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Education Headlines
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
School uses laptops to enable learning
ABLE Charter doesn't use textbooks. It's an all-digital high school that uses an online curriculum and Web-based research tools in all of its courses.3 more indicted in South Bay corruption probe
A probe into corruption among South Bay school leaders has widened to include another district, with indictments against three additional officials.Calif. school named after bandido ignites debate
Although still under construction, the school is already embroiled in controversy because the school board decided to name it after Tiburcio Vasquez, one of the state’s most notorious Old West bandidos.West Contra Costa schools seek another waiver from state to bond debt limit
The West Contra Costa Unified School District may break its own state record if it is successful in seeking a state waiver to its bond debt limit for a fourth time.Fensterwald: Federal cuts to education left unresolved
Congress’ New Year’s Day drama, ending a stalemate over extending tax cuts for all but the wealthy, delays rather than resolves an across-the-board 8.2 percent decrease in federal education spending.Brown plans extensive changes for school funding in 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown will push this year to upend the way schools are funded in California, hoping to shift more money to poorer districts and end requirements that billions of dollars be spent on particular programs.
Friday, December 28, 2012