Monday, August 17, 2009
Templeton school board reinstates shuttle bus service
The Templeton School Board has voted to reinstate a bus service to shuttle students between the school district’s two elementary schools.High school to dedicate Eagle Observatory on campus
While astronomy has taken a back seat to other sciences in many public schools, tiny Julian High will open its own observatory this semester.Schools gearing up for tough financial year
As students return to classes this fall, area district administrators say there is a clear theme for this academic year: Preserving as many programs and jobs as possible amid state budget cuts.Free lunch, breakfast programs could surge in U.S. schools
The number of U.S. students who receive free and reduced-cost meals at school could soar to a 41-year high this school year, as record job losses and high unemployment push thousands more children into poverty, many for the first time.High school's pool is filled with red ink
Coronado High School's pool is on the verge of bankruptcy 20 months after it opened. It's losing money so fast – about $25,000 a month – that Coronado's schools superintendent proposed shutting it down last week.Local districts look to 'trim' their bus systems
More kids in Humboldt County will be walking to school this year and, for many of those who still have bus service, their walk to the bus stop will grow a bit longer.Scribbles, scrawls taint Menifee school's surroundings
A scourge of graffiti erupting on and around Menifee's Ridgemoor Elementary School has pushed nearby resident Rick Raymond nearly to the breaking point.Students in limbo after transfer law expires
State lawmakers have failed to renew a law that allows students to easily change schools, possibly putting more than 370 Valley students in limbo just as classes start.LAUSD will sharply raise taxes on property owners
The Los Angeles Unified School District plans to sharply raise the property taxes of hundreds of thousands of L.A. homeowners because the recession has pushed down tax revenues needed to repay school bonds. The economic downturn has also caused a potential cash-flow crisis for the nation's largest school-construction program.School districts allowed to delay updating books
If the Elk Grove Unified School District spends $3.5 million annually for instructional materials and the state Legislature gives them a five-year reprieve from replacing those, how much can the district save?A drifting danger for Central Valley schoolchildren
Despite regulations and laws in place to protect children, including programs to encourage growers to be aware of school bus routes, authorities estimate that school buses are still drifted on once or twice a year in Fresno County alone. Though relatively rare, such incidents remain a reminder of the daily hazards of life in California's agricultural hub.Budget woes keeping districts from considering digital textbook concept
The governor last week released the names of 10 digital textbooks he wants to introduce in high schools, but the concept isn't exactly the most important issue on the minds of local school officials these days.
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