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Education Headlines
Friday, June 28, 2013
CVUSD adopts 'placeholder' budget, $14.7 million deficit could decrease
The Coachella Valley Unified school board on Thursday adopted a budget with a $14.7 million deficit, which would nearly exhaust the district’s cash reserves.Oxnard School District introduces new superintendent
Cesar Morales will be the new Oxnard School District superintendent effective July 1, succeeding Jeff Chancer, who is retiring after leading the elementary district for two years.Linden, Gonzales make deal
Linden Unified and former Superintendent Michael Gonzales have reached a separation agreement that will pay the administrator up to $84,400 as he leaves the district.Saddleback cuts teacher furlough days
Saddleback Valley Unified School District teachers will have four fewer furlough days next year under a new labor deal approved Tuesday by the board of education.Galt elementary school district Superintendent Karen Schauer's contract renewed
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Superintendent Karen Schauer will earn an annual salary of $145,000 under a new three-year contract approved by the school board Wednesday. She did not receive a raise.School board approves more optimistic budget, reducing student-teacher ratios
The Bonita Unified School District Board of Education approved a 2013-14 budget of $76.9 million during a special session on Wednesday night.Popularity of charter schools keeps waitlists long
A report released Thursday by the National Alliance for Public Schools estimates that 520,000 students nationwide are on a charter school waiting list, including 50,000 kids in California hoping for a spot.Feds to dictate what snacks can be sold in schools for first time
High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items.Upland school board adopts budget with $7 million deficit
The Upland Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday adopted the 2013-14 fiscal year budget with a $7 million spending deficit.West Contra Costa schools approve bolstered budget
Flush with the promise of additional state funds, West Contra Costa schools trustees added more spending before approving a $186 million 2013-14 budget Wednesday evening.Fensterwald: Amended bill to rein in high-cost construction bonds moves on
A bill that would rein in the type of build-now, pay-later school bonds that saddle a future generation of taxpayers with costly balloon payments passed another hurdle after the author, Assembly Education Committee Chair Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, accepted changes easing a few of the restrictions she had proposed.Pomona Unified school board adopts increased budget, with boost from Prop. 30 funds
The school board adopted a $330.1 million budget this week that will be amended once school district administrators learn how much it they receive in state funding meant to assist districts with disadvantaged students.Popularity of charter schools keeps waitlists long
A report released Thursday by the National Alliance for Public Schools estimates that 520,000 students nationwide are on a charter school waiting list, including 50,000 kids in California hoping for a spot.Antonio Villaraigosa Leaves His Mark On L.A. Schools
The mayor vowed to turn the district into an incubator of education reform. In his two terms, during which his nonprofit took over more than a dozen campuses, he's had mixed results.Ruling in yoga trial expected on Monday
A ruling is expected at 9 a.m. Monday in the closely-watched trial challenging an Encinitas school yoga program, attorneys said last week.Thursday, June 27, 2013