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Monday, July 23, 2012
Major changes in math, English instruction coming soon
Teachers and school administrators across the country -- including thousands in Kern County -- are gearing up for massive changes in the classroom designed to improve math and English instruction.Wright school district reinstates laid-off teachers
The Wright School District Friday reinstated nine teaching positions it cut earlier this month, marking a dramatic turnaround in labor negotiations that had been declared at impasse.Rowland Unified gets millions in grants for green school buses
The district recently received $2.5 million in grants to buy cleaner buses. The new buses are fueled by compressed natural gas, known as CNG, eliminating the dirty diesel that powered the old buses.To boost test scores, schools clamor for a horseman's advice
Dennis Parker is a part-Cherokee trainer in rural Zamora, Calif., who sports a silver ponytail beneath his cowboy hat. But his recent demonstration was aimed at training a different breed grappling with far bigger tasks: educators under mounting pressure to raise students' standardized test scores.Audit headaches come with the pennies offered in new mandate block grant
The education mandate package Sacramento is trying to sell schools is reminiscent of a favorite scene from ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ – when host Monty Hall offers a giddy contestant a small wad of cash in exchange for giving up the chance for a much bigger prize.State ed officials exploring new math textbook adoption
Despite the state’s many fiscal challenges, California education officials are quietly lobbying lawmakers for a full adoption of new math textbooks that could come as soon as next year.Districts may form special ed group
The Temecula and Murrieta school districts are considering joining forces to oversee some special education services for their students.Ramona Unified seeks $66 million bond issue for school improvements
After four unsuccessful attempts, the Ramona Unified School District will once again ask voters to support a bond to refurbish and modernize its aging buildings.Report alleges Coachella Valley Unified's past leaders violated policy, were sloppy
Former Coachella Valley Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Rick Alvarez helped his son and sister land favorable district jobs and used school employees to work on his home and his RV, a private investigator hired by the district alleges.Upland school board approves salary cut for classified employees
Classified employees in this city's school district will have their salaries reduced by 7.78 percent.Lincoln Hall demolition gets under way
Demolition of Chico High School's Lincoln Hall began this week to make room for much larger building due to be completed in 2013.Friday, July 20, 2012
