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Education Headlines
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Stockton USD merges schools, closes another
Stockton Unified Superintendent Steve Lowder mingled with the crowd during a short break for refreshments Tuesday night - his first Board of Trustees meeting as the district's top educator - and told those around him that he's eager to get to work.Bret Harte keeps programs
Bret Harte Union High School District board members, met Monday night, approving a budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year that preserves current programs and staffing levels.Schools could slash year if initiative fails
A package of budget bills going before the Legislature would allow school districts to cut the school year to 160 days if voters reject higher tax levies this fall, a significant drop from the 175-day calendar now authorized.Crews repairing flood-damaged classrooms at Fallbrook High
Four months after a broken water pipe flooded eight classrooms, workers still are replacing equipment at Fallbrook High School ---- and the school district is waiting to be reimbursed as much as $900,000.Drop in immigration clouds future of school for Spanish speakers
As the flow of immigrants from Mexico has dwindled in recent years, the enrollment of the Mission Education Center in San Francisco has plummeted from a high of 264 students in the mid-2000s to 72 this past spring.SAB awarding $637.6 million to 198 shovel-ready school projects
Ninety-six California school districts are expected to receive today a total $637.6 million in state construction matching funds – money that officials hope will help boost the struggling economy through job creation and tax revenues.Multiple bills to reform school discipline laws get hearing in Sacramento
A major legislative push is underway to reform California’s laws governing school discipline. A half dozen bills intended to do just that will be heard today in the state Senate and Assembly education committees.Baron: Extra support no help for high school exit exam
Years of interventions designed to help students pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) have had little impact. A study released last night by the Public Policy Institute of California found that tutoring didn’t help students at all, while CAHSEE prep classes and continued support after twelfth grade had only modest success.Lodi Unified School District ends plan to research all-digital school
Discussion of a potential all-new digital school in Lodi Unified School District was stopped in its tracks by the board of trustees at Tuesday's meeting.LAUSD to spend up to $400K to review files of 8,300 employees
Los Angeles Unified plans to spend up to $400,000 to review at least 8,300 employee files unearthed in a search for misconduct that may have gone unreported over the past 40 years, officials said Tuesday.Schools reluctant to call kids fluent, lose funds
It's a conundrum that has plagued the state for years. Schools get about $500 per English learner to help them master the language in the classroom, yet once they are fluent, the money goes away. In many districts, that financial disincentive can mean relatively few students lose the English-learner label, even when they reach fluency.Tuesday, June 26, 2012