Educators predict class sizes will grow, services will shrink

Public schools and community colleges will have to absorb an additional $6 billion in cuts under the proposed budget deal, but local educators said Tuesday they won’t know all the specific effect until more details emerge.

Lodi Unified board cuts superintendent's pay $15K

Lodi Unified School District Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer was not awarded a customary contract extension and was handed a $15,000 reduction in salary Tuesday after a Board of Trustees review of her first year as the district's chief.

Twin Rivers district turns to student interns for computer help

Instead of turning to costly vendors or overloading district support staff, Twin Rivers brought in high school interns to help prepare the technology-focused junior high, which is fitted with computers at all 32 student desks in all 35 classrooms.

Stimulus funds used to retrofit buses

San Diego Unified has become among the first school districts in the nation using federal stimulus money to retrofit school buses with a pollution control device.

San Diego school district to study odds of passing parcel tax

The state's second-largest school district took an initial step yesterday toward seeing whether property owners will tax themselves to generate revenue for public education.

California's education system takes another hit

Bay Area school districts and colleges, which have already slashed millions of dollars from their programs this year, are bracing for more layoffs, unpaid vacation days and a shortened academic year as a result of California's tentative budget deal.

Column: Could parents' screams jolt L.A. Unified into action?

The world's gone mad, no doubt. But shenanigans of this variety are so common, most people just shrug. That's why I'd like to call attention to some parents who are ticked off about the state of public education, but instead of shrugging, they're screaming.