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Education Headlines
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
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Coachella Valley Unified School District recall effort falls short
Despite months of collecting signatures, a group of disgruntled parents has failed to rally enough support to recall a majority of the Coachella Valley Unified School Board.Pipes, personnel on LBUSD board's agenda
The Long Beach Unified School District board is set decide whether to take over the water pipes beneath the new McBride High School and discuss a few highlights of contract negotiations with employees at Tuesday’s board meeting.Survey: Most LAUSD teachers would discontinue costly iPad program
Only a minority of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers strongly favors proceeding with the $1 billion iPad program.West Contra Costa school board agrees to revisit bullying regulations, hires administrator
Although the West Contra Costa school district has several programs in schools to help combat bullying, trustees learned during a special board meeting Monday that they are not doing enough.Freedburg: School reforms revive decades-old debate on impact of money on education outcomes
The dramatic transformation of how California’s schools are funded is raising one of the most complex and challenging questions on the education policy landscape: Will additional money improve student academic outcomes?Adams: Schools promoting ‘trauma-informed’ teaching to reach troubled students
Backed by brain research, California schools are beginning to address the effect of severe trauma on the health and achievement of their students.U.S. students score below international averages in math, reading and science
Showing barely any change in nine years, American 15-year-olds scored below their international peers in math, reading and science, test results released Tuesday show.L.A. Unified accuses state of 'shortchanging' needy students
L.A. Unified accused state education officials Monday of “shortchanging” the school district’s impoverished students, saying they could be prevented from receiving all of the estimated $200 million due them under a new school funding system.Monday, December 2, 2013