Education Headlines
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Kerchner: How a small bet on technology could have a big payoff in learning
Let’s adopt a public policy that increases the capacity of public education, one that makes existing schools winners again, and that empowers both students and teachers. To make a technology investment we need to simultaneously think small and think big.Dr. Gary Rutherford final candidate for superintendent of the Desert Sands Unified School District
The Desert Sands Board of Education has selected Dr. Gary Rutherford as its final candidate for superintendent of the Desert Sands Unified School District.Denair school district's shortfall a shock to small town
Small-town loyalty mixed with shock and just plain sadness as the 4,000 residents tried to digest news of their schools' dire finances.West Contra Costa schools aim to reduce suspensions by 25 percent
Citing the loss of school funding based on daily attendance and damage to student learning, the West Contra Costa school district has set a goal of lowering suspensions by 25 percent.California school districts face huge debt on risky bonds
About 200 districts have borrowed billions of dollars using so-called capital appreciation bonds. Districts may have to pay 10 to 20 times the amount borrowed.Wednesday, November 28, 2012