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Education Headlines
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Sadness, solidarity on display as classes resume at Taft Union High School
Sadness, anxiety and even some hope were evident Tuesday as Taft Union High School resumed classes for the first time since Thursday's shooting left a student in critical condition and another facing attempted murder charges.Lodi Unified administrator's 'out-of-the-box' promotion saves $175,000
The Lodi Unified School District has made another reorganization among its top administrators, eliminating an assistant superintendent position.Campus safety on Stockton USD hearts and minds
Given Stockton crime rates and the horrific school shootings last month in Connecticut, it was no surprise that security at district campuses was a prime topic at the board's first meeting of 2013.Monterey's Bay View Academy proposes to double size
Less than two years after opening, officials at Bay View Academy charter school in Monterey are launching plans to expand the school and eventually double its size.Baron: Debunking mediocre performance of U.S. students
The conventional wisdom that American students lag far behind top performers like Finland and South Korea in academic achievement is oversimplified.OUSD increases building fees, plans dual-language kindergarten
The cost of building homes in the Oceanside Unified School District will increase slightly following a construction fee increase approved by trustees Tuesday night.Hebrew-English charter school in Van Nuys approved by LAUSD
A proposed Hebrew-English charter school in Van Nuys won the approval Tuesday of the LAUSD board, which also OK'd the renewal of two landmark charters and the conditional approval of a third.Mt. Diablo school board delays action on Brown Act violation allegations
The Mt. Diablo school board delayed action on two "cure and correct" Brown Act violation allegations until it meets again in closed session with a nonstaff attorney hired to advise the board on the issue.L.A. Unified to overhaul struggling Crenshaw High
Calling Crenshaw the worst in the Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy gets the green light to turn the landmark campus into three magnet schools.U.S. schools fare better in analysis
U.S. schools might not be as bad as previously thought compared with other countries across the globe - but are arguably leaving upper-class students behind.11 elementary schools could be shuttered in Sacramento City Unified district
Faced with declining enrollment, Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Jonathan Raymond will propose at Thursday's board meeting that the district close 11 elementary schools at the end of the school year.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013