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Education Headlines
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