Sweetwater talks yield tentative deal
The Sweetwater Union High School District and its teachers union reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday night after a year of contentious negotiations and a strike authorization vote just last month. The ... Ref. Source 5
Schools test "Common Core" test
The annual spring testing ritual is under way in public schools. Only this time, it's the test that's being tested. Students throughout San Diego County and California are field testing exams that ... Ref. Source 4
Tenure ruling triggers debate
California's teacher tenure laws were ruled unconstitutional Tuesday by a Los Angeles County judge, who said job protections deny poor and minority students an equal education by disproportionately assigning them to incompetent ... Ref. Source 8
San Diego County schools withhold data
Nearly three quarters of San Diego County's school districts and charter schools have not provided payroll information requested by the State Controller’s Office as part of its push for transparency in government salaries. That's 110 out of 147 agencies. Ref. Source 7h
Los Angeles schools to reopen after terrorism scare
Mayor Eric Garcetti said there were was "Not a credible threat," and announced that schools would reopen Wednesday, after an email threat led to the Los Angeles County's largest school system abruptly canceling classes for 650,000 students Tuesday. Ref. CNN