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Education Headlines
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Stockton USD pays $65,000 over Amato aide firing dispute
Avoiding the potential six-figure cost of going to trial, Stockton Unified has agreed to pay $65,000 to Matt George to settle a lawsuit filed in 2012 by the former second-in-command to controversial ex-Superintendent Tony Amato.Schools closed all week
Tuolumne County public schools will remain closed at least through Friday due to unhealthy smoke from the Rim Fire, said Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Joe Silva.Madera teachers poised to vote on contract agreement
Madera Unified teachers are getting ready to vote on a proposed contract agreement that's been a political hot potato for more than a year.Fresno Unified to bring in 2 ex-Sanger district officials to help 14 schools
Fresno Unified is hiring two former top leaders of the Sanger Unified School District to assist 14 Fresno schools that need additional help closing student achievement gaps.Rialto Unified to be audited by county superintendent of schools
The audit comes in response to the arrest of district accountant Judith Oakes on Aug. 8 on suspicion of burglary, embezzlement and grand theft.Short lunches can shortchange students
For schools to receive federal reimbursement for lunches, they must serve – not just offer – each student at least a half-cup of fruit or vegetables. Lunches also must include servings of at least two other foods, such as a protein and a grain. The requirement, adopted in the last school year, is part of an effort to serve students healthier foods. And eating those foods takes time – more time than many students have.Bonsall, Fallbrook districts agree to high school phased opening
The newly created Bonsall Unified School District will open its high school one grade level at a time starting next fall, a decision that was reached in ongoing negotiations with Fallbrook’s high school district.Dad stole $14,000 from Peninsula parent teacher group, DA says
A father faces jail time for embezzling $14,000 from the parent teacher association at his son's Peninsula elementary school in order to pay his bills, a prosecutor said Wednesday.New LAUSD technology panel tackles details of iPad project
A day after LAUSD handed out iPads to kids at two of its campuses, the school board’s Technology Committee started its own deep dive into the program that will put a tablet computer in the hands of every student by this time next year.Wednesday, August 28, 2013