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Education Headlines
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
New law makes it harder for parents to resist child vaccines
School nurses in Orange County are preparing for a new state law that will make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children.Palm Springs Unified School District considers changing to zoned elections
If the Palm Springs Unified school board adopts proposed trustee areas, current board members Justin Blake and Karen Cornett will have to face off if they both seek re-election.Coachella Valley Unified to hold special meeting on Arabs mascot
The Coachella Valley Unified School Board will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the Coachella Valley High School “Arab,” a longstanding mascot that has been criticized by a national anti-discrimination group.Enochs pool contract, Munn case up for Modesto City Schools vote today
The Enochs Pool contract and approval of the district’s first charter school will be up for a vote today by the Modesto City Schools board. First, however, board members are scheduled to take a final vote on firing Modesto High campus supervisor Jackie Munn, whose case has become a cause for many.Denair Unified to discuss superintendent search, financial troubles
The Denair Unified School District board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to appoint a superintendent search advisory committee. After a closed-door session, the board will reconvene at 7 p.m. to hold its regular meeting, which will include a financial update and a second certification that without making cuts in spending, the district will run out of money before year’s end.Adams: New law raises awareness of concussions in student athletes
As the high school football season winds to a close and players prepare to put their helmets away, athletic officials are hoping that a new law requiring coaches to be trained to spot concussions in players has made the high-contact game, and all youth sports, safer.State releases second half of $1.25 billion in Common Core funding
In the Bay Area, Alameda County schools and districts will receive nearly $34.5 million total, Contra Costa County will get about $44.2 million, San Mateo County will receive about $18.8 million and Santa Clara County will reap nearly $55 million.LAUSD moving to next phase of iPad program
Los Angeles Unified moved forward Tuesday with the second phase of its plan to equip students with iPads, but added a pilot test of laptops — a signal that the district’s ambitious technology project may extend beyond tablet computers.LAUSD proposal to shift federal poverty money fails
A plan to divert federal money from Los Angeles Unified schools with the highest poverty rates to those with moderate levels failed Tuesday after the school board split 3-3 and one member abstained rather than break the tie.Tuesday, November 12, 2013