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Monday, November 18, 2013
Long Beach Unified to open high school with hospitality and tourism focus
Just months after the opening of McBride High, Long Beach's first new public high school in 18 years, plans are moving forward on another new public high school in the city.Coachella Valley High won't cast off Arab mascot
Coachella Valley High School will keep the “Arab” name, but the east valley school district will discuss revisions to the campus mascot with a national anti-discrimination group.Capo OK's deal for $51 million school in Rancho Mission Viejo
Capistrano Unified School District trustees have approved a deal with Rancho Mission Viejo LLC for the company to provide land and pay for a majority of the building costs for a $51 million K-8 school in its newest housing development.San Ysidro tries to limit testimony
Lawyers for the San Ysidro School District filed several motions last week in an $18 million lawsuit over solar installations, attempting to exclude any mention of cash handoffs, burning of district records or criminal charges against officials.Vallejo district recommends changing school's Apache mascot
A Northern California school district is recommending that its main high school’s Apache mascot be changed. The Apache, adopted decades ago, has long been a sensitive issue for Vallejo High School, and altering it has been raised several times over the years, according to the Vallejo Times Herald. The matter will be decided at the board’s Wednesday meeting.McRae: Education reform through the courts and why it’s necessary
In California – and in many other states – the Legislature has proven devastatingly ineffective at ensuring equal educational opportunity in our public schools and protecting the fundamental rights of students.Sacramento school board members got full pay, even when they missed meetings
The Sacramento City Unified School District has doled out thousands of dollars to board members for meetings they did not attend for at least the last 16 months, in apparent violation of board policy and state law, a Bee review shows.Plate: Everyone benefits when charter schools and districts partner on special education
As the charter school movement evolved, flexibility and autonomy did not follow in the area of special education. Instead, charter schools’ special education services have, in many cases, mirrored the services provided by the charter school’s authorizer (usually the local school district). In January 2011, the Los Angeles Unified School District made a bold move to try a new approach, which was unanimously approved by the LAUSD School Board.Mongeau: Federal preschool bill highlights need to improve state program, advocates say
Legislation introduced in Congress last week that would expand public preschool could serve as a wake-up call in California to beef up early education programs, advocates here say.Are desegregation funds helping?
The state annually sends nearly $1 billion in special desegregation funds to school districts throughout California, including $64 million to San Diego Unified. But those dollars are delivered with no strings attached, no master system to track where the money goes and there is no proof required that the programs actually work.Friday, November 15, 2013