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School districts’ publicity programs spur questions
- The largest school districts around the region are shelling out big bucks to publicize their successes, but as talk swirls around program cuts and wiped-out raises for teachers, some question the necessity of schools’ spin machines.
Interns’ ability to count as teachers questioned in court
- A San Francisco-based civil-rights group has filed a federal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education, seeking a little truth in advertising when it comes to putting qualified teachers in classrooms.
Manassas students will be screened for TB Monday
- Dozens of Osbourn High School students who have been near a person diagnosed with a suspected case of tuberculosis will be tested for the contagious bacterial disease at the campus Monday.
School district prepares for budget shortfall with list of potential cuts
- The state’s soaring deficit projection has drawn concern from Redwood City School District officials, who are looking for ways to retain about three-dozen teachers who face layoffs.
Crackdown prompts student exodus to other counties
- The number of non-English-speaking students transferring from Prince William County schools to neighboring school systems climbed again last month as families flee the crackdown on illegal immigrants.
School librarian who stole from community may get off with no criminal record
- A judge will likely allow a Montgomery County school librarian who stole $101,000 from a Gaithersburg community to serve her jail time this summer and get off with no criminal record so she can keep her school job.
DOJ to review Manassas schools' ESOL programs
- Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice visited the Manassas City Public Schools this week to determine if the system is dedicating enough resources to students who speak foreign languages.
Board proposes $40 million school infusion, undoes cuts to raises
- Fairfax County supervisors are likely to pump an additional $40 million into the county's school system, undo proposed cuts to employee pay raises and bolster a strike force that targets neighborhood blight and overcrowding - almost all of it funded by a tax increase and a series of new cuts.
Ex-baseball player sues coach, school
- A former varsity athlete who claims he was disfigured after being hit in the face with a baseball has filed a lawsuit against Half Moon Bay High School, Cabrillo Unified School District and his former coach, claiming he was made to perform a risky, improperly supervised drill.
- A former varsity athlete who claims he was disfigured after being hit in the face with a baseball has filed a lawsuit against Half Moon Bay High School, Cabrillo Unified School District and his former coach, claiming he was made to perform a risky, improperly supervised drill.
Montgomery principal shuts down consulting side business
- A Montgomery County principal who was running pricey private seminars, including one scheduled at his school on a weekday, shut down his consulting company Friday after The Examiner discovered that his side business may violate the Board of Education's code of ethics.
Recalled meat delivered to districts
- Eight school districts in San Mateo County received a cut of the 143 million pounds of beef that was recalled last month due to a Southern California slaughterhouse’s questionable practices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture disclosed.
Parents concerned support for Edison's programs will wane
- In a district where college-level classes have become the high school norm, some Montgomery County parents worry support for technical programs, a saving grace for many students who aren't high achievers, will fall apart.
Experts to examine Ravenswood district
- A team of education experts will soon assess and suggest improvements to the troubled Ravenswood City Elementary School District, one of 97 school districts in the state that have consistently failed to meet federal standards on standardized test scores.