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School districts send out final layoff notices
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Ventura County school districts, and other districts throughout the state, sent teachers, counselors and others final layoff notices this week, though fewer jobs will be in jeopardy than first thought. Full story »
Educators, parents protest proposed school cuts
Thursday, May 15, 2008
While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's revised state budget backs off some threatened cuts in education, local teachers, administrators and parents still rallied Wednesday night to protest the possible elimination of programs. Full story »
Hall of Fame seeks county educators
Monday, May 12, 2008
The Ventura County Educators Hall of Fame is seeking teachers and administrators whose work deserves to be recognized. Full story »
School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law
Sunday, May 11, 2008
At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently. Full story »
La Reina makes its case at mock trial nationals
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Pound the gavel and offer a congratulatory handshake. The La Reina High School mock trial team wrapped up its most successful showing in the school's proud history Saturday at nationals in Wilmington, Del. Full story »
Thomas Aquinas graduates 80 seniors
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Tucked deep in the Topa Topa mountains near Santa Paula on 170 manicured acres, Thomas Aquinas College graduated 80 seniors on Saturday. The pastoral setting matched the reverential mood at the Catholic college best known for its Great Books approach to a liberal arts education through reading the classics. Full story »
Hall of Fame seeks county educators
Sunday, May 11, 2008
The Ventura County Educators Hall of Fame is seeking teachers and administrators whose work deserves to be recognized. Full story »
Addictive disorders studies chairman to retire
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Bill Shilley left the priesthood years ago but soon took on another flock: alcoholics and drug addicts. For the past 27 years, Shilley has worked in the Addictive Disorders Studies Department at Oxnard College, teaching classes and nurturing students, most of them recovering addicts themselves or people related to addicts. Full story »
Third-graders in Ventura urged to help one another learn
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Rather than have the students sit at their desks and compose and read stories alone, the Will Rogers School teacher was using "think, pair, share," a group teaching method that allows them to help one another through the reading and writing lesson. "It's their time to connect," Werth said. "Then they write their own pieces." Full story »
Schools delve into looming budget cuts
Thursday, May 8, 2008
As the dismissal bell rings to signal the end of the day for students and teachers at Thousand Oaks High School, it's the beginning of a long night for Pam Ross and five other members of the custodial crew. Full story »
Plight of school counselors
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Counselor Nicole Vitto works the teachers' lounge at Aspen School in Thousand Oaks long before the first bell rings.
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Moorpark High makes history in National Academic Decathlon championship win
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Moorpark High School won first place in the 2008 U.S. Academic Decathlon in Garden Grove on Saturday and did it with the highest score in the 40-year history of the game. With 53,119 points, the powerhouse team broke its own record, set in the state competition in March, by 240 points. Full story »
School district seeks community's input
Monday, April 28, 2008
Officials at the Conejo Valley Unified School District are seeking input from the community regarding the possibility of developing elementary magnet schools. Full story »
Moorpark team vies in Academic Decathlon
Monday, April 28, 2008
Moorpark High School has a dynasty to defend. This week, the two-time national championship school heads to the 29th annual United States Academic Decathlon in Garden Grove with the highest score in the history of the national competition. Full story »
Some job-training classes to disappear
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Ventura County students will lose career and technical education courses next year as school officials grapple with the loss of about $292,000 for vocational programs on top of possible steep state budget cuts. Full story »
