Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Board OKs new head of schools
A longtime educator was selected Monday by the San Bernardino County Board of Education to replace retiring Superintendent Herbert Fischer.Trustee resigns from NMC board
A north Monterey County elected official serving on two school boards has resigned from one of them.Column: School reform has run amok
Welcome to the perplexing world of academic performance measures. California public schools are caught between two masters, the state and federal governments.School test scores canceled after cheating probe
At least 300 high school students in Orange County must retake their advanced placement exams after national test administrators found some of them cheated.School board picks interim superintendent
An education consultant who has held top positions at numerous California public school systems has been tapped by the School Board as the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District 's interim superintendent.Public to get more access to L.A. pools
In a move designed to boost community access to high school swimming pools, city and Los Angeles Unified officials announced a deal Monday to fund more access and instruction at 15 school pools - including four in the San Fernando ValleyJohn Swett School District board to consider bond measure
Crockett and Rodeo voters could have something more than the presidential election to mull over in the fall: a bond measure to renovate area schools.Myth inspiration
In a school where many students struggle just to get passing grades, teacher Ellie Honardoost came up with a colorful idea to inspire them. She let them paint on a wall. But this was no ordinary art project.Monday, July 7, 2008
A year after rift with teachers, Scotts Valley's Silver still beseiged by critics
A year after Scotts Valley teachers took a vote of no confidence against the district superintendent over acrimonious salary negotiations, it appears their relationship with Susan Silver is no better.School district sees 'tremendous improvement' with attendance
Attendance is on the rise in the Palm Springs Unified School District. Within the last two years, the district's attendance rate has improved by about 1 percent, according to data provided by the district.Let special needs students transfer if needed, group says
A Southern California advocacy group has filed a complaint with the state on behalf of local special-needs students, alleging that families are not easily able to transfer their children into districts where needed services are available.Fliers touting Clovis schools miff other districts
One Central Valley school system has stirred the ire of neighboring districts by sending out promotional fliers to lure students away from other Fresno-area schools.D.A. looking into Capistrano superintendent's contract
The Orange County District Attorney's Office is looking into how the Capistrano Unified superintendent's contract was modified to include a lucrative termination clause without school board approval.Candidate hopes to become first Iu Mien elected to public office in U.S.
On weekends and weeknights Theresa Moung Hinh Saechao, who used to be afraid to speak English, politely introduces herself to her neighbors in area 4: "I work with students, I'm running for school board, and I'm asking for your support." Saechao is also running to realize her American dream. The 25-year-old youth counselor and community activist hopes to become the first Iu Mien refugee in the United States elected to public office.School project aimed at smaller student groupings
In an effort to raise academic achievement and foster intimate classrooms, 30 San Diego elementary schools will trim class sizes and change the way they group their youngest students.No vacation for nutrition
In North County, Oceanside and Vista are among the school districts and public or nonprofit agencies offering free lunches over part of the summer. The programs were established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in an outgrowth of summer programs that date to 1969. California agencies apply through the state Department of Education.Who pays for autism treatment?
An explosion in the number of children diagnosed has parents, insurers and state and private institutions battling over coverage. The case of Andrew Arce is a window into the conflict.California's fiscal woes largely of its own making
Analysts say the state's troubles stem largely from its budget system -- the most dysfunctional in the country -- and they look to California as an example of how not to do things.Thursday, July 3, 2008
$8.5 million construction plan begins
Construction at Lockeford Elementary School has begun and in a little more than a year, students will be able to stay in town for middle school. Lodi Unified School District hopes to have the Lockeford Elementary School expansion completed by the 2009-2010 school year.County rejects bid to have board members elected by district
A proposal to have West Contra Costa Unified School District board members elected by district rather than at-large as they are now was rejected by the county Wednesday night.Schools chiefs report for duty
Even after 42 years in education, Steve Stavis still thinks the most exciting day of the year is the first day of school - well, that and graduation day. So come Aug. 26, expect to find Stavis at one of Santa Clara Unified's 23 schools greeting students and parents.Principal relishes challenge at troubled school
Thomas Edison Elementary is the smallest school in the San Juan Unified School District but has the biggest problems. Yet that didn't stop Todd Lindeman from applying for the job of principal at the Arden Arcade area school.Resort bookings put Hemet Unified, Riverside Unified in tough spot
As California school districts face deep budget cuts in the next school year, at least two Inland districts, Hemet Unified and Riverside Unified, tried to save some money by canceling group package bookings at desert resorts for their annual managerial training.Federal court upholds abortion foes' rights near schools
The 1st Amendment rights of two anti-abortion activists were violated when they were ordered to stop circling a Rancho Palos Verdes middle school in a truck displaying graphic photos of aborted fetuses, a federal appellate court ruled Wednesday.Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Search for county schools chief begins
Ventura County school officials began advertising this week to recruit the next county superintendent, requiring all applications be submitted online, where they will not be subject to any immediate public review.
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