Education Headlines

• Local educators stress importance of school attendance on future success

  Kern County Superintendent of Schools Mary Barlow said a new school year is a fresh start, and for those students who have missed several days in the past, this could be the year to turn over a new leaf.

  August 23, 2019

• Focusing on student wellness: Salinas middle, high schools to get health service centers

  Beginning this year, the Salinas Union High School District will start building Wellness Centers on nine campuses, the first in Monterey County.

  August 23, 2019

• California proposal requiring ethnic studies for diploma delayed

  The author of legislation that would require students to take an ethnic studies course as a requirement for high school graduation has put off a vote on the bill this year amid widespread criticism of a proposed curriculum that would serve as a guide for school districts statewide.

  August 23, 2019

• Crime is down at LA schools. But there’s a caveat

  With Los Angeles schools back in session, parents should find comfort in police statistics showing campuses are getting progressively safer, according to a report released Thursday by a nonprofit news organization.

  August 23, 2019

• LAUSD chief financial officer chosen to lead troubled Lennox School District

  The Lennox Board of Education recently selected Scott Price, LAUSD’s chief financial officer, to become its permanent superintendent, according to an LAUSD statement released Thursday afternoon, Aug. 22.

  August 23, 2019

• These Hueneme High students lined up to get laptops

  Each student at four Oxnard Union High School District campuses will get a Chromebook to take home this school year, and the plan is to expand the program to other schools next year.

  August 23, 2019