Education Headlines
Monday, July 15, 2013
Mom-and-pop operation
During a workshop last week to hone the skills of parent leaders in Stockton Unified, participants were asked to introduce themselves to their counterparts and to engage them in a series of one-on-one conversations.Local schools eye more money in budgets
California's school financing system has been overhauled for the first time in 40 years, forcing Mother Lode districts to revise their budgets but promising to fill gaps left by the recession.Greenfield's outgoing superintendent made a big impact on schools
With his blond hair and football-player swagger, it's difficult to see that Greenfield Union Superintendent Trevor McDonald has anything in common with the students in his mostly Latino school district. But as the only child of a single mother, McDonald said he did not grow up much differently than many of the students, who come from low-income families.Mongeau: Cramming for kindergarten - Summer program gives young students a jump on school
A shortage of publicly funded preschool spots means that not every eligible California child will attend a state preschool or Head Start program before enrolling in kindergarten. And the high cost of private preschool can be a barrier for many middle-class families. The summer bridge programs are often the only option for some families.Got milk? Gross lunch cocktail source of mystery illness
It wasn’t norovirus, salmonella or tainted chicken nuggets. The mysterious illness that sickened 22 children — sending 18 of them to a hospital — at Audubon Elementary School this week was the result of a dare.Districts learning about law on illegal fees
AB 1575 — signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last year and implemented in January — guarantees a free education and holds the California Department of Education responsible for ensuring local school districts do not charge illegal fees. What makes a student fee illegal?Security concerns Modesto City Schools board
The Modesto City Schools board will talk campus security at its next meeting, looking at hiring school guards or even forming a school security force.California holds out against Obama's education vision
The state has made a rare break with the administration, refusing to follow its lead on evaluating teachers, in a standoff that reflects a union's lasting influence.Former principal of Antioch's Mno Grant Elementary reassigned to teaching position
Leadership changes are on the way at the elementary school where alleged child abuse in a special education classroom earlier this year -- and failure to report it to police, as the law requires -- led to the accused teacher's resignation and prompted a criminal investigation and federal lawsuit.Martinez council urges school board to stick to plan
The City Council is urging Martinez school board members to uphold their decision to build a new campus for Vicente Martinez High and Briones Independent Study schools.Antioch schools look to energize education: Solar projects will be a learning tool and save money
The school district is going solar -- and it hopes to energize student learning in the process. Antioch Unified trustees agreed last week to a $28.7 million contract with San Jose-based SunPower for the design and installation of solar panels at 20 school sites.Santa Clara County schools Superintendent Xavier De La Torre rated unsatisfactory
Heralded as a visionary, conciliatory leader when tapped last year to become Santa Clara County's top educator, Xavier De La Torre now is accused of creating an atmosphere of fear that has employees fleeing and his bosses unhappy enough to deny him extra pay.State board says no to Chino Valley charter school petition
A petition for a new charter school in the Chino Valley Unified School District has been rejected by the state Board of Education.L.A.'s Cortines arts high school loses another principal
One principal quit even before the flagship arts high school in downtown Los Angeles enrolled its first students in 2009. The school opened with two leaders, and both were gone by the end of the first year. The next principal lasted a year. Two high-profile principals from arts high schools elsewhere accepted the job twice — and backed out twice. Now it's happened again.Friday, July 12, 2013
