Latest News and Comment from Education

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, August 7, 2012

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team:

The California Museum, originally named the Golden State Museum, opened in June 1998 as a unique public/private partnership. Under the development of the Secretary of State’s office with state bond funding for the facility and the opening exhibits, the Museum was to display contents of the vast and various state archives. Private contributions, augmented by proceeds from admissions and the Museum store, continue to fund the Museum’s programs and operations.



Education Headlines

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Chaffey district placing $848M bond on November ballot

In an effort to put all of its schools on an even footing, the Chaffey Joint Union High School district will ask voters to approve a $848 million bond this November.

West Contra Costa school district gets OK to close Castro Elementary, relocate Portola Middle School

In the wake of a favorable ruling by a state appeals court, the West Contra Costa Unified School District is moving forward quickly with plans to demolish shuttered Castro Elementary School and start construction on a new Portola Middle School on the Donal Avenue site.

Summer ends early for LAUSD students, school starts Aug. 14

After just seven weeks of summer vacation, school will begin Aug. 14. That's three weeks earlier than LAUSD's traditional post-Labor Day start, although classes will also end two weeks early, finishing up on May 31.

Thousands of students still need whooping cough shot

Thousands of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District could be turned away from school next week if they haven't been vaccinated for the whooping cough.
Monday, August 6, 2012

Group seeks to open Abernathy charter school

A group of Tehachapi residents hopes to open a new charter school to give area parents another schooling option, and focus on preparing middle and high school students for higher education.

School district, teachers union strike tentative deal

After months of stalled negotiations, the Vista Unified School District and teachers union officials have struck a tentative agreement for the next two school years.

Long Beach district to phase in Common Core over 3-year period

While the Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing new state education standards in the coming year, many other area school districts are at various stages of launching the initiative by 2014.

LAUSD to begin phasing in Common Core curriculum standards

While plans call for implementing the reforms in fall 2014, Los Angeles Unified and a handful of other districts will begin phasing in the standards during this upcoming school year.