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Education Headlines
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
New school funding plan will ask for community input
The Local Control Funding Formula, which will be enacted into law when Gov. Jerry Brown signs the budget, not only means more money for schools educating low income students and English learners. It will also mean a lot more community involvement will be asked for to ensure the money goes to the children it is intended to educate.Raises on tap for some Elk Grove school officials
A proposed reorganization of Elk Grove Unified's administrative ranks will mean big raises for some top employees if school board members vote to approve it Wednesday afternoon.Santa Ana Unified officials hope to delay loss of police chief
Santa Ana Unified officials say they are hoping the city will have a last-minute change of heart and allow the district to keep its chief of police for another year, after the City Council voted Monday to reassign the police lieutenant it has loaned to the district for the last four years.Schools lobby against limits on bonds
California's public schools are lobbying hard against a bill that would stop them from continuing to issue some of the nation's most expensive debt.New Cajon Valley leader espouses technology, wellness
David Miyashiro, 41, will take over July 1 as superintendent of the Cajon Valley Union School District, as Dr. Janice Cook is retiring after 11½ years running the 28-school district that serves nearly 9,000 students from K-8.SD school board to vote on budget plan
Bill Kowba will attend his last San Diego school board meeting as superintendent Tuesday, giving him a final opportunity to weigh in on everything from the bleak fiscal period that defined his tenure to the future of California’s second-largest district.Study: US education spending tops global list
The United States spends more than other developed nations on its students' education each year, with parents and private foundations picking up more of the costs, an international survey released Tuesday found.S.F. schools get more funds, but costs not covered
After five years of budget cuts, San Francisco schools will get more money than they got last year, but it still won't be enough to cover expenses, district officials said.Study: charter school students show reading gains over public schools
The nation's charter school students showed more academic gains in reading than their public school counterparts did according to a new study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University. The study showed no difference in math performance between the two groups.Baron: Duncan indicates support for district waiver, praises Brown’s funding reform
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan set aside years of acrimony and disagreements with Gov. Jerry Brown and sang the governor’s praises during an event Friday night in San Francisco. During a wide-ranging interview, Duncan also gave his strongest indication to date that he’s leaning toward supporting a waiver from some of the penalties of No Child Left Behind submitted by a group of nine California school districts. Again, he credited Brown.Monday, June 24, 2013