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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
3 more schools add bilingual immersion programs
The popularity of dual-language classes in Ventura County schools continues to grow, with three schools starting programs this fall.E-mail fans Stockton USD recall rift
In an e-mail sent last week to a broad spectrum of Latino leaders in Stockton, Sal Ramirez has accused fellow Stockton Unified trustee Dan Castillo of making a series of insensitive remarks to him over the past two-plus years relating to their shared Mexican heritage.Whittier teachers, staffers take pay cut to prevent more layoffs
In an effort to stave off more job losses, Whittier City School District staffers, teachers and administrators have agreed to take a combination of furloughs and pay cuts in the upcoming year.State budget cuts push schools closer to edge
The California Department of Education recently reported a dramatic increase in the number of districts that may not meet financial obligations for the current and subsequent two years, including schools in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.Exit exam pass rate up, but test is on chopping block
The move would save money because “they wouldn’t have to pay the testing contractor to make the test or score it,” said John Brophy, Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools.Unification proposal gets new life
Efforts to make Paloma Valley High School part of the Menifee school district may go forward after all, despite a tentative agreement last month to put the proposal on hold.Racial gap in education narrows a bit
Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released yesterday.L.A. Unified delays bids on schools
Faced with unrelenting union opposition, the Los Angeles Board of Education put on hold Tuesday a proposal that would have allowed charter operators and other outside groups to bid for control of 50 new schools scheduled to open over the next four years.Vote on controversial school plan postponed
Facing opposition from employee unions and some community leaders, the Los Angeles Unified school board postponed voting Tuesday on a controversial plan that would let the community decide how new schools operate.
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