Thursday, August 6, 2009
Stockton Unified's first bond project to begin at Stagg
Eighteen months after voters overwhelmingly approved a school renovation bond worth nearly half a billion dollars, Stockton Unified School District is hoping to break ground this month on its first major project related to the measure.S.F. schools chip in to help interns get paid
For more than a decade, San Francisco high school students have hit the job market each summer through a district internship program that strives to help the teens find their future in law, medicine, construction or other industries. But this year, the recession has made it tough.Schools fear more cuts later if state budget woes continue
Local school officials who weathered millions of dollars in cuts when the state finally adopted a budget are concerned another round of spending reductions is on the horizon. “Unless state revenues start to improve, we may be looking at another round of midyear cuts,” said Robyn Phillips, associate superintendent for business for the Oceanside Unified School District.Come Back Kids offers Riverside County dropouts a flexible approach to getting diploma
Jonathan Campos' story is common among students in Come Back Kids, a first-of-its kind program for the Riverside County Office of Education that tracks down high school-age dropouts and, through educators' persistence and individualized learning plans, helps them earn diplomas.Santa Ana school adding solar power system
Saddleback High School will soon have a solar energy system that will allow the campus to supply up to 70 percent of its own electrical needs.Contract phrasing has San Lorenzo teachers fuming
Last year, teachers approved a tentative agreement that specified several changes to their union contract. In the spring, the school board voted to approve the tentative agreement. However, two words that the teachers believed had been struck from a section in the agreement regarding class sizes remained in the contract approved by the board.Chico USD voters will be polled on parcel tax: District to spend $25,500 on survey
Voters in the Chico Unified School District may soon be getting a phone call on whether they would support a parcel tax for education.Sacramento-area school donors go back to basics with paper, pencils, other supplies
Although most schools have yet to open this year, those that have are reporting increases in donations and supplies.Natomas school trustees OK teacher, counselor layoffs
Natomas Unified School District trustees approved a resolution Wednesday to lay off 59 teachers and counselors just days before the start of the school year.
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