Thursday, August 20, 2009
Salinas UHSD uses cameras, officers and guards to keep schools safe
Five school resource officers, four probation officers and four private security guards were out in full force at the high schools and middle schools during the first day of school in order to keep schools safe, said Jim Earhart, superintendent of the Salinas Union School District.Fruitvale salvages some of its music budget
The district has been able to re-hire six of the 14 teachers -- including one music teacher and two PE teachers -- issued layoff notices earlier this year.Lincoln High's construction, engineering academy opens with 450 students
A year ago, when he was choosing his sophomore classes at Lincoln High School, Franklin Pfaller-Martin was searching for an interesting, enjoyable elective. What he found may have been his first step toward a career.Amato takes stand in ex-district bribery trial
Superintendent Tony Amato of the Stockton Unified School District testified Wednesday morning in a high-profile New Orleans bribery trial involving the purchase by that city's school district of a $14 million educational product.Superintendent was forced from previous job
After almost 20 years on the job, Bob Nuñez was escorted to the parking lot at the Riverside County Office of Education. His office locks were changed, and his secretary was forbidden to access his computers or speak to him by telephone. The assistant superintendent was under a cloud of suspicion, facing an internal investigation into his spending habits.Last-minute fund-raiser helps Pleasanton restore some school cuts
Thanks to an ambitious six-week fundraising campaign by the community, Pleasanton school trustees on Tuesday were able to restore some programs cut by state budget problems.Q&A: La Mesa-Spring Valley School District superintendent
Brian Marshall is starting his seventh year as superintendent of the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District. The K-8 district is the second largest in East County, with about 12,250 students attending 21 schools in both La Mesa and the unincorporated community of Spring Valley.Houston pursues San Diego schools chief
The Houston school district is poised to offer San Diego Superintendent Terry Grier its top post as early as today, threatening to once again spin San Diego Unified's revolving door of leadership.It's a charter year and new future for Birmingham High
When the history of charter schools in the United States is written, Birmingham High School in the San Fernando Valley may stand as a cautionary tale of all that can go wrong when a regular public school tries to convert to an independent charter.More California students taking and doing well on the ACT, but worries persist
More California students in the class of 2009 than ever before took the ACT college entrance exam, and they outperformed their peers nationally, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.
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