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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Panama-Buena Vista, Standard voters appear to authorize school bonds

Voters in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District seemed headed Tuesday night toward approving a $147 million bond measure to upgrade the district's aging infrastructure.

Chaffey Joint's $848M school bond gets thumbs up in early voting

If voters approve Measure P, district residents will pay an additional $19 annually per $100,000 of assessed value on their property tax bills.

Proposition 30 wins: Gov. Jerry Brown's tax will raise $6 billion to prevent school cuts

Overcoming decades of anti-tax sentiment in California, Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 -- billed as a tax hike to rescue the state's schools -- emerged victorious Wednesday morning.

Voters reject North County school bonds

Voters across North County were not embracing school construction bonds on Tuesday's ballot, with four such measures appearing to fail based on unofficial election returns early Wednesday.

School bond measures fared well

Local school bond measures fared well at the polls. The bond measures will pay for facility upgrades and construction, as well as technology at area schools. To pass, the bonds needed at least 55 percent voter approval

Measure D a squeaker at just over 55 percent, race still too close to call

Measure D barely squeaked over the 55 percent threshold with all precincts reporting. But with so many vote by mail ballots yet to be counted, the race remains too close to call. The measure authorizes the San Ramon Valley school district to issue up to $260 million in bonds to finance 45 infrastructure and technology upgrades at San Ramon Valley district schools.

EdSource: Big win for schools as Prop 30 defies polls

California schools’ rendezvous with rock bottom is over. A massive grassroots campaign, an eleventh hour surge in advertising and strategic targeting of likely voters pulled Proposition 30 over the halfway mark yesterday, giving both Gov. Jerry Brown and California public schools and community colleges a victory.

Jerry Brown declares victory for his tax initiative

Gov. Jerry Brown declared victory after his tax initiative seized a narrow lead Tuesday night, calling Proposition 30 a "unifying force" that countered the "Kool-Aid of the market ideologues."

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

School numbers continue to shrink

Enrollment at most Tuolumne and Calaveras county school districts has dropped this fall, continuing a 15-year trend that has seen the number of students in the Mother Lode plummet dramatically.

North County school districts prepare for cuts

The outcome of a measure on Tuesday’s ballot could determine whether some local school districts will shorten their 2011-12 academic year, or dip into their reserves, to balance their budgets.

New programs help Greenfield students make big improvements

It's "universal access" time for students in the kindergarten class of Sydney Scott, a time when she dedicates a few minutes to her pupils in small groups to practice reading. Or phonics.