Education Headlines

• Mobile app launched for California School Dashboard, now available

  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced the release of the California Department of Education’s (CDE) first-ever mobile app for the California School Dashboard.

  July 19, 2019

• ‘Not in a million years.’ School board member won’t resign after cheerleader incident

  Despite repeated calls to resign from board members and the community, Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic refused to step down Thursday night during a special board meeting regarding his behavior on the Bullard High campus last week.

  July 19, 2019

• ‘No confidence’: State adviser slammed Sac City Unified officials in fiscal crisis, emails show

  An independent fiscal adviser blasted the Sacramento City Unified School District this spring while it was calculating huge cuts to jobs and programs, saying he had “no confidence” in its business staff or their data.

  July 19, 2019

• Accusations in viral San Ysidro High valedictorian speech unfounded, district says

  In a statement released Tuesday in response to the records request, Sweetwater Union High School District officials said the valedictorian’s allegations were based on rumors — not fact.

  July 19, 2019

• Charter school case exposes big loopholes in how the state funds schools

  Last month, an explosive indictment filed in San Diego alleged a charter school scam that was both lucrative and audacious: Two men, along with a handful of close employees, managed to siphon $80 million of public education funds into “consulting” companies they controlled.

  July 18, 2019

• Law enforcement seizes records of closed L.A. charter school

  Federal law enforcement agents have seized records from the home of the former director of Community Preparatory Academy, a Los Angeles charter school that recently closed amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

  July 18, 2019