Education Headlines
Thursday, May 17, 2012
District Attorney's Office reviews case of teacher accused of abuse
The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case of an Orange teacher accused of physically abusing special-education students, officials said Tuesday.Twin Rivers school board candidate has criminal record
Twin Rivers Unified School District school board candidate John Berchielli has a lengthy criminal record, including felony convictions for child endangerment, setting booby traps, marijuana cultivation and welfare fraud.Sacramento City Unified enacts worst-case-scenario budget cuts
Fifteen months ago, Sacramento City Unified School District approved a worst-case-scenario budget that called for laying off 355 full-time teachers, principals, counselors and librarians, and cutting off sports, band, cheerleading, choir and drama. By June 1, 2011, however, the district got a reprieve because state income tax revenue spiked – blunting the cuts and letting sports and other activities survive.Atwater board OKs superintendent search
Controversy still swirls around the dismissal of school Superintendent Melinda Hennes.On split votes at a special meeting Wednesday night, board members approved a search for her replacement but rejected motions to remove Lena Mendoza as board president and delay the search until after November.Former FAME charter school CEO claims in suit that she's a scapegoat
The former CEO of the FAME charter school says she is being used as a scapegoat for the school's problems and that she faced "hostility and retaliation" from board members before she was removed from her position, according to a lawsuit filed in Alameda Superior Court.San Jose's East Side district names former teacher as superintendent
When the East Side Union High School District Board chose a new superintendent, it didn't have to go far. It tapped Chris Funk -- the current assistant superintendent for instruction in the neighboring San Jose Unified School District -- to oversee the largest high school district in Northern California, with 24,000 students.Moraga school district refinances bonds
Property owners will pocket $204 in total savings over nine years after the Moraga School District on Tuesday refinanced $8.2 million in facilities bonds.Fensterwald: Full-scale assault on tenure, dismissal laws
A nonprofit founded by a Silicon Valley entrepreneur has filed a sweeping, high-stakes lawsuit challenging state teacher protection laws.Much anticipated fed guide on restraint of disabled gets panned
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools has already drawn criticism from one leading advocacy group as being “too weak.Even with Brown's proposed tax, California could face chronic deficits
Even if voters approve Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for higher taxes this fall, his ballot initiative would be only a partial solution to the state's chronic budget deficits.Wednesday, May 16, 2012
