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Education Headlines
Friday, October 25, 2013
Under tight deadline, Oxnard Union looks to hire school contractor
With the Oxnard Union High School District trying to build a Camarillo school in time for the fall 2015 semester, the school board is selecting a contractor without going through the traditional bidding process.Alisal employee goes public with sexual harassment claims
An Alisal Union School District employee has gone public with her sexual harassment complaint against the principal of Frank Paul School.Chief: Safeguards not followed in gun discharge at Chino school
A preliminary investigation has revealed police did not properly follow established safeguards and procedures when a rifle accidentally discharged at Newman Elementary School injuring three students Wednesday morning, the department's chief said.Denair parents, teachers angrily protest spending
At a prickly meeting Thursday night, Denair Unified School District parents and teachers protested large legal expenses while the staff is scraping pennies. They challenged changing budget figures and questioned the need to spend common core curriculum dollars on an outside contractor, Fowler-based DataWORKS Educational Research.Bennett: New funding system requires education leaders to shift their thinking
We see the dust settling on that issue and the calculations becoming more routine as they become better understood. But we see a lag in the adoption of new thinking that must accompany implementation of the new formula. Below are just a few of the many areas where we think a refocused approach will be necessary.Fensterwald: Districts confirm they’re moving ahead with Common Core
Three-quarters of school districts in California report having a professional development plan to prepare teachers and administrators for the Common Core standards. And three out of four districts also said they’d have lessons in math and English on all of the Common Core standards in every grade in place a year from now.The iPad Goes to School
The fiasco in Los Angeles confirms many people’s fears about the proliferation of devices in classrooms. Critics contend that the adoption of tablets in public schools is being driven by the technology industry’s needs, not the students’.EdSource: L.A. Times says Deasy to resign; Deasy responds he has not quit
The Los Angeles Times, quoting unnamed sources, reported Thursday that Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy told Board of Education members that he intends to resign in February. But in a one-sentence text to EdSource Thursday night, Deasy said he had not quit. “I have not resigned. Have not submitted letter of resignation.” He declined further comment.L.A. Supt. John Deasy says he'll talk more after his job evaluation
L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy said he will have more to say about his future with the school system Tuesday, after he is evaluated by the Board of Education. In the meantime, Deasy said, he has not submitted a letter of resignation.Thursday, October 24, 2013
