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Education Headlines
Friday, December 13, 2013
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Lincoln school removed from Simi Valley closure list; 2 other campuses remain
Lincoln School, one of three Simi Valley campuses recommended for closure, got a reprieve Thursday night.Critics hammer Principal Moffitt
Tensions ran high at Wednesday night's Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District board meeting, where critics slammed the continued employment of Tenaya Elementary School Principal Susan Moffitt.Monterey Peninsula USD rejects middle school project because of cost overruns
Trustees with the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District rejected a proposal to continue renovations on a school in Marina after the price tag doubled from the original estimate.Embattled Orland school boss leaves post
Chris von Kleist, the embattled Orland Unified School District superintendent, has left his job after making a settlement deal with the district.Coachella Valley Unified School District to install security cameras
The Coachella Valley Unified School District will spend as much as $1 million to install security cameras all 21 schools in the east valley district.Advocates press Fresno Unified to restore sex education classes
Youth advocates urged Fresno Unified School District to revamp its sex education curriculum Thursday evening, saying budget cuts have hurt such programs for high school students.Sweetwater schools' CFO out after 10 months
After less than a year as chief financial officer of the Sweetwater Union High School District, Albert Alt has “parted ways” with the district. “It was a difference of style and we separated,” said Sweetwater spokesman Manuel Rubio. “Monday (Dec. 2) was his last day.” Rubio declined to elaborate.Sweetwater teacher contract talks reach impasse
For the third month in a row, hundreds of placard-waving, chanting teachers and their supporters gathered before and during the regular Sweetwater Union High School District board meeting to protest what they say is the district’s refusal to bargain a new contract in good faith and the imposition of costlier health care rates.LAPD teaches educators that 'Seconds Count' in school shooting scenario
With the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy looming, the LAPD trained local educators Thursday on how to respond to an active shooter on campus.Budget outlook, prospects for bond measure brighten for West Contra Costa schools
West Contra Costa schools trustees on Wednesday night received some good news about the district's budget and prospects for passing a bond measure next year, along with a less-sanguine outlook for a possible parcel tax measure.Thursday, December 12, 2013