School trustee Foster pleads guilty, resigns
District attorney was conducting criminal investigation of San Diego Unified board member's conduct
San Diego school trustee Marne Foster pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting more than $250 in gifts in 2014, a misdemeanor violation of the Political Reform Act that requires her to immediately step ... Ref. Source 1g.
State sees black student college enrollment drop
After a surge of black student enrollment in California colleges over the past decade, that trend has reversed. A study recently found that the number of black college students in the state decreased by 13 percent between 2011 and 2014. Ref. Source 6w.
Schools asked to stop collecting citizenship data
Citing a "Chilling effect," civil rights groups asked California's attorney general to investigate school districts that ask for students' citizenship status. Activists say the requirement raises legal concerns and keeps parents from enrolling children into school. Ref. Source 5v.
This is going to be interesting. I just read another story that a CA school is having money taken away from it because it is too Caucasian. So, if CA is going to stop collecting this data how will they know if a school is too white so they can take money away from it to send to a less white school? [By The Way], does anyone else find all of this just a little bit ridiculous? Is this PC gone completely wild?
Poway, L.A. School districts sued over lunch items
Processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and sausages are in the crosshairs of two new lawsuits that target lunch menus for the Poway and Los Angeles unified school districts. Plaintiffs say such foods violate the state's education code. Ref. Source 3b.
Scripps Ranch High parents, students file complaints over AP testing errors. Scripps Ranch High parents and students claim San Diego Unified failed to provide the necessary resources for students to successfully complete their AP courses and exams. Source 8g.
Interactive map shows school expulsions, suspensions for weapons in San Diego County. High schools in Escondido, Santee and El Cajon have the highest number of weapon-related expulsions in the county, according to state data. Source 6b.