Friday, September 5, 2008
New superintendent slated to take reins at Coast Union
A contract with Chris Adams was finalized by the Coast Union board last week. Adams will replace former Superintendent Pamela Martens, who led the district for 11 years before leaving June 30 to become superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.Charitable donation earns S.J. employees surplus iMacs
Two-hundred used surplus iMac G3 computers were up for grabs for Office of Education employees this week in exchange for either a duffel bag full of clothes or 5 pounds of food for local organizations.Paradise ex-cheerleader coach sentenced
A former cheerleader coach was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation, and was also sternly warned any violation of her probation will send her to state prison and force her to register as a sex offender.Switch of principals concerns Arizona Middle School parents
The parents of several Arizona Middle School students asked the Alvord Unified school board to reconsider the reassignment of the school's popular principal during a board meeting Thursday night.12 comeback campuses in county taken off watch list
A dozen local schools received confirmation yesterday that they've beaten the odds. Years of low state test scores had landed them on a federal watch list that some say brands schools as failing. Not many schools get off the list. These did.Study: Black, Latino students catching up to whites, Asians
The release of the 2008 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR) program came with some good news: Schools were narrowing the stubborn achievement gap between white and Asian students and those who are African American, Latino or learning the English language.State falling way behind No Child Left Behind
California schools, required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act to lift more students over a higher academic hurdle this year, instead stumbled and slipped back, as nearly 1,400 fewer schools met test-score targets.Thursday, September 4, 2008
Drake students create highest school garden in nation
It's one of the driest, coldest and windiest wastelands imaginable, but students at Sir Francis Drake High School don't care. They want to grow food there anyway. Five students have installed an insulated mini-greenhouse at elevation 12,470 feet in California's White Mountains, near Bishop.Amato's grace period ending
After two months of tranquility, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent Tony Amato's honeymoon appears to be ending, at least as it relates to Trustee Bill Ross. Old disputes Ross has had with board President Dan Castillo and Vice President Sarah Bowden also appear to be reigniting.Santa Ana schools armed with new readiness technology
Santa Ana Unified has started this school year using a new emergency preparedness system that gives police and fire departments online access to floor plans, 360-degree panoramas, evacuation routes, and other info for all 78 campuses and administrative buildings in case of natural disaster, fire or other emergencies.Kids can win pizza – or even new wheels
From simple to slick, school districts in the region use a variety of tactics to get kids to school. Of course, children do better in school when they come regularly. That seems pretty clear. But school districts profit, too, when their students are present. Literally.Elementary school experiments with dual-language program
Effort to make pupils fluent in English and Spanish by fifth grade adds anxiety and hope to the first day of classes at a Highland Park campus.Burglars hit Oakland school district's headquarters
Thieves broke into the Oakland school district's human resources offices late Tuesday night and stole 10 computers containing Social Security numbers and other personal information of an estimated 100 new hires, school district officials reported Wednesday.Charter school opens in Fresno despite objections
The newest charter school in Fresno opened its doors this week to some of the area's most challenging students, including teens whom other schools won't take -- but not everyone is happy about it.Anaheim high school must allow Bible club
A north Orange County high school has been told it can no longer ban a Bible club from meeting on campus and must offer them listings in the school's yearbook and website.Arts funding for schools faces state budget ax
Just two years ago, the state of California made a strong statement that it wanted its students to enjoy education in such arts and music programs. But the current budget crisis may undo the state's renewed commitment to the arts.Column: California needs a budget now, so save reform for later
The Legislature and the governor may have reached the point where the most responsible thing they can do is to be irresponsible. Acting responsibly may be beyond their grasp. They may be incapable of passing a state budget that honestly balances the books, one that includes a combination of spending cuts and tax increases.Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Pensis retiring after 30 years with school district
The superintendent of the Coachella Valley Unified School District on Tuesday announced his retirement after weathering five years of poor test scores and failing to meet federal standards.How to survive $2.9 million deficit?
More than 10 teacher positions may have to be cut in Lodi Unified School District due to lagging student enrollment.School board rejects resolution on same-sex marriage
In a split vote, the school board rejected the resolution. The first part of the resolution states: "the People of California affirm that it is in a child’s best interest to be raised by a father and mother in the bond of marriage."School administrators police clothing on campuses
Red shoelaces. A Nike swoosh. A knit beanie.While in most settings they're innocuous accessories, on some school campuses they're fashions that administrators battle to help keep gangs at bay.Year-round schools history for many kids
Nearly 700,000 students head back to Los Angeles Unified classrooms today, and tens of thousands of them will no longer suffer through chaotic, year-round schedules thanks to the district's massive ongoing construction program.First lesson is to try hard, quadriplegic teacher tells kindergartners
Darin Peets, 47, is a new kindergarten teacher at Del Dayo Elementary school. He's also a quadriplegic. He uses lessons learned during his three decades of limited physical mobility to teach his young charges to try hard. And then ask for help.Mayor Villaraigosa has high hopes for his schools
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vowed to double the rate of academic improvement at schools under his stewardship in benchmarks announced Tuesday.Column: All 3 budgets would create future deficits
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been hammering at legislators not only for their record-long stalemate on a state budget, but for entertaining quick fixes that would merely, as he puts it, "kick the can down the road" without solving the state's chronic fiscal ills. It's a noble sentiment, certainly, but none of the budget versions floating around the Capitol, including Schwarzenegger's, would do it.
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