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Education Headlines
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Columbia El stands by bonuses
Columbia Union School District trustees and administrators addressed bonuses paid to school staff at a board meeting Tuesday, contending that the expenditure of more than $100,000 in public funds for the payments was appropriate.Alisal officials mum on school name
For a second day, officials with the Alisal Union School District have refused to comment on the selection of outlaw Tiburcio Vasquez as the name for the new school scheduled to open in August 2013.McKinleyville Union School District trustees talk refinancing of high-interest bonds
Tensions ran high Wednesday as the McKinleyville Union School District trustees met to hear what options are available for refinancing the district's bonds -- which could eventually cost taxpayers $72 million for school projects that originally costed just $7 million.Upland Unified School District superintendent leaving for Desert Sands
Gary Rutherford, who has been superintendent of the Upland Unified School District since 2005, will be leaving his position for one in the desert.Union City schools win Race to Top grant
Schools Superintendent Kari McVeigh screamed when she saw the e-mail pop on her screen at 8:19 a.m. announcing her East Bay district had just won more than $29 million in federal funding.LAUSD board narrowly OKs new parent policy at low-income schools
A long-simmering controversy about which parents can have a voice at Los Angeles Unified's Title I schools erupted Tuesday, with boisterous critics accusing a district administrator of bullying and discriminatory tactics.Santa Clara County School Board sues ex-superintendent over condo loan
Seeking to recoup almost $1 million in taxpayer funds, the Santa Clara County Board of Education has sued ex-Superintendent Charles Weis, who walked away from the luxury San Jose condo he bought with a loan from the board.Wednesday, December 12, 2012