K–12

Spotlight: K–12

State defunds program to fix ‘slum’ schools

California has funded less than half of the $800 million required, eight years after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit against the state. + read more
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School lunches missing the mark for nutrition standards

State reviews of school lunches found that hundreds of districts have fed children fattening, salty and nutritionally deficient meals and face...
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Oakland school accused of abuse is overbilling taxpayers, records show

St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church, where some former students have accused a teacher of physical abuse, has inflated its enrollment and gained...
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Thousands of students attending schools with unresolved safety issues

Despite California’s strict seismic safety regulations, the construction process at two school districts illustrates how mismanagement, disregard for...
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April 30, 2013

Bill seeks to limit school police in discipline matters

As the national debate grows louder over deploying police in schools, the largest state in the...
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February 19, 2013

In one Calif. school district, teachers help teachers get better

LONG BEACH – Jandella Faulkner crouches beside a table of busy third-graders in Jennifer...
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January 16, 2013

'Parent trigger' strikes again in California

LOS ANGELES – The first time Amabilia Villeda tried to fix her children’s school, she...
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January 15, 2013

School discipline reform groups question plans for armed security

As the White House considers proposals to allocate federal money for armed guards in schools,...
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January 3, 2013

LA school police still ticketing thousands of young students

Even as Los Angeles authorities continue efforts to reform school-discipline standards, fresh data...
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December 21, 2012

Oakland school district mishandled federal money, state finds

The Oakland Unified School District failed to follow federal regulations in doling out taxpayer...
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K–12 headlines from the Daily Report archive.
K–12 | December 7, 2012

State considers shorter service for under-prepared teachers

K–12 | October 29, 2012

New environmental curriculum corrects plastic bag information

K–12 | October 24, 2012

Students support, but don't always eat, new school lunches

K–12 | October 24, 2012

In search of quality teachers, charter network trains its own

K–12 | October 18, 2012

State to investigate SF’s handling of special education services

K–12 | October 17, 2012

With court win, 'parent trigger' school reform moves to crucial vote

K–12 | October 15, 2012

School official targeted special education program to cut costs

K–12 | October 10, 2012

Imperial County earthquakes highlight unresolved school risks

K–12 | October 10, 2012

Disparities persist for children's well-being, study says

K–12 | October 9, 2012

Oakland schools seek kitchen upgrades with ballot measure

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Joanna Lin
Education Reporter
E-mail | Tel: 714-796-3521
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Schools are charged with ensuring not only students' academic success but also, in many ways, their physical, emotional and overall well-being. I'm interested in how California's public schools are meeting these responsibilities as they grapple with shrinking budgets, and how they're serving their most vulnerable populations.
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