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Teacher Dismissed For 'Hardcore Porn' Past Was Worried She'd Be Outed

Posted 05.25.2012

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The Southern California science teacher who was placed on administrative leave last month for a former career as a porn actress once spoke openly abou...

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California's 4th Year Of Teacher Layoffs Spur Concerns

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 05.05.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Unified teacher Mike Newman sighed when he saw the now familiar certified letter in his mailbox last month – a pink s...

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No More Dodging: Calif. Must Decide On Algebra Or Common Core

| John Fensterwald | Posted 04.27.2012

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This story comes to us courtesy of Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Thoughts On Public Education blog, TopEd.org. For nearly two years, Califo...

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Teen Back Together With Teacher Who Left Family For Her

Posted 04.18.2012

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Jordan Powers, the California teen who made national news when she and her high school teacher moved in together, told local station KOVR that the two...

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They Want to Privatize the World

David Macaray | Posted 04.13.2012

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One of the biggest con games going on right now is the sustained attack on the U.S. public school system. It's being perpetrated by predatory entrepr...

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Students At California High School Want Their F Grades Back

Posted 04.11.2012

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What most students would likely consider an unsightly blemish on their report card is what some California students are asking to have back: the "F" g...

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Teen Breaks Up With Teacher Who Left Family For Her

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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MODESTO, Calif. -- A Northern California teen who made national news when she and her high school teacher moved in together says she has broken off th...

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Advocates Seek To Reduce Student Suspensions By Axing 'Willful Defiance' Charge

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 04.07.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- School suspensions were once reserved for serious offenses including fighting and bringing weapons or drugs on campus. But these days t...

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California Parents Say Publicly Releasing Teacher Ratings Will Improve Performance

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.07.2012

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While teachers and most education reformers remain highly uncomfortable with having test-based teacher evaluations aired in public, one survey suggest...

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California School Board Blocks Parent Takeover Bid

Reuters | Posted 03.29.2012

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By Troy Anderson ADELANTO, Calif., March 28 (Reuters) - A group of activist parents in this impoverished community were thwarted again...

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Should CA Extend Free Meals To Charter Schools?

| Posted 03.28.2012

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Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Bernice Yeung At the Blue Oak School in Chico, where 60 percent of the charter school's student bod...

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Student-Teacher Dating Would Become A Felony Under California Bill

AP | HANNAH DREIER | Posted 05.27.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 41-year-old high school teacher exchanges a flood of text messages with his student, then leaves his wife and three child...

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Hostile Takeover: Parents Seek Control Of Failing School In High-Stakes U.S. Education Reform

Reuters | Posted 05.19.2012

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(Corrects information about the founding of Parent Revolution, adds that union backed anti-trigger activist in Florida, clarifies proposed structure...

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California High School Brawl Not Racially Motivated, Officials Say

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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CARSON, Calif. — Classes were proceeding normally amid heightened security Thursday at a Los Angeles-area high school where eight students were ...

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4 Injured, 2 Arrested In Racially Motivated High School Brawl

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2012

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CARSON, Calif. -- Dozens of students battled each other at a California high school Wednesday in a racially motivated brawl between black and Latino s...

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California Schools Establish 'Early Warning System' To Identify Potential Dropouts

| Matthew Rosin and Sue Frey | Posted 05.05.2012

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This story comes to us courtesy of California's EdSource Extra. Some school districts in California are working to establish an "early warning syst...

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High School Teacher Resigns After Leaving Family For Student

Posted 03.03.2012

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California teacher James Hooker has left his family and his position at a Modesto high school to live with his 18-year-old former student. The 41-y...

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San Francisco School Board Approves Hundreds Of Teacher Layoffs

Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.29.2012

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In a vote held on Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Education approved layoffs for 485 teachers, administrators and other staff members employed by ...

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Girl Dies After Fight With Classmate

AP | Posted 04.27.2012

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — After getting her nose bloodied in a fight with another girl near their Southern California elementary school, 11-year-old ...

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Students Speak Up: How Budget Cuts Are Hurting Them

Posted 02.14.2012

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As school districts are facing massive budget cuts across the country, school programs, teachers and students are taking the hit. Across the countr...

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8 California School Workers On Leave During Student Abuse Probe

AP | Posted 02.10.2012

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Eight school district employees were placed on leave during an investigation of their handling of allegations that a special e...

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Dinner Is Now On The Menu In Nearly 200 California Schools

| Sue Frey | Posted 04.10.2012

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This story comes to us courtesy of California's EdSource Extra. You've heard about free school lunches and breakfasts, but how about school suppers...

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Montessori: The Missing Voice in the Education Reform Debate

Laura Flores Shaw | Posted 03.28.2012

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Laura Flores Shaw

Education reformers these days cast their nets far and wide to try to find a solution to the current malaise in our schools. They look to Finland, or to digital learning models. Why is Montessori ignored?

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California Plan To Scrap Kindergarten Program Spurs Protest

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 03.14.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — California educators and childcare advocates are protesting Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to scrap a new program for children who are ...

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Students Caught Cheating, Bought Exam Answers From Amazon

Posted 03.07.2012

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Students at a California high school have been caught cheating on a history exam by purchasing answers to the test from Amazon.com. About 10 sophom...

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