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California Board of Education passes new school funding rules
The template that school districts must use was approved on an "emergency" basis for the current school year, the first year the formula is in effect. But state board members stressed the regulations are temporary and would be refined to take into account input from speakers who crowded the board room in Sacramento.Galt teachers union seeks salary increase
Galt Joint Union High School District teachers feel that the governor’s recently released budget will be beneficial at the bargaining table as the Galt Federation of Certificated Employees union is in the midst of stalled negotiations.Alpine teachers vote to authorize strike
The vote was in response to the district’s decision to impose across-the-board compensation cuts for teachers.Threats close four Escondido schools
Four charter schools in Escondido will be closed Friday because of a threat against one of the campuses, school officials said Thursday night.Federal probe in San Ysidro gets serious
The defense attorney for former San Ysidro schools Superintendent Manuel Paul said in court this week that Paul is the subject of an active federal investigation and charges are likely forthcoming.Santa Clara County school board denies petition for charter school in Morgan Hill
In a blow to Latino parents agitating for change, the Santa Clara County Board of Education has denied a petition to open a charter school in Morgan Hill.Turlock High lawn equipment replaced after theft
Thieves halted Turlock High School’s turf management work last week, but donors have stepped forward with dollars and used equipment to get the class back on track, Principal Marie Peterson said.Berkeley school district to spend about $2 million on campus shooting prevention
In an attempt to prevent the next school shooting from happening here, the Berkeley school district will spend about $2 million on "armed intruder" training and security devices to prevent or reduce deaths in the event someone comes on campus with a gun.Big changes to California's school-funding rules are approved
The new system allots more money to schools with disadvantaged students and empowers local educators to decide how to use the funds, as long as needy students are among those who benefit.Fensterwald: State Board patiently listens, then quickly passes regs for funding law
After listening to nearly seven hours of 1-minute testimonies that were impassioned, instructive and inevitably repetitious, the State Board of Education, after little debate, unanimously approved temporary regulations Thursday fleshing out a historic education finance law. The new Local Control Funding Formula will not only transform how K-12 schools are funded, but also how student success is measured, and district budgets, with community involvement, are created.
Thursday, January 16, 2014