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Friday, November 2, 2012

Third Stockton USD campus has gun incident

A 14-year-old freshman was arrested Thursday afternoon at one of Stockton Unified's small high schools after he was found in possession of a loaded semiautomatic handgun, the third incident involving a gun on a district campus in less than one month.

Schools report is first ever

The Calaveras County Office of Education is distributing its first “Annual Report to the Community,” part of a larger effort to inform the public about local schools.

Redlands Unified prepared for midyear hit if Prop. 30 fails

Unlike many school districts, Redlands Unified won't suffer any midyear cuts if Prop. 30 fails at the ballot box on Tuesday.

Twin Rivers board hires legal firm, reversing earlier vote

Twin Rivers Unified School District trustees reversed their vote on which law firm they'd like to hire following a special board meeting Wednesday night.

Fresno USD: FTA signs off on $37.3m federal grant

Fresno Unified announced at 2:30 a.m. that the Fresno Teachers Association signed the Race to the Top grant application.

Big districts divided over cutting school year if Prop. 30 fails

California’s 30 largest school districts are about evenly divided on whether they plan to further shorten this academic year if Proposition 30 fails next week, according to a new survey by EdSource Today.
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Sale of Pacific View Elementary site in Encinitas falls through

A deal to sell the Pacific View Elementary School site to a regional arts group that wanted to create an arts center there has fallen through, after a deadline passed with little progress and group leaders decided not to risk losing their deposit.

Online petition supports school yoga program

A local yoga enthusiast who runs a website about the practice has started an online petition to try to encourage the Encinitas Union School District to keep its controversial yoga lessons.

Long Beach area districts may shorten school year if Proposition 30 fails

Like struggling school districts across the state, some Long Beach area districts also are considering shortening the school year if Proposition 30 fails Tuesday.