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Education Headlines
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Lodi Unified School District trustees upset by lack of enrollment in general-level courses
A lack of students enrolled in general courses at one Lodi Unified School District high school caused members of the board of trustees to grow visibly agitated during Tuesday's board meeting.Special ed teachers say e-mail broke law
A San Francisco Unified School District administrator raised the possibility of not offering summer school to some special education students as a way to cut costs, a move that special education teachers and attorneys say violates federal law.EdSource offers infographic to clarify Props. 30/38 confusion
If you are confused about the differences between Propositions 30 and 38, the competing initiatives that will raise billions of dollars for California public schools, you are not alone.$25 million gift to make Bay Area center for blending online instruction into school day
The scion of the Gap, Inc. fortune has jumpstarted a $25 million fund with the goal of turning the Bay Area into a national hub for blended learning, the promising school model that combines individualized online learning and face-to-face classroom instruction.With court win, 'parent trigger' school reform moves to crucial vote
About nine months ago, at a small park playground a few hundred feet from their children’s struggling school, a group of parents chanted, cheered and delivered passionate speeches about their growing frustration with Desert Trails Elementary. On Thursday, that same park is set to become a makeshift polling place where those parents will make history.Each $1 from bonds to cost schools $18
Rancho Cordova taxpayers eventually will pay $9.1 million to retire just $514,000 in capital appreciation bonds issued by the Folsom Cordova Unified School District – about $18 in payments for every $1 borrowed. The bonds paid for school upgrades and construction in Folsom Cordova's Improvement District 4, the same area that is the focus of a $68 million bond measure on the ballot this November.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012