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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Two Lodi Unified campuses could become magnet sites
Lodi Unified officials unveiled plans Tuesday to convert Parklane and Sutherland elementary schools into K-6 campuses, proposing two magnet schools that will focus on science and organizational skills.Holman to leave interim Stockton USD post
Eric Holman will step down as interim chief of Stockton Unified's police department Oct. 30, less than two months after he replaced retired Chief Jim West.Alisal students rank high in algebra
When it comes to math, Alisal High students seem to have solved a complicated equation. Despite the "demographic challenges" administrators talk about - a high percentage of low-income, English-learner students - math students at the east Salinas school are outperforming almost all of the high schools in Monterey County.Enrollment on the rise in Marin schools
The county Office of Education released enrollment numbers for the 2013-14 school year Tuesday, showing that all but one of Marin's school districts have more students this year than they did to start last school year, continuing a trend that is causing classrooms to overflowDesert Sands Unified shifts from at-large voting to avoid lawsuit
To avoid an expensive lawsuit that claims racial inequality, the Desert Sands Unified School District board plans to change the way its members are elected, forcing one current member off the five-member board.Clovis teacher sues district over alleged age discrimination
A Clovis Unified kindergarten teacher who alleges she was treated unfairly by her boss for years because of her age is suing the district, the latest move by the teacher to regain her job and be compensated for the alleged harassment.Oak View residents voice concerns about Rainbow rezoning
Residents of the Oak View neighborhood told Ocean View School District officials at a recent meeting that having Rainbow Environmental Services so close to homes and schools in the neighborhood has led to a constant dust in the air that affects respiratory health as well as a persistent unpleasant odor.Positions cut, teachers to vie for jobs
To help close a $92 million deficit in its $1.1 billion operating budget, San Diego Unified last spring avoided teacher layoffs by selling off property, raising class sizes and approving a system that would fill vacated jobs with excess teachers rather than bringing on new hires. That unusual fiscal strategy is risky because it assumes the excess teachers will have the necessary credentials for the vacant jobs. If they don’t, the district will have to hire more educators while still creating the new positions for the excess teachers.Free speech and the American flag: lawsuit over controversial 2010 Cinco de Mayo high school incident lives on
The parents still want the Morgan Hill Unified School District to be held accountable for what they consider an unpatriotic violation of the students' First Amendment right to wear an American flag on a T-shirt on any day of the year.LAUSD looking to delay iPad distribution
Facing questions about security and other issues, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy has proposed a one-year extension in equipping all 600,000 of the district’s students with iPads, pushing completion of the program to December 2015.Harassment claims against LAUSD President Richard Vladovic detailed in interview
A veteran Los Angeles Unified secretary who filed harassment allegations against school board President Richard Vladovic has identified herself publicly in an exclusive interview with the Daily News, saying she’s speaking out in an effort to end bullying by the district’s powerful officials.California more accepting of Common Core education overhaul than other states
Controversy is dogging the rollout of the rigorous new Common Core curriculum in many of the 45 states that first embraced the bipartisan proposal, with critics saying the change in English and math standards are a federal intrusion, an attack on local control or just too expensive.Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Greenhut: Failed effort leaves predators unmolested
Last Thursday, Brown vetoed AB 375, which was the latest attempt to deal with something that should be noncontroversial: the removal from the classroom of teachers who engage in sexual misconduct. The veto was cheered by school administrators and others who had pushed most vociferously for reforms that would ease the teacher-dismissal process. They argued that a bill that ostensibly would ease the process of removing bad teachers would actually make it harder.Banks: L.A. Unified stakes reputation on iPad program
The district risks its credibility with the troubled rollout of the $678 tablets. Some readers voice doubts, while proponents cite the need to aim high.4 L.A. schools defer iPads, citing security, liability issue
The middle schools still want the tablets, but only after the Los Angeles Unified School District addresses questions about hacking and responsibility if a tablet is lost or broken.Monday, October 14, 2013