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Education Headlines
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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San Joaquin suspension up; question is, by how much?
School discipline statistics released by the California Department of Education last week show that San Joaquin County suspensions increased by 0.5 percent from 2011-12 to 2012-13, and that expulsions decreased significantly.EdSource: Q&A - The uncommon challenge of Common Core
If you’re like most people, you probably still have some questions: If you’re a teacher, what will the Common Core Standards do to your lesson plans? If you’re a parent, how will this affect your kid? And if you’re a student: Like, what tests are you going to have to take?Police send evidence in Corona del Mar cheating case to lab
Police have not located the tutor accused of being a central figure in the Corona del Mar High hacking scheme, but detectives have submitted evidence gathered during a search of the man’s Irvine home to an FBI crime lab for analysis, officials said.LBUSD looks to cut Jordan's international baccalaureate program
Carlos Montes was among about a dozen students, teachers and alumni who addressed the Long Beach Unified School Board Tuesday night asking that they not eliminate the International Baccalaureate program, which has been at the school for decades.Cortez Quinn ends self-imposed leave, attends Twin Rivers board meeting
Cortez Quinn walked into the Twin Rivers Unified School District board room Tuesday night, camera crews chasing behind him, before joining the rest of the school board last night. Quinn had been on a self-imposed 90-day leave from his board seat since shortly after his arrest Nov. 6 for allegedly accepting illegal loans from a school employee, falsifying a paternity test and using it in court to deny paternity.Lawsuit targets Rocketship schools in Santa Clara County
In another blow to the flagging fortunes of Rocketship charter schools, four Santa Clara County school districts on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to rescind the approval of 20 Rocketship schools and prevent the county school board from granting similar requests.Parents outraged by graphic PETA flier given to children at Calabash Charter Academy
As children rushed into class at Calabash Charter Academy Thursday morning, many were handed a colorful comic book with a cute cartoon cow on the front from a small group of people gathered near the flagpole.How budget cuts and PTA fundraising undermined equity in San Francisco public schools
Parent fundraising for elementary education in San Francisco skyrocketed 800 percent in 10 years. The largesse saved some classroom programs, but widened the gap between rich and poor.Anonymous LA school employees turn to Facebook to spotlight needed repairs
Los Angeles Unified School District staff have taken to Facebook to put a spotlight on crumbling school infrastructure and neglected repairs - and shame officials.Sacramento area school districts resist push for smaller class sizes
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new school funding plan promises smaller class sizes, but that is more dream than reality at some California districts.Walton group funds more charter schools in L.A. than elsewhere
Los Angeles charter schools have been the largest recipients of funding from the foundation associated with the family that started Wal-Mart, according to figures released Wednesday.State asks all public K-12 schools to make salaries public
State Controller John Chiang has asked every public school district in the state to provide salary and benefit information for all employees and elected officials so that it can be posted on the Internet and shared with the public.Tuesday, February 4, 2014