Upland Unified Superintendent Stepping Down
The superintendent of the Upland Unified School District (UUSD), Dr. Nancy Kelly, has announced her retirement after a six-year run. She will step down in June of 2020.
The superintendent of the Upland Unified School District (UUSD), Dr. Nancy Kelly, has announced her retirement after a six-year run. She will step down in June of 2020.
Erika Torres has been selected as the next administrator of the troubled Inglewood Unified School District.
There have been hundreds of cybersecurity threats affecting the nation’s schools since 2016. Last year, 122 public K-12 schools experienced some type of cyber threat.
Schools across the country are holding active shooter drills to help students and teachers prepare for the worst. But at what cost?
The Los Angeles County Unified School District could soon follow in the footsteps of San Francisco Unified by allowing undocumented immigrants to vote in school board elections.
“We are particularly concerned that the state does not explicitly require districts to spend their supplemental and concentration funds on the intended student groups or to track their spending of those funds,” Howle’s report reads. “Without a means of tracking how districts use (LCFF) funds, state and local policymakers and other local stakeholders lack adequate information to assess the impact of those funds on the outcomes of intended student groups."
The former assistant superintendent of facilities for the Corona-Norco Unified School District has been charged with embezzling more than $1 million from the district, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
Underscoring the rift was a recent photo in the local Coastal View News showing Carpinteria Unified School District Superintendent Diana Rigby and several other school officials standing in a field of marijuana plants.
The State Special Schools and Services Division (SSSSD) has a new director. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has named Robin Zane to the position.