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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Monterey Peninsula USD to handle its own financial functions

Despite stern warnings from the county's top school official and a new county financial software system, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District's trustees will begin the process of separating most of their fiscal functions from the Monterey County Office of Education.

Take-home netbooks open new worlds for Ballico students

The cutting edge of education technology booted up in Ballico School as excited sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders signed on to netbooks with "anywhere Internet" that they get to take home.

Bring your own device, Desert Sands schools ask students

Starting next month, Desert Sands Unified School District students will be encouraged to bring their technology to school.

Santa Clara County's former top schools chief wants to unload underwater house onto taxpayers

Retired county schools Superintendent Charles Weis wants to unload his luxury condo in downtown San Jose -- which has lost about a fifth of its value since its purchase in 2008 -- onto his former employers, potentially costing Santa Clara County taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Tehipite Middle School receives $1 million scholarship endowment

Francine and Murray Farber promised an audience of seventh-graders that every student who graduates from high school and completes requirements to attend college will earn a $1,000 annual scholarship for two years toward college tuition.

View on same-sex marriage sinks Berkeley schools superintendent candidate

The final candidate chosen to run the city's schools backed out Monday after parents and teachers criticized his publicly stated views against same-sex marriage.

Clayton council to seek clarification of whether its members can also sit on charter school board

The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to seek the advice of the state Attorney General's Office on whether council members can also sit on the new Clayton Valley Charter High School executive board.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

School officials discuss possible spending cuts

Classes could get bigger or the school year could get shorter next year at campuses in the Del Mar Union School District as officials look for ways to reduce spending.

Some local school trustees receive monthly stipends

School board members are technically volunteers, but state law allows for them to get a monthly stipend. The cost of these benefits and salaries paid to part-time school board members in the region run the gamut, with rural trustees receiving no pay while Lodi Unified trustees get $670 per month.

Fresno Unified candidate addresses meth charge

Fresno Unified School Board candidate Andrew Doris tried to deflect a possible setback in his campaign by being the first to bring up a drug charge from his past. He downplayed his tangle with the law almost 16 years ago, saying at a news conference Monday that the methamphetamine police found in his car belonged to a former colleague with a drug problem.