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Friday, January 22, 2010

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Bright and Early: The Education Newsblitz

I'm officially ticked off about the weather. San Diego, this was definitely not in the orientation video. Try not to let the newsblitz get wet:

  • We blog about a bid for budget autonomy for Point Loma schools. It's a lesser degree of independence than splitting into a separate district or going charter, which the coastal schools have also mulled. But it's already inspiring parents across the district to try and start up their own local groups. 
  • After a whole lot of hullaballoo, Del Mar schools may not close any of their sites at all, the Union-Tribune reports. The board seems to be leaning away from the idea.
  • I accidentally overlooked these two opinion pieces yesterday in the UT: School board member John Lee Evans argues against the idea that the school board was "installed" by the teachers union and other "mythology." State Sen. Gloria Romero touts her Race to the Top bill.
  • Also in the UT: University of