Education Headlines
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hawthorne schools pilot use of palm scanners to speed lunch lines
The project is happening on a trial basis at Hawthorne Middle and Ramona Elemenary schools, where students - once they reach the front of the lunch line - place a hand on a digital reader in the shape of a palm.Guevara's hiring in Monterey district on hold
Monterey Peninsula Unified’s decision to hire Lake Elsinore Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Alain Guevara as superintendent there was delayed Monday after dozens of parents and teachers spoke against his hiring at that district's governing board meeting.New school for homeless to open
More than 25 years after a drop-in center for homeless students opened in San Diego with a single teacher, a gleaming $15 million campus for transient youth will make its debut in downtown’s East Village Wednesday.Thirty years later, nation remains at educational risk
U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren't adept at new technology. America's economy will suffer if schools don't step up their game.CSBA’s price of support: $5 billion more
The California School Boards Association has indicated it would back Gov. Jerry Brown’s new funding formula for schools, but only if the governor delivers at least an additional $5 billion to raise the level of spending for all students.Senate Democrats to propose alternative education plan
Senate Democrats today suggested reservations about major elements of Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to overhaul California's school funding system, saying they will announce an alternative plan this week.Tuesday, April 23, 2013