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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Schools pull plug on gift-card program
Cafeteria workers at the San Diego Unified School District will no longer receive gift cards, chocolates and movie passes using money from a program to feed needy children.School districts in wait-and-see mode
This year, districts have set their budgets based on a current funding system that almost certainly is about to be scrapped in favor of a version of Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF.State budget deal overhauls K-12 school funding model
Seven months after his tax initiative refueled funding for California's beleaguered public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown has orchestrated what's being billed as a major overhaul of how the state funds K-12 education.Sources: Gas smell reported before Valley High blast
Administrators had recently received several complaints from Santa Ana Valley High School staff about a strong smell of gas in a building where an explosion took place Tuesday morning, according to two sources close to the situation.Baron: Vast reforms proposed for teacher credential programs
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing will begin considering 40 reforms Thursday proposed by its Teacher Preparation Advisory Panel (TAP), charged with updating the requirements to become a fully credentialed teacher.Baron: Education officials seek team approach to fight chronic absenteeism
Backed by the knowledge that the first symptom of academic failure is an empty desk, state education officials are putting a priority on battling chronic absenteeism by enlisting support across state agencies.Pay raises back in play for Palm Springs Unified School District employees
The Palm Springs Unified School Board announced this week that improved budget expectations have put pay raises back on the table for all employees.Clovis Unified board OKs sex-education plan, despite protests
A handful of parents advocated unsuccessfully Wednesday night for the Clovis Unified School District board to fix the sex education curriculum they say does not comply with state law.Food trucks plague neighborhood near Sonora High
During lunch, or after school, some Sonora High students will walk a block north to the adjacent Sonora Street at get a quick bite to eat. And, according to some residents, the students hang out in the neighborhood, sit on the lawns, tear up sprinkler systems and make noise and leave behind trash.Officials back school safety bill
San Diego-area school officials Wednesday stood behind legislation that would set aside $850 million for safety programs in the wake of recent mass shootings.Schools pull plug on gift-card program
Cafeteria workers at the San Diego Unified School District will no longer receive gift cards, chocolates and movie passes using money from a program to feed needy children.Alameda parcel tax shot down by high court
The state Supreme Court declined Wednesday to revive a parcel tax for schools in Alameda that set higher rates for larger business properties, a case that could affect school taxes elsewhere in California.SF schools pass local hiring policy
San Francisco residents will get dibs on a big share of the construction jobs at city schools, a policy hotly debated and finessed over several months and approved unanimously by the school board this week.Brown plan gives big money to close education gap
California schools will receive an infusion of more than $3.6 billion in extra money this year, much of it targeted to the neediest students as part of a redistribution plan pushed by Gov. Jerry Brown.Schools eye smaller classes, teacher raises after California budget deal
After Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders struck a deal this week to increase education funding for years to come, local districts are eager to expand programs for the first time since a recessionary wave of budget cuts hit schools in 2009.Wednesday, June 12, 2013