom because of alleged sexual harassment.Column: Two data sets neatly frame state's budget crisis
Two sets of data, one from the governor's budget agency and the other from the state controller, neatly frame the budget deficit that top political officeholders are trying – and so far failing – to close.Budget talks center on education spending
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the top four legislative leaders haggling over the state's $26.3 billion deficit plan today to debate the thorny issue of education spending.Budget talks produce some optimism, but thorny issues unresolved
When it comes to California's perpetually dismal state budget, good news is relative. So the fact that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders spent much of the weekend huddled in Schwarzenegger's office talking about how to fix the gaping budget shortfall may well pass for cause for encouragement.
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