Catholic schools get option for longer year LONG BEACH - Not every Catholic elementary school will have to extend its academic calendar next year.
New schools chief to focus on teacher quality The incoming Los Angeles schools superintendent says he will boost student achievement through better teaching when he takes the reins of the nation's second-largest school district in April.
LAUSD's decision to delay calendar change applauded Teachers union leaders and some San Fernando Valley parents claimed victory Wednesday as LAUSD formally announced they were delaying the launch of the controversial "early start" calendar until 2012.
