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Education Headlines
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Kern HSD approves defibrillators for every campus
The Kern High School District voted Monday to put automated external defibrillators on each of its campuses.Bear Creek's top two leaving
More than two dozen Bear Creek High School staff members and students filled the Lodi Unified boardroom Tuesday evening, supporting Principal Shirley McNichols and Vice Principal Tim Swartz, who had been asked to resign from their jobs.Tokay Colony likely to close
Teachers and parents at one of Lodi Unified's smallest schools were told Tuesday night to use the next year to prepare for their campus to close.Bret Harte High staff urges job savings
Bret Harte High School staff members asked the school’s Board of Trustees on Monday to consider cost-saving measures other than layoffs.Database: Capital appreciation bonds
Capital appreciation bonds have become an expensive strategy used by school districts and government agencies that want to build now but pay later. This database allows for a search of bond issuers throughout the state.Desert Sands Unified mulling staff layoffs
The Desert Sands Unified School District board Tuesday night could approve more than two dozen possible layoffs during its meeting, but budget developments that occur between now and June could erase such layoffs.Twin Rivers school board might remove president
Cortez Quinn may not be the president of the Twin Rivers Unified School District for long. After contentious debate Tuesday night, the school board voted unanimously to put an item on a future agenda to consider removing Quinn as president.School threats met with swift reaction
Reactions to school threats, however vague, have become increasingly swift by law enforcement and education officials.Schools add labor post amid freeze
Fresh from the passage of California’s Proposition 30 tax increase to fund schools, the San Diego Unified School District earlier this year added an administrative position that pays $131,000 a year.Board picks schools chief, again
The San Diego school board emerged from its closed-session meeting tonight and announced it unanimously settled on a new superintendent -- Central Elementary School Principal Cindy Marten. Wait, didn't they do that last week? In a word, yes. San Diego Unified School District officials wouldn't explain the revote after tonight's closed session actions were announced.School board approves preliminary layoff notices
The Temecula Valley Unified school board agreed to eliminate 38.6 teaching positions and 16 classified, or nonteaching, positions at a meeting Tuesday, March 5.Record settlement for mentally disabled girl sexually abused on Lodi school bus
Lawyers on behalf of a 10-year-old special needs child sexually assaulted on a school bus by her driver reached a record $4.75 million settlement Tuesday with Lodi Unified School District.Berkeley looks for a schools superintendent -- again
After two misses -- the first when the school board rejected the finalists, and the second, when the top contender withdrew after blistering public criticism over his perceived homophobia and top-down management style -- the community is looking for a superintendent that's a good fit for the diverse and demanding community.McRae: State Board poised to lower standards for middle school math
At its meeting next week, the California State Board of Education will consider eliminating the incentive for schools to offer a full Algebra 1 course to students ready to take Algebra by 8th grade. But removing this incentive would result in a de facto lowering of expectations for mathematics programs in middle schools, and lead to a significant reduction in the number of middle school students becoming proficient in Algebra.County schools chopped by federal budget axe, superintendent says
"I remain hopeful that the tables have turned and we are seeing the beginning of reinvestment in education in California," Thomas said. But, "after years of statewide cuts, families and districts are now faced with (federal sequestration cut) concerns."Gilroy school district forced into spending freeze to avoid financial crisis
The Santa Clara County Office of Education has imposed a spending and hiring freeze on the Gilroy Unified School District, to avert a deepening a financial crisis and cash-flow crunch.Fensterwald: Brown’s former adviser - Aim for balance behind shift to local control
Sue Burr has seen and done a lot in 40-plus years of playing key roles in California education. Kathy Baron and I caught up with her in Sacramento and asked her to reflect back on her years in education and to look forward to the challenges ahead for her as a member of the State Board.Union-backed candidate wins W. Sac school board race
In a closely watched West Sacramento school board race, a union-backed teacher beat out a candidate endorsed by the mayor and bankrolled by groups challenging labor power.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013