Education Headlines

• Teachers’ union convention tackles pressing school issues

  Running through Monday morning, the gathering, which brings together 3,500 national delegates, will take up issues including threats to teacher tenure laws and an academic system that is fixated on standardized testing, according to an AFT statement.

  July 11, 2014

• Anaheim school board delays bond vote over Brown Act concerns

  Anaheim Union High School District board trustees Thursday night delayed placing a $249 million bond measure on the November ballot, after Voice of OC reported they potentially were violating California’s open meetings law.

  July 11, 2014

• Jose Fernandez owes Centinela Valley school district up to $256K in over-payments, according to Los Angeles County audit

  Jose Fernandez, who is under intense scrutiny for the excessive pay he earned as superintendent of the Centinela Valley high school district, owes the district up to $256,000 for over-payments made to him, according to a report released this week by the county.

  July 11, 2014

• Teachers’ union convention tackles pressing school issues

  Union delegates from across the nation are converging in downtown Los Angeles this morning to hear California’s governor and school superintendent and education experts speak at the opening day of the American Federation of Teachers convention.

  July 11, 2014

• IRS refunds Santa Clara County Office of Education’s tax penalty

  Although the Santa Clara County Office of Education has accepted responsibility for filing its taxes late, it’s getting a $174,000 refund of a penalty it paid the Internal Revenue Service.

  July 11, 2014

• West Contra Costa school board, top bond construction administrator part ways

  A debate over school construction costs in the West Contra Costa district appears to have prompted the school board to oust a top official who suggested money was no object in the $1.6 billion taxpayer-funded bond program.

  July 11, 2014