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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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Judge: Miramonte parents' claims can move forward along with children's

Parents of children involved in the Miramonte Elementary sex abuse scandal can proceed with their own claims of emotional distress as their children proceed with claims of emotional distress, negligence and sexual harassment, a judge ruled Monday.

Fire throws Sonora Elementary into disarray

The Sonora Elementary School District Board of Trustees decided in a special meeting Monday that teachers and staff would get at least one day without students after Thanksgiving break to prepare their curriculum and set up their temporary classes following a fire that put at least 15 classrooms out of commission over the weekend.

Parent reaction to Common Core in Long Beach is mixed

Parent reaction has been varied to the new Common Core standards being rolled out by the Long Beach Unified School District.

Palm Springs school district to consider trustee areas Tuesday

Justin Blake, a nine-year member of the Palm Springs Unified School Board, announced Tuesday night that he would not seek re-election in 2014. If Blake had planned to seek re-election, the shift to trustee areas would have made his bid to retain a board seat more competitive by forcing him to run against another incumbent, Karen Cornett.

Performing arts backers gain momentum in pursuit of Sacramento campus

Arts supporters are getting a boost from the Sacramento City Unified School District, which has agreed to lease the former Fremont School for Adults to the city of Sacramento for a performing arts campus.

Fensterwald: Once lured by incentive grants, most teachers stuck around at new campuses, study says

Encouraging results from a study on cash incentives for transferring teachers to low-performing schools could have implications for districts eyeing options under the state’s new Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF.

California legislative leaders raise school-funding concerns

Top Democrats in the Legislature have poured cold water on proposed regulations to carry out the landmark overhaul of the state's school-funding formula.

S.F. scrambles for subs as teachers skip school

More than 600 San Francisco teachers and classroom aides skipped school Tuesday to extend their Thanksgiving holiday, leaving district officials scrambling to find enough qualified adults to watch over students.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

How Common Core State Standards are changing education at Long Beach Unified

There are no one-word answers in Donna Robertson's fifth-grade classroom at Lafayette Elementary in central Long Beach.

Parent reaction to Common Core in Long Beach is mixed

Parent reaction has been varied to the new Common Core standards being rolled out by the Long Beach Unified School District.

San Ysidro contract headed to mediation

A contract standoff between the San Ysidro School District and teachers association is headed for state mediation.

Early testing reveals high toxic chemical levels at Malibu High School

The district plans to conduct more tests and clean up chemicals, but says there is 'no short-term risk' to being on campus.

From truant slacker to straight-A student, an LAUSD success story

Before Troy Clawson went from slacker to straight-A student, he used to ditch school for weeks at a time to skateboard, not knowing or caring that truancy is against the law.

Fensterwald: Rocketship charter schools singled out in California as Race to the Top finalist

Rocketship Education, with eight K-5 charter schools in San Jose, one in Milwaukee and invitations to expand into urban districts in other states, is the sole finalist from California competing for $120 million in the second district Race to the Top competition.