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The school standards rebellion |
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Friday, February 14, 2014
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Solar panels pay off for Scott Valley schools
A recent review showed that the devices are exceeding expectations for energy collection.Monterey Peninsula USD working through its math problem
Math scores throughout the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District show that students are struggling mightily.Long Beach charter New City Public Schools avoids California Dept. of Education disciplinary action
New City Public Schools will not be disciplined by the state for failing to meet targets on standardized tests.Rialto Unified board: Superintendent's fate to be decided soon
The top two administrators in the Rialto Unified School District being out on paid leave for the past five months have cost taxpayers the equivalent of three veteran teachers during that time. But the pair won’t be in limbo much longer, according to board members.Fresno Unified says teacher contract talks are at impasse, teachers union disagrees
Over the objections of the teachers' union, Fresno Unified School District on Thursday unilaterally declared an impasse in negotiations for a new labor contract.Teacher put on leave after massage allegations
A veteran third-grade teacher at Salt Creek Elementary School in Chula Vista who was placed on leave for allegedly soliciting massages from her students in exchange for “class dollars” will not finish the school year after more parents complained when she returned to the classroom.Grossmont school board discusses members' rights
Tension among Grossmont Union High School District trustees was evident Thursday when the board passed a resolution to limit trustees' attendance at meetings of the district's Bond Oversight Committee.LAUSD food effort makes local farms healthier too
The district is working with local farms that produce vegetables, a program that offers relief as growers switch from fruit over worries about an invasive and deadly citrus pest.Adams: Proposal would allow military instructors to teach physical education
High school military instructors could become authorized physical education teachers if a contentious regulation change before the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing is approved Friday.California schools have $37.5 billion in unissued bonds
Though California has exhausted its authorization to issue state bonds for schools, school and community college districts have $37.5 billion in approved but unissued local school construction bonds.The school standards rebellion
A standards rebellion — or in the eyes of the opponents, the dumbing down of America — is sweeping red states and blue, promoted by both Republicans and Democrats. President Barack Obama has called for a rigorous college-prep curriculum for all students. States, however, are responding with defiance: They’re letting teens study welding instead of Spanish, take greenhouse management in place of physics and learn car repair instead of muddling over imaginary numbers.
Thursday, February 13, 2014