Wednesday, August 26, 2009
School closure panel looks at creative ideas
At a Tuesday night meeting, panel members introduced a series of creative ideas to not only save the district money but also make Vallejo City Unified School District more attractive to parents and students countywide.School libraries could close if Folsom Cordova-Union impasse not settled
Monday the doors to school libraries in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District are expected to be locked. The district board voted in June to lay off 59 classified employees, including its entire library staff of about 20, in an effort to cut $14.7 million from its budget.Longtime Alisal Union School District trustee recalled
The president of the Alisal Union School District board of trustees was voted out of office Tuesday night in a special recall election.Governor visits Fresno in race for school funds
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used the backdrop of Jefferson Elementary School -- an inner-city school in central Fresno that has seen a big academic turnaround -- to push for educational reform that would allow California to compete for federal stimulus funds.Anaheim Union district sports in jeopardy?
They embodied the city's afterschool sports programs for a generation, keeping kids off the street, aggressively seeking out hundreds of thousands of dollars in local donations, convincing the community to believe in their mission. Now the two visionary founders of the Anaheim After School Fund are gone, resigning suddenly last month amid an apparent power struggle with the Anaheim Union High School District.Grier says he's ready to take Houston school job
San Diego Superintendent Terry Grier all but bade farewell to principals and administrators yesterday during an event designed to kick off the new school year.Hillsdale High suspect had revenge on his mind, police say
For months, police say, the 17-year-old former Hillsdale High student planned the chilling attack that erupted Monday at the school with two explosions. His motive? Revenge. His target? School staff.Hero teacher didn't have time to think
In the moments after a young man detonated two pipe bombs at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, English language development teacher Kennet Santana didn't have time to think about what he should do.New school buses in Danville and San Ramon as school starts
The 2009-10 school year started for most area school districts Tuesday — in the San Ramon Valley school district it also meant the start of a new bus system aimed at easing traffic in Danville and San Ramon's most congested areas.Board approves plan to open up schools to outsiders
The Los Angeles Board of Education voted today to open up 250 schools, including 50 new multimillion-dollar campuses, to outside charter operators and others. The move came after a nearly four-hour debate on a 6-1 vote, with board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte opposing.New study details state's education woes
The latest results from California's standardized student tests continue to show incremental improvement in academic achievement, but the state still faces a monumental crisis, Oakland-based Education Trust-West says in its annual report on the status of public education.Column: Using student test scores to grade California teachers has pitfalls
Testing data seemingly introduce dispassionate objectivity into the evaluation process. Each kid's abilities are as individual as fingerprints, however. Learning is also affected by many other factors, most of which are beyond the control of the teacher, such as cultural influences, parental involvement, taxpayer financing, administrative support and availability of textbooks.
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