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Education Headlines
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Monterey Peninsula USD doubts seriousness of petition for new charter school
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District trustees have denied a request to approve the California Classical Language Academy Charter School, one of three charter petitions the district is scheduled to consider this year.Federal judge dismisses case against Sac City school closures
A federal judge today dismissed a case brought by a dozen parents who sought to block the Sacramento City Unified School District from closing seven elementary campuses.Capo to spend $10 million on new curriculum
Capistrano Unified School District is proposing to spend $5 million to train teachers on the Common Core State Standards, a nationwide curriculum for English and math that Superintendent Joe Farley said will force students to dig deeper and base conclusions on texts and in-depth research.Capo's top 2 officials to continue taking furloughs
Capistrano Unified School District’s superintendent and deputy superintendent stand to take seven furlough days this year, equivalent to a combined pay cut of $12,935, according to a staff report.Activists seek to overturn access law for transgender students
A group of activists collected signatures Tuesday night to overturn a new state law requiring schools officially open restrooms, locker rooms and sports teams segregated by gender to students who identify themselves as transgender.ALVORD: New schools chief wants better instruction
Students, teachers and better instruction are the top priorities for Alvord Unified School District’s new Superintendent Sid Salazar. Salazar, who started the job two months ago this week, said he wants to support good teaching and principals’ good leadership, which he said will help students regardless of year-end standardized tests.LAUSD completes harassment probe of Richard Vladovic
Los Angeles Unified has completed a three-month investigation into allegations that school board President Richard Vladovic bullied and harassed district employees, but the results of the inquiry will not be released, the Daily News has learned.Mt. Diablo Unified School District: 2006 internal report found 'potential child abuse' by teacher; district failed to report
Despite a 2006 Mt. Diablo school district internal report finding "potential child abuse" at the hands of Woodside Elementary teacher Joseph Martin, administrators failed to contact police and allowed him to continue teaching until April of this year, just before his arrest on molestation charges, according to a newly filed claim by seven alleged victims.Lafayette School District names new superintendent
Lafayette School District Assistant Superintendent Rachel Zinn has been selected to replace Superintendent Fred Brill, who is leaving to become the top administrator of the San Lorenzo Unified School District.California school officials toss out test result in Torrance and Pasadena schools
Standardized state test results were tossed out at elementary schools in Torrance and Pasadena because of alleged cheating by teachers, officials said Tuesday.Baron: Foster youth switch schools at huge rate
It’s well known that foster youth change schools more frequently than other students, but a new study using pioneering data analysis shows foster youth are more than twice as likely to switch schools as their classmates.L.A. students breach school iPads' security
It took exactly one week for nearly 300 students at Roosevelt High School to hack through security so they could surf the Web on their new school-issued iPads, raising new concerns about a plan to distribute the devices to all students in the district.Tuesday, September 24, 2013