Education Headlines

• Fensterwald: Bill would steer extra revenue to Common Core implementation

  A bill introduced last week asks legislators to make implementing the Common Core and other new academic standards the top priority in spending a chunk of the extra $2 billion that the Legislative Analyst’s Office says could come K-12 schools’ way next year.

  March 5, 2015

• Fortune charter school to open in North Sacramento

  A charter school network run by Margaret Fortune will open a North Sacramento campus next school year.

  March 5, 2015

• Charter high school gets go-ahead

  A charter high school expansion that was delayed by Chula Vista Elementary School District trustees is moving forward.

  March 5, 2015

• Lawmakers want high schools to teach sex-assault prevention

  Sacramento lawmakers are hoping to push sexual-assault prevention efforts into high school health classes, requiring students to get the “yes means yes” message before they graduate.

  March 5, 2015

• Turlock schools address dual-language program overcrowding

  Faced with a dual-language program that’s bursting at the seams, Turlock Unified School District trustees took steps to start a sister program at a second campus and move its sixth-grade class to a middle school to accommodate all the growth.

  March 5, 2015

• San Ramon: Boy files claim against district over its handling of wrestling coach molester

  A high school molestation victim filed a claim this week against San Ramon Valley Unified School District alleging its employees did not protect him from sexual abuse by his wrestling coach.

  March 5, 2015