Education Headlines
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
School bosses get taste of rank and file
Sonora Union High School District administrators spent a day in the life of bus drivers, cafeteria workers and other support staff on Tuesday as an early celebration for Classified School Employee Week.Salinas area officials underwhelmed by May revised state budget
Officials in Salinas-area public schools and agencies were not cutting Gov. Jerry Brown much slack on Monday after he unveiled the May revise of his state budget.Marina High School struggles with growth, expands curriculum
Long- discussed plans about the future of Marina High took a concrete step recently when administrators announced the launch of the SAILS academies -- Student Achievement through Integrated Learning Systems.Long Beach eduction officials wary of financial future
In the best case scenario, the Long Beach Unified School District will see flat funding, said LBUSD spokesman Chris Eftychiou.Tim Taylor becomes new Butte County school superintendent
At a meeting Monday in Oroville, the Butte County Board of Education formally appointed former Sacramento school administrator Tim Taylor as the new superintendent of schools.O.C. schools face deeper cuts under Brown's latest plan
Orange County educators will need to prepare budgets that anticipate losing $5.5 billion in statewide school funding in 2012-13 – about $700 million more than previously anticipated – under a worst-case scenario outlined by Gov. Jerry Brown on MondayOptimistic projections led to dramatic surge in California budget deficit
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that the state budget deficit had grown by a remarkable 70 percent since January, but fiscal experts said the economy had little to do with it.Ousted SD teachers union leader lashes out
Less than two months after controversial San Diego teachers union leader Camille Zombro was voted out of office, she has revived her her role as a labor activist.San Ysidro school projects come under scrutiny
The San Ysidro School District this week will consider awarding a $3 million contract to Escondido-based Echo Pacific Construction Inc. without a competitive bidding process.Fensterwald: Big changes to weighted formula
Responding to criticisms of his plan for school finance reform, Gov. Jerry Brown has significantly revised his weighted student formula, raising the base amount that all districts will receive, reducing the differences between district “winners” and “losers” by reducing extra money for disadvantaged students, assuring districts they will be repaid for past budget cuts, and adding contingencies in case optimistic revenue projects come up short.Fensterwald: K-12 schools spared, for now
The state budget for next year has deteriorated by $6 billion since January, but Gov. Jerry Brown is not proposing to cut money for K-12 schools – immediately. But if voters in November reject Brown’s proposed $8.5 billion tax increase, schools will be a $5.5 billion piece of what the governor has called “a day of reckoning.”Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for closing California's $16-billion funding gap includes 4-day state workweeks and Medi-Cal cuts. He warns that cuts will be even more severe if voters reject tax hikes on the November ballot.Monday, May 14, 2012
