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Friday, March 28, 2014
Popular math and science program reaches compromise with school district
Months after supporters of the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science proposed the idea of becoming a charter school, they have reached an agreement with the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District that will give them some of the stability they were seeking.Sausalito Marin City School District makes cuts, staff changes
Facing a sizeable deficit and an expiring grant, the Sausalito Marin City School District is making some cuts.Attorneys argue value of California teacher tenure laws
Attorneys for a group seeking to eliminate tenure protection for California teachers argued Thursday that such iron-clad job security makes it almost impossible to fire an incompetent instructor.Documents destroyed at Rialto Unified, interim superintendent says
After Judith Marie Oakes was arrested Aug. 7 on suspicion of embezzling more than a million dollars in lunch money, no one in Rialto Unified mentioned it in an email, a memo or even a Post-It Note, according to district officials.Artesia residents concerned about ABC Unified trustee districts plan
Artesia residents expressed concern over developing districts for school board members in the ABC Unified School District at a public meeting Wednesday. In each of the three proposed maps dividing the district into seven parts, residents said Artesia wasn't well represented during the meeting at Ross Middle School.Twin Rivers pays $225,000 settlement for 2010 incident
Twin Rivers Unified School District has paid Ricardo Sazo $225,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in 2011 alleging excessive force and negligence by its Police Department and Officer Jason Smith.West Contra Costa school leaders vote to boost reserves
With new state funding in the pipeline and an eye on past fiscal troubles, West Contra Costa schools trustees made a goal Wednesday night to maintain 6 percent of their budget in reserves.Claim: Tracy principal uses parent's undocumented immigration status to keep her from reporting teacher molestation
According to a $10 million claim filed against Jefferson School District on Dec. 5, Principal Susan Moffitt said she had to protect her teacher's reputation and implied that a mother risked deportation if she reported her child's abuse to police. The mother, who is undocumented, kept quiet.Fensterwald: Attorneys give final arguments in Vergara suit challenging laws for teacher hiring, firing
The future of tenure and other laws governing how teachers are hired and fired in California is now in the hands of Judge Rolf Treu.
Thursday, March 27, 2014