Education Headlines

• Nick Salerno, former El Monte schools superintendent, now interim head of Lennox school district

  During a closed-door meeting Wednesday, April 17, the Lennox School District board of trustees voted 3-2 to appoint Nick Salerno as its interim superintendent.

  April 18, 2019

• Some don’t love ‘Love’ in bid to change ‘Haight’ name for Alameda school

  One Alameda school is fed up with “Haight.”

  April 18, 2019

• Charter school growth slowing in Sacramento. What’s driving the statewide trend?

  After years of vigorous growth, charter school enrollment is showing early signs of decline in Sacramento County just as state lawmakers zero in on ways to limit the industry’s swift expansion in California.

  April 18, 2019

• EdSource: California lags behind other states in quality and access to state-funded preschool

  California still has a long way to go to catch up with other states in quality and access to preschool, according to a national report that ranks all state-funded preschool programs.

  April 18, 2019

• Alum Rock school district cuts all librarians to balance budget

  Next fall, kids in the troubled Alum Rock school district will go to schools without librarians.

  April 18, 2019

• New school offering courses in all things robotics coming to Lodi

  The Lodi Unified School District announced the creation of the Valley Robotics Academy, with registration officially open for prospective students to begin the 2019-20 school year.

  April 17, 2019