Education Headlines

• Long Beach teachers develop new science curriculum to meet nation’s new content standards

  Two Long Beach teachers have developed a curriculum for secondary science classrooms that joins together the new national content standards for language arts and science.

  July 22, 2014

• Norwalk-La Mirada school board votes to place $375 million bond issue on ballot

  The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education Monday on a 6-0 vote agreed to place a $375 million bond issue on the Nov. 4 election.

  July 22, 2014

• Rialto Unified: District pays $33k for disparaging former superintendent

  When former Rialto Unified Superintendent Harold Cebrun agreed he would leave his job at the end of March, he and the school board agreed: Neither would say a disparaging word about the other. Three months later, the district has paid out more than $30,000 for violating that non-disparagement clause.

  July 22, 2014

• Fensterwald: Initiatives you won’t see on November ballot

  Earlier this year, the secretary of state’s office gave sponsors of six proposed education-related ballot measures the go-ahead to collect the 505,000 signatures each needed to appear on the November ballot. None qualified.

  July 22, 2014

• EdSource: Six California districts join Obama’s initiative

  Six California school districts are among 60 in the nation that are joining President Barack Obama’s initiative, “My Brother’s Keeper,” which supports African-American and Latino boys, beginning in preschool.

  July 22, 2014

• San Ysidro School District borrowing to stay afloat

  Quickly running out of cash, the financially distressed San Ysidro School District will again borrow against property taxes to pay its bills. Trustees voted unanimously at the regular board meeting June 26 to approve a resolution to request a temporary transfer of funds from the county treasury.

  July 22, 2014