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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Olinda School demolition leaves questions for resident

After weeks of preparation, construction crews started demolishing the vacant former Olinda School campus off of Carbon Canyon Road on Wednesday so the Brea Olinda Unified School District can sell the land it sits on.

Hundreds of schools overdue for repair funds

Eight years after California settled a landmark lawsuit promising hundreds of millions of dollars to repair shoddy school facilities, more than 700 schools still are waiting for their share of funds as students take classes on dilapidated campuses with health and safety hazards.

Request to waive cost of Clayton Valley Charter High denied

The state Board of Education has denied a request by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District to waive $1.7 million in costs the district must pay to Clayton Valley Charter High.

Inspire School to stay on Chico High's campus for two more years

Inspire School of the Arts and Sciences will remain on Chico High School's campus for at least another two years, with direction regarding its final home to be determined sometime in September, the Chico Unified School District School Board decided Wednesday.

SBE floats return to matrix sampling assessments

With many questions still to be settled over the future of student testing in California – the notion was broached at Wednesday’s meeting of the California State Board of Education of returning to sampling assessments – and to the days before the No Child Left Behind Act required assessments of every student, every year.

Education officials discuss transfer of Monterey Peninsula USD territory into Carmel school district

A group of residents at Rancho Mar Monte near Carmel want to carve out their neighborhood from the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District to join the Carmel Unified School District.

Security breach delays STAR test results two weeks

The state's annual release of Standardized Testing and Reporting results, known as STAR, will be delayed approximately two weeks due to a breach of security that occurred when some of the questions were posted online from a dozen schools, including two in San Jose, the state Department of Education announced Wednesday.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Valley schools tap state repair fund for $36 million, hope for more

Central San Joaquin Valley school districts have received nearly $36 million in state Emergency Repair Program money and are waiting for more than $12.8 million that the state has approved but not yet paid.

Tustin school district, city heading to court over land

Land on the former Tustin Marine base is at the center of multiple lawsuits between the city and Tustin Unified that have dragged on for two years and frustrated residents and officials on both sides of the issue.

Schools decay as they await state emergency repair funds for years

Eight years after California settled a landmark lawsuit promising hundreds of millions of dollars to repair shoddy school facilities, more than 700 schools still are waiting for their share of funds as students take classes on dilapidated campuses with health and safety hazards.

Brown signs double-dipping bill

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday allowing some retired educators to continue collecting their pensions without penalty after returning to work at a school or community college district.

Corona-Norco school officials hold bond vote for further study

District officials shifted gears at the last minute and decided not to vote Tuesday, July 17, on a bond for school improvements that would increase