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A week before space shuttle Endeavour begins its 12-mile crawl through Los Angeles, officials said the public will have limited access during the two-day trek to the California Science Center in Exposition Park.


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Friday, October 5, 2012

Burbank High School's new field a symbol of pride for south Sacramento students

This isn't Granite Bay or Elk Grove or some other suburban campus. It isn't even one of Sacramento's wealthier schools. It's Luther Burbank High School – "Blood Bank," they used to call it – where the football team plays at Titan Stadium, a $9.3 million source of surging pride.

Court OKs lockups for severe truants

A state appeals court says juvenile court judges have the power to lock up youths who repeatedly skip school and ignore court orders to attend classes and follow the rules.

Four in alleged soccer team hazing file claims against school district

Four teenagers who say they were sexually hazed by soccer players at La Puente High School filed legal claims against the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District on Thursday.

Santa Clara County Board of Education willing to foreclose on former superintendent

The Santa Clara County Board of Education will try to recover money loaned to Charles Weis, even if it means foreclosing on its former schools superintendent.

San Ramon Valley school district asks voters for $260 million school bond

District officials are hoping local voters will be generous once again and pass a $260 million school facilities bond measure, called Measure D, that would fund a number of infrastructure and technology upgrades for district schools.

Baron: San Francisco City College to get special trustee

City College of San Francisco is out to prove that even a behemoth can be nimble when being chased by a predator. Late Thursday afternoon, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors approved CCSF’s voluntary request for a special trustee to help the country’s largest community college hold on to its accreditation.

LAUSD students can win iPads, cars for perfect attendance

Beginning this month and extending until May, students with perfect attendance will qualify for monthly drawings for prizes. High school students with no absences during their senior year will have the chance to win one of the two cars being given away by Clear Channel Media.
Thursday, October 4, 2012

San Diego administrator contests demotion

Brenda Campbell, a longtime San Diego Unified School District administrator placed on paid leave the first week of the school year, is now suing her employer in an attempt to be reinstated.

Pajaro Valley errs in superintendent salary

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District owes Superintendent Dorma Baker more than $30,000 because of a payroll error.

Sacramento Mayor Johnson highlights his role in public education

Mayor Kevin Johnson's job description doesn't call for a lot of involvement in city schools. But in another sign that Johnson considers the state of public education in Sacramento a key concern, the mayor presided Wednesday over a launch ceremony for City Year. The national education nonprofit has placed 50 young tutors and mentors in city schools to focus on improving attendance records and course work for students who are falling behind.