Education Headlines

• LAUSD retiree health benefits costs grow to $15.2 billion

  On a day when LAUSD Board Members met behind closed doors to interview the final candidates for a new superintendent to lead the district, LAUSD released a new report showing that the unfunded liability for retiree health benefits has now grown by nearly $2 billion to $15.2 billion.

  April 19, 2018

• Ross Valley Charter accepts $325,000 grant from Walton Family Foundation

  Despite criticism they were allowing right-wing anti-public-school forces’ “infiltration” of the Ross Valley, the board of the Ross Valley Charter School this week accepted a $325,000 grant from the Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walton Family Foundation.

  April 19, 2018

• As the school walkout nears, Modesto administrators says its students are safe

  As some students prepared this week to walk out of school to demonstrate concerns over gun violence on campuses across the nation, administrators in Modesto assured that safety is their top priority.

  April 19, 2018

• Ventura County school districts plan for more student walkouts, demonstrations Friday

  School districts are gearing up for another round of student demonstrations Friday — the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.

  April 19, 2018

• Search for L.A. schools chief loses a candidate as Indianapolis superintendent Ferebee drops out

  Lewis Ferebee, the superintendent of Indianapolis public schools, has taken himself out of the running for the job of L.A. schools superintendent.

  April 19, 2018

• Alameda school leaders adjust budget to boost employee salaries

  rustees with the Alameda Unified School District have approved budget changes aimed at freeing up money to boost employee pay.

  April 19, 2018