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Education Headlines
Friday, January 24, 2014
Feds to investigate Loleta school; claim alleges discrimination, student abuse
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is launching a formal investigation into allegations of racism and discriminatory treatment of Native American students made against the Loleta Union Elementary School District.Salinas charter school board holds off on reduction plan
The governing board at Oasis Charter School in Salinas has postponed action on a plan to eliminate the middle school program. A group of parents said they were stunned by the initial proposal and object to eliminating the middle school grades. About 40 of the school’s 250 pupils are in the seventh and eighth grades.Brown urges locals to 'shoulder .. the big responsibility'
Gov. Jerry Brown made no promises Thursday, but said some flexibility in funding guidelines could allow more money for public safety and education programs in Monterey County.Community groups pressure Fresno Unified School District on new spending plan
Concerned civic groups urged Fresno Unified officials Thursday to be more transparent and collaborative when it comes to spending new state education funds.Brea district sells 18-acre former high school site for $25 million
A $25 million offer was accepted by the Brea Olinda Unified School District board Wednesday to sell the 18-acre site of its former high school to a real-estate company in a move that foregoes a public auction set for Monday and paves the way for the district to invest in technology upgrades.Sacramento City district trustees vote to tighten bylaws over missed meetings
Sacramento City Unified School District trustees voted unanimously Thursday night to tighten their bylaws after discovering the district was paying thousands of dollars to board members for missed meetings in apparent violation of state law.Teachers to vote on contract in troubled Denair district
Teachers will cast their votes by Tuesday on a three-year contract with a 7 percent retroactive pay cut for the current school year, in line with a fact-finder’s recommendation for a solution to the district’s dire financial situation.California low in education spending, high in welfare
California spent a below-average proportion of its state budget on education in 2012, vis-à-vis other states, but had one of the nation's highest relative levels of welfare spending, according to a new Census Bureau report.Fensterwald: Lawsuit challenging teacher tenure, seniority protections goes to court next week
The trinity of teachers’ rights in California – tenure, seniority and due process in dismissals – will be under attack next week in a trial in Los Angeles with statewide impact and national interest.
Thursday, January 23, 2014