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Education Headlines
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Wasco names new superintendent
The Wasco Union Elementary School District has promoted director of categorical programs Kelly Richers to superintendent.Oxnard school board OKs 1.5 percent raise for employees
The board approved an across-the-board salary increase of 1.5 percent for employees. For many employees, the raise is retroactive to July 1.Common Core may change path to math
Traditionally, U.S. students studied algebra and geometry in compartmentalized courses starting with algebra 1, then proceeding to geometry and algebra 2. But as schools get ready for the Common Core standards, which officially take effect in the 2014-15 school year, officials must decide whether to stick with this system or use an integrated model.Teacher who helped gay students sues Hesperia Unified to reclaim job
The teacher who helped high schoolers blow the whistle on administrators' treatment of gay students says she was fired in retaliation and is suing to get her job back.San Fernando Valley charter schools unite to form advocacy council
After a change in Los Angeles Unified’s funding policy sent their numbers soaring, the 42 affiliated charter schools in the San Fernando Valley have formed an official council that will work as a bloc to communicate with district officials.Vallejo: Apache mascot at high school may be changed
The Vallejo City Unified School District administration will recommend Wednesday that the school board approve changing the mascot of its namesake high school.Banks: L.A. school board's us-versus-them dynamic doesn't help students
The polarizing question has become: Which poor children matter most in a district that can't call on much of a middle class?Oakland charter school battle rages
Depending on who's talking, Oakland's charter school are filling the demands of parents for educational options or devastating an already cash-strapped school district. In reality, both are true. And that reality is setting up a battle between those wanting to open up even more charters and local critics,
Monday, November 18, 2013