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Education Headlines
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Students choose extra, not exodus, as Stockton USD lowers credit requirement
This year, it seemed more conceivable than ever that there could have been an early exodus from Stockton Unified of high school students who had more than enough credits to graduate ahead of time.Rowland High begins major renovations
The modernization project is funded by a $118 million construction bond passed in 2006.ACLU takes on state over English learners
The American Civil Liberties Union of California on Wednesday charged that about a quarter of California school districts — including most in the Salinas area — are violating state and federal laws by failing to provide English language instruction to all students who need it and demanded state education officials take action.School district applies for class-size waiver
The Murrieta Valley Unified School District has applied for a waiver from maximum class-size requirements to avert a $3 million loss in state funding.Cheers erupt when Blue Oak awarded charter renewal
Cheers and applause aren't sounds usually heard by a school board but celebration erupted in the Chico Unified School District trustees meeting when the panel approved the charter renewal for Blue Oak School.Rancho police, sheriff's deputies begin 'Adopt-A-School' program that includes campus visits
Rancho Cordova police and Sacramento County East Division sheriff's deputies will become a larger presence in some schools through a bonding program now underway.Poway school bond report released
A 24-page report on an independent investigation into the Poway school district’s financing of a school construction program found no evidence of wrongdoing in the use of capital appreciation bonds that will eventually cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion to repay.SD Unified to sell off assets
The San Diego Unified School District is back in the real estate business. To help balance next year’s budget without painful layoffs or school closures, the board of education plans to once again sell off some of its most valuable assets. Four surplus properties are poised to go on the market, including an old elementary school that sits on 2 acres of prime San Diego real estate just a block from Mission Bay and two blocks from the ocean.State board fines Alvord Unified School District $1.8 million
Riverside County’s Alvord Unified School District will pay the state about $1.8 million for mistakenly inflating student enrollment on applications for school-construction money.Brentwood school board incurs wrath of audience over abuse case
One parent after another excoriated Brentwood Union School District trustees Wednesday night after the district gave a presentation on the controversial transfer of a special needs teacher convicted of child abuse.Plan to supply LAUSD students with Apple iPads or other tablet computers wins key vote
Los Angeles Unified students may be closer to stepping into classrooms of the future where much of the world's knowledge is right at their fingertips.Fontana school police acquire 14 Colt military-style, semi-automatic rifles
Fontana Unified School District police have bought 14 military-style rifles to protect students and faculty in the event of a shooter on campus.Fensterwald: ACLU warns it will sue state over 20,00 unserved English learners
The American Civil Liberties Union of California and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center threatened yesterday to sue the state within 30 days if it doesn’t ensure that school districts provide more than 20,000 students with limited English proficiency the services to which they’re legally entitled.Baron: State’s D in teacher prep nearly average
There’s no sign of a bell curve in the latest scores of state teacher preparation programs. California received an overall grade of D on the 2012 State Teacher Policy Yearbook released by the National Council on Teacher Quality. No, that’s not great, but it may be easier to bear knowing that the national average was a whopping D+.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013