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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Hawthorne schools pilot use of palm scanners to speed lunch lines

The project is happening on a trial basis at Hawthorne Middle and Ramona Elemenary schools, where students - once they reach the front of the lunch line - place a hand on a digital reader in the shape of a palm.

Guevara's hiring in Monterey district on hold

Monterey Peninsula Unified’s decision to hire Lake Elsinore Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Alain Guevara as superintendent there was delayed Monday after dozens of parents and teachers spoke against his hiring at that district's governing board meeting.

New school for homeless to open

More than 25 years after a drop-in center for homeless students opened in San Diego with a single teacher, a gleaming $15 million campus for transient youth will make its debut in downtown’s East Village Wednesday.

Thirty years later, nation remains at educational risk

U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren't adept at new technology. America's economy will suffer if schools don't step up their game.

CSBA’s price of support: $5 billion more

The California School Boards Association has indicated it would back Gov. Jerry Brown’s new funding formula for schools, but only if the governor delivers at least an additional $5 billion to raise the level of spending for all students.

Senate Democrats to propose alternative education plan

Senate Democrats today suggested reservations about major elements of Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to overhaul California's school funding system, saying they will announce an alternative plan this week.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Students will read more nonfiction, but schools won't ignore classics under new standards

Students from kindergarten through high school will soon be reading more nonfiction — biographies, speeches, even a government publication on insulation — under new national standards that are changing what and how children learn.

School budgets looking better

Three local school districts that risked being unable to pay their long-term expenses — Calaveras Unified School District, Sonora Union High School District and Curtis Creek School District — are on more solid footing than they were last year.

School district unification forum draws a crowd

The discussion was narrowed to unification of the four largest school districts in Salinas — Alisal Union, Salinas City, Santa Rita Union and Salinas Union High School.