Education

Car allowances for San Juan school officials separated from salaries

By Diana Lambert - Updated: 8:40 am

The car allowances aren't new. The San Juan Unified School District has been giving them for years to administrators who are expected to travel between school facilities, but you may not have known it.

Teachers union leader put on leave by Twin Rivers

By Melody Gutierrez - Updated: 2:34 pm

Twin Rivers Unified School District has placed its teachers union President John Ennis on paid administrative leave while police investigate an allegation that he was involved in an altercation Wednesday with one of his special education students.

Former Sacramento principal pleads not guilty to molestations

By Andy Furillo - Updated: Thursday, May 24 2012 - 8:28 am

A former private school principal who has been charged with six felony counts of child molestation pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

The Sacramento Bee, L.A. Times sue to force release of UCD officer names in pepper-spraying

By Sam Stanton - Published: Thursday, May 24 2012 - 12:00 am

Arguing that the public has a right to know the names of the police officers involved in the November pepper-spray incident at UC Davis, The Bee and the Los Angeles Times sued Wednesday to force disclosure of their identities.

Documents detail alleged illegal loans to Twin Rivers trustee

By Melody Gutierrez - Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 - 10:13 am

Money orders, bank statements and credit card bills are among the documents Twin Rivers Unified School District officials turned over to authorities as evidence trustee Cortez Quinn allegedly accepted $55,000 in illegal loans from a school district employee.

California School Boards Association backs both tax measures

By Kevin Yamamura - Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 - 8:08 am

The California School Boards Association has endorsed both Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative and a rival measure on the November ballot, calling the dual backing "an unprecedented move."

Review of Twin Rivers police focuses on vehicles, weapons, command structure

By Melody Gutierrez - Updated: Wednesday, May 23 2012 - 10:13 am

The Twin Rivers Police Department has curtailed its emphasis on traffic enforcement, and more operational changes will follow if the school district police force moves forward with recommendations in a report released Tuesday.

Documents detail alleged illegal loans to Twin Rivers trustee

Senate OK's bill to curb CSU executives' pay hikes

By Hannah Madans - Published: Tuesday, May 22 2012 - 12:00 am

The Senate on Monday approved a bill to limit pay for California State University employees making more than $200,000 a year.

The annual STAR tests given to California school students has important implications for education in the state. Last year, asked readers some of the questions students face. This year, we are using tougher questions. See how you do.