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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
State funding questions continue to worry Fillmore schools' chief
The local control funding formula is expected to funnel more money to poor and English-learning students, which could benefit the Fillmore Unified School District because of its demographics. However, interim Superintendent Dr. Alan Nishino said during his bi-weekly report that the district is in a state of uncertainty as it remains unclear how much funding Fillmore schools will receive under the new formula.Fensterwald: Amid heavy lobbying, Brown must decide teacher dismissal bill
Gov. Jerry Brown has saved a much-disputed bill on teacher dismissals for the last batch of bills facing him before Sunday’s deadline for deciding legislation.Settlement in lawsuit that torpedoed Monterey Peninsula USD candidate
Lake Elsinore Unified School District officials settled the sexual harassment lawsuit that became a flashpoint when a district administrator was about to get the top job at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District.Riverside school board doesn’t fund adult program
Riverside Unified School District won’t fund or reopen the Life School special education class for adults, despite requests to reconsider the decision.Discipline reform advocates rally at Long Beach USD board meeting
School leaders unanimously approved a new discipline policy for Long Beach-area schools Tuesday, agreeing with more than 100 students who rallied at the Board of Education meeting that too many kids are being suspended.San Bernardino County schools superintendent to retire at end of 2014
After six years of overseeing programs for more than 414,000 students, San Bernardino County Superintendent Gary Thomas announced Tuesday his plans not to seek re-election.LAUSD teacher placed on leave after profanity-laden outburst is recorded by student
An audio clip of a high school English teacher repeatedly dropping the F-bomb during a classroom outburst has gone viral on the campus of Narbonne High in Harbor City.Rialto accused lunch money embezzler charged
A former Rialto Unified accountant has been charged with the suspected embezzling of $1.8 million in funds from the district over the past eight years.Malibu teachers’ illnesses prompt environmental testing on Malibu High School campus
Faculty, students and parents anxiously awaited the results of environmental testing at Malibu High School after several teachers came down with various serious illnesses in recent weeks, including cancer.Lawsuit threat behind Concord neighbors' request to postpone school stadium vote
With the threat of a lawsuit looming over planned stadium lights that weren't disclosed in a Mt. Diablo school bond measure, Ygnacio Valley High neighbors are asking trustees to delay a vote Wednesday on the field upgrades.K-8 schools want Salesforce.com funding, too
While San Francisco's 12 middle schools were tickled pink by the $2.7 million in iPads, teacher training, wireless access and cold hard cash that landed in their laps recently, their counterparts at the city's K-8 schools have been green with envy.LAUSD President Richard Vladovic issues apology; seeking professional help
A day after Los Angeles Unified released two claims accusing him of harassment, school board President Richard Vladovic admitted Tuesday that he’d violated the district’s “civility policy” and apologized to employees who’d felt intimidated by him.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013