Education Headlines
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.Fresno teachers union declares 'no confidence' in superintendent, criticizes board
The Fresno Teachers Association set its sights Wednesday on Superintendent Michael Hanson and what the union calls his "rubber stamp" on the Board of Trustees. During a news conference ahead of Wednesday's board meeting, FTA president Greg Gadams said that the union representing teachers, nurses and other staff in the Fresno Unified School District declared it had no confidence in Hanson's leadership.Fresno Unified board president Tony Vang's residence in question
Where does Fresno Unified board president Tony Vang really live? Is it the home in northeast Fresno, in Clovis Unified School District, that he and his wife bought for $400,000 in 2005? Neighbors say he lives there with his wife and small child. Or does he live in a modest house in the central Fresno district he's been elected to serve? Vang doesn't own that house, but he says it's been his home for 10 years.San Luis Coastal school trustees make cuts worth $4.5 million
San Luis Coastal school trustees narrowly agreed to cut more than $4.5 million from the 2012-13 budget that will change the way elementary music is taught, alter the way that English learners receive specialized instruction and ultimately lead to larger class sizes.Oakland families continue to fight school closures
A small group of families rallied outside the Oakland school district headquarters Wednesday in support of a lawsuit that alleges the district's school closure policies have discriminated against low-income, minority children.Six county school districts in financial jeopardy
In Humboldt County, Eureka City Schools, Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District, Loleta Union Elementary School District, Maple Creek School District, Scotia Union Elementary School District and South Bay Union School District were assigned a “qualified certification,” according to the department of education. Eureka City Schools, Loleta, Scotia and South Bay also received a qualified certification on their first interim financial reports.LAUSD will pay $200,000 settlement over alleged sexual harassment by former Superintendent Ramon Cortines
Los Angeles Unified will pay $200,000 and give lifetime health benefits to settle a sexual-harassment allegation filed by a facilities executive against retired Superintendent Ramon Cortines, officials said Wednesday.Black students in Oakland face harsher discipline
Black students in Oakland public schools face harsher discipline, miss more school, and are likelier to dropout than white males, according to new research.Brown signs law authorizing $3.5 billion in school deferrals
A week after it was publicly unveiled – and a day after two Republican lawmakers proposed a constitutional amendment outlawing the practice – Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that would protect the state’s cash flow next year by deferring $3.5 billion in payments to schools during the 2012-13 fiscal year.Poll shows Brown tax measure holding support but a big lift remains
A new survey suggests Gov. Jerry Brown’s apparent strategy for winning support for his November tax measure may be having the desired effect on voters – although the poll author warns the election is still a long way off.Wednesday, May 23, 2012