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Education Headlines
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Olympic High School teacher Skip Weinstock makes a difference in his students' lives
Skip Weinstock said he stayed at Olympic Continuation High School, for more than four decades because he is committed to working with those who have struggled in life. The school accepts students who are behind in credits or who have difficulty fitting in at traditional high schools for a variety of reasons.Camp: Should California’s teachers vote with the governor?
Should teachers vote for Prop 38, which would bring significant new money to each school and provide funding for preschools? Or for should they vote for Prop 30, which would bring less money to education – but has the backing of the governor?Governor signs bill allowing schools to sell their produce to fund gardens
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will allow schools to sell their garden produce and reinvest the money in their garden programs. Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, who authored Assembly Bill 2367, said it should help to protect gardens from school budget cuts.Fensterwald: Credentialing Commission receptive to Torlakson’s Task Force reforms
If “Greatness by Design,” the hot-off-the-press report by State Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s Task Force on Educator Excellence is going to have any legs, the state Commission on Teaching Credentialing may provide the first, important steps.Walters: California school funding formula not easy to change
Assembly Bill 18 was one of the casualties as Gov. Jerry Brown waded through hundreds of bills from the hectic, final hours of the 2012 legislative session. And therein lies a tale.Monday, October 1, 2012