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Education Headlines
Friday, September 27, 2013
San Diego County teachers caught cheating on state tests
Three San Diego County schools are among more than two dozen in California to get stripped of their state test rankings over allegations that teachers blatantly cheated or violated protocols for administering assessments.Downey Unified takes action against bullying
Hoping to set the stage for the rest of the school year, Downey educators are raising awareness about bullying right from the start.Drug testing at H.B. High set to begin in October
A new random drug-testing program begins in October at Huntington Beach High School for students who sign up voluntarily – or are signed up by their parents.San Jose teacher helped second-graders cheat on STAR test
A teacher at the Berryessa Union School District's highest-scoring school in the spring helped second-graders cheat on the STAR test by erasing errors, causing the school's test results to be invalidated and incurring state and federal sanctions.East Bay high school targeted by racist, hate-filled letters
Students at De Anza High School have been going to class amid extra security and a renewed emphasis on wearing their student IDs after someone sent two racially charged letters to the school earlier this month, police and school officials said.School district rejects claim from horseplay injury
A school district has declined to pay $28,000 to a high school student who filed a claim after he lost his four front teeth during horseplay on a baseball field.S.F. schools gambit on green guru pays off
There were more than a few skeptics when San Francisco city officials foisted an environmental guru on the school district five years ago. But now, with some results to look at, it appears the guru gambit wasn't a mistake.L.A. Unified reports 71 iPads are missing
Los Angeles school district officials are trying to track down 71 missing iPads — including 69 from one campus — but said Thursday that new security measures are designed to frustrate future thefts.Fensterwald: Commission considers performance tests for administrators in training
Five years ago, California became the first state to mandate that all candidates for becoming a teacher demonstrate that they have the skills needed for the classroom. Soon, it will be aspiring administrators’ turn for a performance assessment.Thursday, September 26, 2013