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| CA Public Education Death by 1065 Cuts California Charter Schools unprecedented 109 charter schools opened throughout the state for the 2012-13 academic year, bringing the total number of charter schools to 1,065. |
Education Headlines
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Indio High work bids $8M overbudget
Plans for the rebuild of Indio High School will need to be scaled back slightly after bids for the first phase came in $8 million over budget. The district identified about $2 million to $3 million in changes to the first phase — which includes the performing arts center, administration building, gymnasium and some classrooms — and plans to cut the number of classrooms in future phases to the same level as Palm Desert and Shadow Hills high schools.Irvine Unified superintendent, president solicit cash
Irvine Unified School District's superintendent and education board president made a joint plea to parents and others in the district community for a $365 donation to Irvine Public Schools Foundation by Dec. 31. The city will match donations dollar for dollar up to $1 million because of a ballot measure passed a few years ago.California sees record number of new charter schools
California's charter schools continue to grow at a rapid clip with more new schools opening than ever before, an industry association said Wednesday. The California Charter Schools Association said an unprecedented 109 charter schools opened throughout the state for the 2012-13 academic year, bringing the total number of charter schools to 1,065.In search of quality teachers, charter network trains its own
Danny Shapiro is one of 34 new teachers in Aspire’s 3-year-old intensive residency program, aimed at training incoming teachers like him for positions in one of the network’s nearly three dozen schools. Founded in California in 1998, Aspire currently serves 12,000 mostly low-income students in grades K-12 and will expand out of state for the first time next year with two new schools in Memphis, Tenn.Kids support, but don't always eat, new school lunches
A new statewide survey shows that while students overwhelmingly support the new nutrition standards, most are tossing the foods they don't like. About 40 percent of students say they eat school lunches in their entirety, according to the survey commissioned by The California Endowment, which provides funding to a number of media organizations, including California Watch.AP Interview: Brown says schools' future at stake
As he makes a last-minute push for his November tax initiative, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he wants to make sure voters "know the stakes" for California's K-12 schools and colleges before they cast their ballots.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012