Education Headlines
Friday, July 20, 2012
Novato group proposes new charter school
Less than a year after a popular Novato school lost its magnet status, some parents want to create a new charter school they say would offer more choice to families.Fensterwald: State to adopt Common Core view of Algebra I in 8th grade
The State Board of Education left unresolved a contentious issue of how much algebra should be taught in eighth grade, and to which students, when it approved the state version of the Common Core math standards two years ago. Now there are moves in the Legislature and by the State Board of Education to settle the issue..Palm Springs Unified School District drops booster lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by the Palm Springs Unified School District against the Palm Springs High School Athletic Boosters and two of the group's board members has been dismissed.Patterson picks superintendent
The Patterson Unified School District's interim chief was the board's pick for superintendent. Phil Alfano, 47, took over after the termination of former Superintendent Esther Corral-Carlson in April.West Contra Costa teachers union questions use of low-cost interns
The West Contra Costa school board president and the head of the district's teacher's union are questioning the continued use of low-cost teaching interns from the Teach For America program when credentialed teachers can't get jobs, but others say the cash-strapped district should stay in the program for economic reasons .Valley school districts using public transit to bus students
As valley school districts turn to their transportation funding to help balance budgets, they’ve found themselves champions of another form of busing to get to and from school – the public transit systems.State Board tells districts Transitional Kindergarten is a must
Probably the strongest indication of how the State Board of Education would vote on waiver requests from nine school districts seeking to delay the start of Transitional Kindergarten came from the districts themselves; not a single representative showed up to even try to argue their case.After-school programs in L.A. to get $1.7 million in grants
Several Los Angeles schools, hit hard by budget cuts in recent years, are set to receive $1.7 million from two foundations in a major national initiative to expand learning time for disadvantaged students.Thursday, July 19, 2012
