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Education Headlines
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Civil rights groups raise concerns about Novato charter school plan
In the latest twist in a contentious debate over a proposed Novato charter school, two San Francisco civil rights groups have entered the fray, arguing the school could isolate minorities and poor students.Galt high school district administrator Audrey Kilpatrick takes new job
Audrey Kilpatrick, who has served as Galt Joint Union High School District's chief business official since 2007, began a new job Monday in Placer County. She is Western Placer Unified School District's new assistant superintendent for business and support services.District uses test scores to spotlight students, teachers
Without apologies or much controversy, the Chula Vista Elementary School District has been crunching test-score data to identify and honor its most effective teachers for the past six years.Freedom High School rumors offer a cautionary note on social media
Like many powerful tools, social media can be used for good -- or can wreak havoc. The unrest that struck Freedom High School over the course of four days late last month, after rumors of impending violence on the Oakley campus went viral, illustrates just how much trouble social networks like Twitter and Facebook can cause when they run amok.Barnidge: Salary hikes for Antioch teachers are a tough sell
It's easy to understand why Antioch teachers are demanding a pay hike in their next contract. They've gone four years without a raise, even as costs for health coverage have taken greater bites out their paychecks.This is not exactly a unique predicament -- in fact, it sounds eerily familiar to some of us -- but it provides context for their discontent. What makes the teachers' position a difficult sell is the timing of their demands and the irony of their argument.Inglewood superintendent returns to turn schools around
Kent Taylor hopes to stabilize the insolvent district that he says set him on his course through life. But not everyone is rooting for him.EdSource: Four CA districts make Race to the Top finals
The U.S. Department of Education passed over California’s largest school districts in selecting finalists for the Race to the Top district competition. Out of 17 districts that applied for a share of the nearly $400 million in federal grant money, only four made the cut to the finals: Galt Joint Union Elementary, Lindsay Unified and New Haven Unified school districts, along with Ánimo Charter Schools, a division of Green Dot Public Schools.California ranks in bottom half of states in graduation rate
California ranked in the bottom half of states in the overall high school graduation rate in the 2010-2011 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Monday, November 26, 2012