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Education Headlines
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Critics blast Sonora High School pool project
Concerned community members attending the Sonora Union High School District’s board meeting Tuesday questioned whether the district is legally allowed to spend bond money on building a new aquatics center.State won't hear appeal of Cayucos student transfer decision
The California Department of Education won’t even consider ruling on a petition to transfer Cayucos high school students to the San Luis Coastal Unified School District from Coast Unified School District in Cambria, effectively killing that transfer movement by parents.Santa Ana Unified reveals contract for new superintendent
Santa Ana Unified School District officials were reluctant last week to share their new superintendent's salary contract, one that makes Rick Miller one of the highest-salaried school district superintendents in California, based on the latest figures from the state Department of Education.Brown signs bill to restrict costly school borrowing deals
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday to prevent school districts from entering costly bond deals such as a 2009 Folsom Cordova Unified agreement that requires about $18 in payments for every $1 borrowed.Rialto school board president defends superintendent: “He fell into a web”
Embattled schools Superintendent Harold Cebrun remains on administrative leave, but has at least one key defender: school board president Joe Ayala.Backers of proposed El Cerrito charter school ask panel to revive plan
Supporters and opponents of a proposed charter school to be located in El Cerrito argued their cases passionately Wednesday evening before the Contra Costa County school board that is considering the charter's petition after the West Contra Costa school district denied it.UTLA nixes LAUSD bid for $30M federal grant
For the second straight year, the Los Angeles Unified teachers’ union refused to endorse the district’s application for a prestigious federal grant, which officials said would have brought in $30 million to fund counselors and instructional coaches at high-needs middle schools.Brown signs law prevents schools from incurring huge bond debt
A law signed Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown will prevent school districts from issuing ultra-long-term bonds that saddle taxpayers with huge repayment debt.STAR test dumped: Brown ignores federal threats, signs bill allowing new exams
A bill ending the standardized tests that California public school students have taken in reading, math and social science since 1999 received Gov. Jerry Brown's signature on Wednesday, despite a threat by the U.S. secretary of education to withhold federal funds if the state moved forward with the plan.Wednesday, October 2, 2013