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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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California Connections Academy adds staff based on growth

A San Joaquin County virtual school has recently added eight new credentialed teachers to serve students in the Lodi and Galt area.

Exiting Orland school boss to get more than $247,000

According to a summation of the cash settlement, which along with the agreement was originally withheld by the district, von Kleist will receive $247,100. Chris von Kleist, recently exited Orland Unified School District superintendent, didn't leave his post with empty pockets.

Desert Sands Unified Wi-Fi funds OK'd

The Desert Sands Unified School District will use Common Core preparation funds to buy 6,000 Google Chromebooks and install wireless Internet at the six mid-valley schools that do not have it today.

Parents wants board to remove Abraham Lincoln Elementary principal

A small but passionate group of parents have demanded that the Desert Sands Unified School District remove the new principal of Abraham Lincoln Elementary for refusing to call an ambulance for a bleeding student.

California measure would replace seniority with performance for teacher layoffs

A ballot measure submitted by a political consultant for education advocate Michelle Rhee seeks to remove seniority as a factor when California school districts lay off teachers, requiring instead that decisions be based on performance and student test scores.

Liberty Union High School District battles feral cat problem

Public health concerns have prompted Liberty Union High School District to hire professional trappers in its latest effort to remove the dozens of feral cats that roam campuses.

USDA awards $220,000 to Placerville Union schools in tragedy aftermath

Nearly three years after Principal Sam LaCara was gunned down by the school janitor in his office at Louisiana Schnell School, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it is giving Placerville Union School District close to a quarter-million dollars to “restore a sense of safety and security.”

Early education highlighted in Assembly Democrats’ budget priorities

Greatly expanding transitional kindergarten so that it is available to all 4-year-olds is listed among the top fiscal priorities of Assembly Democrats in the coming year.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Search coming soon for new Anaheim schools superintendent

Anaheim Union High School District’s board of trustees met Thursday night, rarely mentioning their controversial 3-2 vote earlier this month to fire Superintendent Elizabeth Novack.

Out-of-county charter programs take root in O.C.

Five-year-old Harrison Chong started kindergarten at the Orange County Language Academy four months ago, and his mother can't rave enough about what the county's first public Korean dual-language immersion program is doing for her son.

New app keeps parents in touch at Folsom Cordova Unified

The Folsom Cordova Unified School District has launched a mobile application giving parents, students and employees access to district resources and information, including school news, lunch menus, athletics, maps and message capabilities.

San Juan Unified School District facing 10 lawsuits

The San Juan Unified School District faces $17 million in claims over harassment allegations, with 10 lawsuits alleging that Superintendent Glynn Thompson created a hostile workplace.

Gov. Jerry Brown opposes gover