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Education Headlines
Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Lodi Unified School District officials approve raises for teachers
Lodi Unified School District has agreed to give teachers raises and cancel furlough days.Burglars vandalize, steal laptops and balls from Chapman School
Teachers and students arrived Monday at Chapman School to find it had been burglarized and vandalized while they were away.Indio High School TB testing: Second round set as precaution
About 120 Indio High School students and some staff members had a second round of testing for tuberculosis Tuesday, according to the Riverside County Department of Public Health. Students were last examined in December after one of them tested positive for tuberculosis.Desert Sands school district offers classified staff a raise
After several years of dwindling salaries, the Desert Sands Unified School District has offered a 5 percent raise and an $800 bonus to about 1,000 custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other classified employees.Alpine teachers reject tentative pact
In a vote taken Tuesday and Wednesday by secret ballot and announced Wednesday afternoon, members of the Alpine Teachers Association rejected a proposed contract settlement with the Alpine Union School District.Abuse charges dropped against Miramonte teacher
Prosecutors dismiss the case after the girl who alleged the abuse declined to testify against Martin Springer. The Los Angeles Unified School District stands by its decision to fire Springer and pay $3 million in settlements.PETA apologizes to Woodland Hills school after graphic materials distributed to children
Following a dust-up over graphic animal cruelty images distributed to elementary-school students in Woodland Hills last week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has issued a public apology to the school’s principal, pledging to “mend fences.”Adams: Schools failing to protect students from sexual abuse by school personnel, federal report says
The failure of U.S. schools to protect students from sexual abuse by school personnel is a story of district cover-ups, lack of training, incomplete teacher background checks and little guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, according to a new federal report.Cheating scandal: Newport-Mesa official resigns to protest expulsions
An administrator for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District resigned Wednesday after alleging the school district badly mishandled a computer-hacking scandal that resulted in the expulsion of 11 students.LAUSD will pursue firing of Miramonte teacher after charges dropped
The Los Angeles Unified School District said it would not reverse its decision to fire former Miramonte Elementary teacher Martin Springer after charges against him were dropped Wednesday, officials said.Brown calls for new fees on teacher preparation review
Still struggling to find a fiscal footing in the wake of the recession, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing would be granted additional authority to impose fees on educator preparation programs under a proposal from the Brown administration.Wednesday, February 5, 2014