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Education Headlines
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Budgetary juggling act
School districts are questioning San Joaquin County's decision to withhold nearly $900,000 in state ROP funding.District Attorney investigating two Hacienda La Puente board members
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has launched an investigation into two board members with the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District regarding possible illegalities stemming from unauthorized trips to China, the newspaper has learned.Measure A is 'for the kids' in Lagunitas district
Measure A on the Nov. 5 ballot calls for a $5 million school bond issue to upgrade classrooms and libraries, "enhance student access to technology," and renovate school facilities including playgrounds, heating and ventilation systems.Should Long Beach shell out $100K yearly to keep a one-room Catalina Island schoolhouse open?
The little red schoolhouse in Catalina Island's tiny village of Two Harbors has kept its doors open since 1987, despite fluctuating enrollment. At its busiest, two dozen students have attended Two Harbors Elementary School, which has just one room. At its slowest a mere three students have attended.Some API test scores stripped from Inland Empire schools after irregularities
Academic Performance Index test scores from some schools in the Ontario-Montclair, Fontana Unified and Claremont Unified school districts recently were eliminated because of misconduct or cheating claims.Fiscal deadline looms for Orland schools
By Oct. 8, the Orland Joint Unified School District must have a plan in place that will describe how $1.21 million will be trimmed from the district's roughly $16 million budget.Fresno Unified trustees commit $20m to retiree benefits
In an effort to make good on its promise to pay certain retiree benefits and protect its credit rating, Fresno Unified School District is committing about $20 million in reserves to help fund retired employee health plans.Costa Mesa schools to get safety officer
An armed police officer is once again patrolling Costa Mesa’s two high schools, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District announced Wednesday.Moms protest breastfeeding rules at Poway district
A couple dozen breast-feeding mothers staged a “nurse-in” protest Wednesday morning in front of the Poway Unified School District’s offices in Carmel Mountain Ranch.Schools chief Rick Miller hired in Santa Ana
Riverside schools Superintendent Rick Miller resigned Wednesday, Sept. 25, to lead Santa Ana schools, officials said. After five years in Riverside, Miller told the school board earlier this month he was in talks to become the Santa Ana Unified School District superintendent. No formal announcement was made until the Santa Ana school board voted Tuesday night, Sept. 24, to hire Miller.Who pays if L.A. Unified students lose or break iPads?
Another issue in the Los Angeles Unified School District's $1-billion effort to equip every student with an iPad surfaced Wednesday: Are parents liable if their child breaks or loses the tablet?Wednesday, September 25, 2013