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Report: California school districts spend less on students than before recession |
Education Headlines
Friday, October 4, 2013
Report: California school districts spend less on students than before recession
California school districts spend an average of $873 per student less now than they did in 2008, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.Walters: Two California school bills show teacher union power
Two bills demonstrate the immense influence that the teachers union enjoys in the Legislature and the lengths to which ambitious politicians will go to endear themselves to the powerful union.Bid for state-owned Agnews land submitted by Santa Clara Unified, city of San Jose
Anticipating thousands of new students from 32,000 freshly built homes, the Santa Clara Unified School District and the city of San Jose renewed their efforts Thursday to buy land vacated by a former state mental hospital to build two schools and create a regional park.Newport-Mesa superintendent shares district's goals, shortfalls
Superintendent Frederick Navarro on Thursday shared a few of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s goals this year and the challenges he and other administrators are trying to overcome.Anaheim school apologizes for making girl remove NRA T-shirt
A high school student who grabbed a National Rifle Assn. T-shirt in her hurry to find something to wear to school was later confronted outside class by campus officials who forced the student to remove her shirt or face possible disciplinary action, the girl’s parents said.Fensterwald: School police under greater focus
A new law that encourages alternatives to police involvement in school discipline matters was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week, just days after the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $44 million to beef up the number of police officers in schools nationwide, including California.Thursday, October 3, 2013