20 results for "Joanna Lin"
Teachers' roles violate credentials
Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 12:00 AMThe last time Charlie Parker took a social studies class, he was a teenager with an Afro and Jimmy Carter was president of the United States. Yet here he was, standing at the front of a classroom, trying to teach dozens of high schoolers subject...
State considers shorter service for under-prepared teachers
Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 9:00 PMUnder proposals the state's teacher credentialing agency is set to consider today, school districts would need to show on a case-by-case basis that no fully credentialed teachers are available before they resort to less-qualified educators, ...
Californians' commute times rank 10th longest in US
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 9:00 PMCalifornians rank 10th in the country for having the longest commute times, taking an average of 26.9 minutes to travel to work, recently released census data show.
Students support, but don't always eat, new school lunches
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 9:00 PMIn a taste test of new lunch items last year at the Long Beach Unified School District, the "fiesta salad" received a nearly 73 percent approval rating. One student even declared that the dish of pinto beans, cilantro, corn, tomatoes a...
Disparities persist for children's well-being, study says
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 9:00 PMCalifornia has made gains in the early stages of children's academic trajectory but has failed to sustain them, a new assessment of kids' well-being has shown.
Veto pits charter school autonomy against affordable meals
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:00 PMArguing that he did not want to "erode the independence and flexibility" of charter schools, Gov. Jerry Brown last weekend vetoed legislation that would have required charters to provide low-income students free or reduced-price meals.
State reported inflated rate of teachers lacking credentials
Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 9:00 PMThe rate was startling: Nearly six in 10 teachers at California's lowest-performing schools were not properly credentialed for the classes they led. It's a rate California has worked to shrink for the past six years. It's also a rate...
Immigrant integration varies across California
Monday, September 17, 2012 at 9:00 PMWhen a change to federal law meant many immigrants would lose access to certain welfare benefits, Santa Clara County faced having to absorb thousands of residents in local safety net programs. So the county pursued a way to keep immigrants eligi...
Legislators pass bill to use 'intellectual disability' in state regulations
Monday, August 27, 2012 at 9:00 PMA bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature won't change any services, rights or responsibilities in state law. But to supporters, the bill's changes are critical: It would drop the words "mental retardation" and "men...
Health officials warn of lead in eye cosmetic
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 9:00 PMAfter a Massachusetts doctor found high levels of lead in an infant's blood last year, hospital staff found no hazards in common sources of the toxic metal - paint at the family's home, residue from workplace exposure, kitchenware and di...
