Education Headlines
Monday, August 6, 2012
San Diego school administrators' union agrees to concessions
The San Diego Unified School District has reached a contract agreement with the union representing principals and vice principals that includes concessions similar to those given by the district’s teachers, including deferring raises and extending furlough days.Getting to the core of education
The Common Core Standards are considered more rigorous than most of the states' current requirements, and are designed to help students master - not simply memorize - academic subjects and sharpen their critical-thinking skills.Fensterwald: School funding primer: A is for Alligator
The alligator chart cuts through verbiage to visually capture how much money has been cut since 2007-08, the last year that the Legislature funded schools without IOUs for lost cost-of-living increases or direct cuts.Legislature taking notice of risk school insolvency poses to state
With a record number of school districts facing the serious threat of insolvency and news of yet another seeking a state bankruptcy bailout, key members of the California Legislature are beginning to take a harder look at the fiscal risks failing schools pose to the state.Truancy: Inland lawmaker's bill refocuses on the students
A bill by Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, D-Rialto, seeks to change the state’s truancy rules, with the goal of keeping more students in school.Lawsuit, bill aim to keep K-12 education free in California
Legislation and an ACLU lawsuit tackle the increasing use of fees at public schools, a trend that is unfair to low-income students and increases disparities.AIG to pay L.A. Unified nearly $79 million in claims settlement
Insurance giant AIG will pay nearly $79 million to the Los Angeles Unified School District to settle a lawsuit over its failure to pay claims on properties with environmental and pollution hazards, The Times has learned.Friday, August 3, 2012
