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Friday, April 19, 2013

Alisal school chief's spending under scrutiny

The personal use of official credit cards by the superintendent of the Alisal Union School District is being investigated on two fronts, officials said Thursday.

San Jose's Metropolitan Education District names new superintendent

The Metropolitan Education District board has named Alyssa Lynch of Campbell as its next superintendent. Lynch replaces Paul Hay, who has been superintendent since 2007 and retires May 31

School Board: Gov. Brown's budget 'will hurt Irvine students'

Members of the Irvine School Board fear that an education funding method laid out in California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed 2013-14 state budget would underfund Irvine schools in favor of shifting support to districts with a high percentage of English learners and disadvantaged students.

School chiefs offer mixed reviews of budget plan

A trio of San Diego County school superintendents testified before a special Senate subcommittee Thursday, offering divergent views on Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to overhaul state funding formulas for K-12 education.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

New Fillmore school to serve growing area, superintendent says

A south Fillmore campus set to open next school year will help the school district serve a growing part of the community, the interim superintendent said Tuesday night at a school board meeting.

Conejo Valley school board considers bond measure

Fifteen years after Thousand Oaks voters approved Measure R to provide money for school renovation, the Conejo Valley Unified School District is considering putting a bond on the ballot again.

Rio school board studies options to cope with growth

As part of an effort to deal with steadily increasing enrollment, the Rio school board on Wednesday weighed proposals that included building a new school and converting some schools into campuses for kindergartners through eighth-graders.