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Feds to schools: Check is not yet in the mail
Many unknowns stand in the way of California school districts actually being able to spend money from the $26 billion state relief fund signed into law by President Obama this week.
The president declared that, among other things, the fund "will keep at least 160,000 teachers in the classroom this fall who would otherwise be out of a job."
Of the $26 billion, California will get at least $1.2 billion for its schools. But it is impossible to visualize how many districts will be able to rehire teachers, draw up staffing patterns and assign kids to respective classrooms by opening day. Some schools on year-round schedules are already in session. Others like those on traditional
Attorney general goes after poisonous lead levels in bounce houses
The president declared that, among other things, the fund "will keep at least 160,000 teachers in the classroom this fall who would otherwise be out of a job."
Of the $26 billion, California will get at least $1.2 billion for its schools. But it is impossible to visualize how many districts will be able to rehire teachers, draw up staffing patterns and assign kids to respective classrooms by opening day. Some schools on year-round schedules are already in session. Others like those on traditional
Attorney general goes after poisonous lead levels in bounce houses
If visions of broken legs and whiplash isn’t enough for anxious parents watching kids romp in a giant, vinyl air-filled castle, California’s Attorney General has another nightmare scenario to add to the list: lead exposure.
Jerry Brown’s office filed suit Wednesday against nine manufacturers, distributors and renters of children’s bounce houses,
8 percent of U.S. babies born to illegal immigrants
Jerry Brown’s office filed suit Wednesday against nine manufacturers, distributors and renters of children’s bounce houses,
8 percent of U.S. babies born to illegal immigrants
Illegal immigrants constitute about 4 percent of adults in the United States, but they gave birth to about 8 percent of babies in 2008, according to a study published yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center.
The findings, based on 2009 census data, reveal how illegal immigrants differ from the overall American population in age, fertility and
The findings, based on 2009 census data, reveal how illegal immigrants differ from the overall American population in age, fertility and