October 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
The California Department of Education said it would investigate whether the San Francisco Unified School District violated federal regulations by improperly denying summer school services to students with special needs in order to cut costs. The state investigation follows a report ...
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June 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
Proposed legislation aimed at ending illegal fees in public schools will no longer require superintendents to audit their schools to ensure compliance. Brooks Allen, director of education advocacy for the ACLU's Southern California office, said Assembly members tweaked the bill – AB...
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June 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
Civil rights groups are accusing the state of violating the constitutional rights of English learners in the Dinuba Unified School District by implementing a program that bars first- and second-grade non-English-speaking students from reading classes. District teachers and parents say the...
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October 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
A Los Angeles-area school district accused of misspending $1.5 million in federal meal money for needy students is planning to meet with state administrators this week in an effort to stave off harsh penalties and a possible lawsuit. Mark Skvarna, superintendent of the Baldwin Park Unified...
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August 10, 2011, 12:05 AM
State Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said yesterday that California can become more competitive and stop a future shortage in college-trained professionals by simply investing more to improve the public school system. Torlakson cited findings from "A Blueprint for...
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July 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
This fall, Makayla Vigil will be a sophomore at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico. For most of her school career, she made the honor roll. But last semester, after her family lost their apartment, she earned C’s and D’s. “My grades did suffer a lot from just not caring,...
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