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Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Renaissance High in Long Beach to get $40 million renovation

A new auditorium may be in store for Renaissance High School for the Arts now that the Long Beach Unified School District has announced that the magnet school will undergo a $40 million renovation.

East valley schools to get air filtration systems

New air filtration systems will be installed at three east valley schools to protect students from smoke that billows into their buildings from nearby farms where fires have been lit to protect crops from freezing temperatures.

Fresno Unified Superintendent Hanson gets contract extension

Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Michael Hanson will get an extra year tacked onto his four-year contract after getting a positive review by the school board on Wednesday.

Superintendent to retire from Capistrano Unified

Capistrano Unified School District superintendent Joe Farley – who is credited with quelling political rancor and unrest in the county’s second largest school district – announced Wednesday that he will retire June 30 at the end of his four-year contract.

OC Dept. of Ed. workers picket over contract talks

About 12 employees picketed outside the Orange County Department of Education on Wednesday morning over contract negotiations.

Alpine teachers' salaries to be cut

A decline in state funding because of lower enrollment and escalating costs for health benefits were reasons given by trustees from the Alpine Union School District board when they voted 5-0 on Tuesday to cut salaries and benefits of Alpine district teachers.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Kern High School District puts AEDs on high school campuses

A year after a 15-year-old Centennial High School sophomore's heart stopped at school, the Kern High School District Tuesday began putting automated external defibrillators on all 18 of its high school campuses.

At Simi Valley meeting, speakers fight to keep schools open

About 275 parents, teachers and students filled city hall Tuesday night, asking the Simi Valley school board not to close their schools.

Long Beach teachers reach tentative agreement with district for pay raise

Long Beach teachers may be getting their first pay raise in more than five years. Last week the Teachers Association of Long Beach voted to accept an agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District for a 3 percent pay raise retroactive to July 1.

Health officials say lead levels at Chino Valley schools are not toxic

Just because a child has consumed water with traces of lead from some Chino Valley Unified campuses, it doesn't mean it's deadly or even a cause for concern, health officials said Tuesday.