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Education Headlines
Monday, November 25, 2013
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San Luis Coastal district may spend $1.1M for Wi-Fi at elementary campuses
Elementary schools in San Luis Coastal Unified School District will be outfitted with the infrastructure needed to support Wi-Fi in classrooms - at a significant cost.California switches testing plans, but may still risk losing $3.5 billion in federal funds
California, threatened with the loss of $3.5 billion in federal funds for suspending high-stakes testing next spring, has tweaked its exam plan. But it's not certain that the change, which was not cleared first with U.S. officials, will ease the threat to take away funds.Public feedback sought as schools plan spending
Digital textbooks, a longer school day and year, smaller classes and preschool are early suggestions for how Inland schools should spend more money they will receive to help disadvantaged students.Stanislaus schools weigh in as high school math curriculum gets makeover under Common Core
Algebra classes may disappear under Common Core, but nobody gets out of solving for X. Every grade gets a math makeover, focusing on learning the basics really well. But the most dramatic change will be in high school, where traditional algebra I, geometry, algebra II courses will phase out in most districts in favor of a I, II, III progression weaving all three topics together.Vallejo mascot's end sparks mixed reaction
As word spread Thursday about Vallejo High School dropping its controversial Apache mascot, social media networks buzzed with students and alumni weighing in on the matter.Concussion guidelines distributed to schools as new federal legislation is introduced
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a fact sheet to help teachers understand the effects of a concussion and help students recover by easing their workload and schedule. The new prevention and treatment guidelines are being distributed to high schools nationwide. Reps. George Miller, D-Martinez, and Timothy Bishop, D-N.Y., also introduced new federal legislation this week that would set minimum safety standards for concussion management in public schools with plans to educate students, parents and school staff in recognizing and responding to concussions.Frey: Youth speak out on what they want from after-school arts programs
A new study takes a fresh approach to developing quality after-school arts programs for urban youth: Ask the potential participants what they want – and don’t want.L.A. Unified's local food push is healthy for area economy too
School district's commitment to more local sourcing of the food it serves has boosted business and employment at producers' plants.Friday, November 22, 2013