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Friday, May 25, 2012

Two Fresno Unified trustees want inquiry into board president's residency

Two Fresno Unified school trustees said Thursday they want a state agency to determine whether board president Tony Vang is eligible to serve on the board in light of questions about whether he lives in the district.

Parents sue teacher accused of abuse

The parents of four students at Taft Elementary School have filed a lawsuit against teacher Daniel Ryan Lentini, Orange Unified School District and the school's principal following accusations that the teacher physically abused their special-education children.

Birmingham High submits plans to fix problems, keep school's charter

Birmingham High officials have promised to rework admissions and disciplinary policies, enhance training and improve communication with LAUSD in an effort to prevent a revocation of the school's charter.

West Contra Costa charter schools get mixed reception at board meeting

One West Contra Contra school district charter school received conditional approval for five more years of operation Wednesday evening, while a second was told it was in hot water with a key charter advocacy agency.

Cupertino Union hires new superintendent

The Cupertino Union School District has reached across the bay to hire its next superintendent. Wendy Gudalewicz, the chief academic officer in the New Haven School District in Union City, was chosen to replace Phil Quon, who will retire June 30. Gudalewicz begins a three-year contract July 1 leading the 18,650-student district.

Finance releases district-by-district funding estimates under weighted plan

The Department of Finance released Thursday a formal, district-by-district estimate of how the governor’s revised funding formula would work through 2018-19.

Fensterwald: More dismal science test results

Once again, California students have done stunningly worse than their eighth grade peers in other states on Science 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), a biennial test of knowledge in science.

In Oakland schools, chronic absence, suspension derail black boys

High rates of chronic absence, suspension and poor academic performance signal that more than half of African American male students in the Oakland Unified School District are at risk of dropping out, according to new research.
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Bellflower school district to see leadership changes

Leadership changes are coming for the Bellflower Unified School District's 2012-2013 school year. District Superintendent Brian Jacobs announced Wednesday that Joseph Perry would be appointed to assistant superintendent of educational services.

Plans for new Camarillo high school bring cheers, jeers

Government and school district officials introduced plans for a small academy high school in northeast Camarillo on Tuesday to a group of supporters and skeptics.

Top Lodi Unified official to take post in East Bay

The hiring of Lodi Unified Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Odie Douglas was approved Tuesday night by Pleasanton Unified's Board of Trustees. He will serve Pleasanton Unified as assistant superintendent of educational services.

School budgets coming up short; state could intervene

Curtis Creek School District has joined the growing list of schools in California that may not meet their financial obligations within the next two fiscal years, while Sonora Union High School District is planning for both the best and worst possible scenarios.