Education Headlines

• State school bond lagging in polls, threatening local projects

  A $9 billion state construction bond that local school leaders are banking on passing this November is trailing in preliminary polls, which could leave some local districts struggling to complete projects they’ve already promised to voters.

  September 23, 2016

• Monterey Bay Charter gets OK to build permanent home at CSUMB

  California State University trustees have approved a plan to use 20 acres of land at CSU Monterey Bay to build the Monterey Bay Charter School.

  September 23, 2016

• Chico Unified to change emergency protocol, increase communication

  Chico Unified School District officials are talking about making changes to the district’s Safe Schools safety plan and increasing communication after reports of an armed man headed toward Chico High a few weeks ago caused confusion on social media and concern among parents.

  September 23, 2016

• When your charter school closes 3 weeks into the year, where do you go? In West LA, you have options

  A mere 13 months after the school had first opened, the board of City Charter Schools voted that night to shut down its high school as soon as all of its students could find new schools. Welcome to the Westside of Los Angeles, where students and families face a dizzying array of school choice options.

  September 23, 2016

• Ojai Unified board backs plan to keep 5 elementary schools open

  After months of speculation over whether the Ojai Unified School District will close an elementary school, the district’s board has voted tentatively to keep all five of the schools open.

  September 23, 2016

• El Monte Union High School District faces lawsuit from fired former superintendent

  Former El Monte Union High School Superintendent Irella Perez filed a lawsuit against the district and at least one member of the Board of Education in State Superior Court Thursday seeking at least $25,000 in damages.

  September 23, 2016