STAR test questions and answers posted to social media at 16 schools
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Monday, August 12, 2013
S.J. school warned over cellphone pic of STAR test
An East Union High student in Manteca put the school on a short list of 16 statewide threatened with sanctions for snapping a cellphone picture of a standardized test question and then posting it on social media.California Supreme Court to rule on insulin shots to diabetic students
The case pits parents who want voluntarily trained, non-nursing staff and faculty to give the shots to their children against a nurses' union claiming inappropriately administered shots could lead to harm and even tragedy.After Sandy Hook, schools start the year with heightened security
As schools across Southern California prepare to open, teachers, parents and students will find increased security on their campuses, including surveillance cameras, more safety patrols, revised lockdown measures and fewer open gates.Fewer local high-schoolers prepped for university
Mother Lode high schoolers are still taking fewer college preparatory classes than their peers in other regions, but many forge their own path to four-year universities.LAUSD giving principals, teachers 'live shooter' training
Prompted by last year's massacre in Newtown, Conn., Los Angeles Unified is instructing administrators and faculty in how to keep students safe if there's a gunman on campus.Fensterwald: Common Core poses big challenge for students, big opportunity for teachers
With an emphasis on developing verbal and analytical skills, the new Common Core standards will pose a big step up for most students. For English learners, who comprise a quarter of California’s children, it’ll seem more like a pole vault.Volunteers rally around science center in San Pedro
When school starts Monday in the city of Los Angeles, the clock starts ticking for San Pedro's long beleaguered science center.Galt elementary school district to offer online classes
Elementary and middle school students whose parents are seeking a customized learning pace while still enjoying on-campus activities such as band and field trips can enroll in a new online school in Galt.School menus phasing out peanut products
The tragic death of 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi of Carmichael, whose throat swelled shut last month after she tasted a peanut-laced treat, has schools re-examining meal practices in order to keep children safe.STAR test questions and answers posted to social media at 16 schools
State education officials remained confident Friday that the leaking of questions from a statewide test to social media did not result in massive cheating on the exam taken last spring.Local educators help teachers prepare for launch of Common Core
As school districts across the nation prepare for the launch of a new set of national learning standards next year, local educators are taking steps to ensure that no Humboldt County teacher or student will be left behind.California's new law has teachers paying more for school supplies
Resulting from the settlement of a lawsuit against the state, the law reinforces the California Constitution's guarantee of a free public education.
Friday, August 9, 2013