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Lucia Mar teachers threaten strike

Written on 28 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

Members of the Lucia Mar Unified Teachers Association packed a school board meeting Tuesday night as they rallied for an increase in pay. Many of the teachers held signs noting the show of force was a ‘dress rehearsal.” After the... (Continue reading)

Six arrested at high school fight in Santa Maria

Written on 20 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

A lunchtime cat fight between two female students at Righetti High School in Santa Maria led to multiple brawls, six arrests and the lockdown of a nearby school Wednesday. [KEYT] Around 12:30 p.m., two female students began fighting in Righetti’s... (Continue reading)

Say no to Measure L

Written on 31 Oct, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 44 comments

OPINION By MATT KOKKONEN Just about everyone in San Luis Obispo County likes Cuesta College and that is why the trustees ask for your vote to pass the $275 million bond Measure L. This bond is in addition to all... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo County makes the top 5 student truancy list

Written on 13 Sep, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County made the top-five list of California counties with the highest student truancy rates, according to a report released Friday by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris. San Luis Obispo County had the fifth... (Continue reading)

New principal picked for Nipomo High School

Written on 23 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District board has replaced a popular Nipomo High School principal with a Merced school administrator. [Tribune] Nipomo High School Principal Michelle Johnson is leaving her post to become the school district’s physical education specialist for... (Continue reading)

Let school administrators craft tenure compromise

Written on 19 Feb, 2014 in Featured, Opinion | 10 comments

OPINION By SUPERINTENDENT CURT DUBOST, Ed.D. A very important, potentially landmark lawsuit is now before Superior Court in Los Angeles involving teacher employment and evaluation in the State of California. The case, Vergara v. California, asserts that current teacher tenure... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly puts all fraternities and sororities on probation

Written on 14 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

Cal Poly administrators placed all fraternities and sororities at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo on social probation Friday after the students and the administrators failed to come to agreement about off-campus party requirements. Under the proposed agreement,... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College may ask taxpayers to fund building upgrades

Written on 2 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 40 comments

The Cuesta College Board of Trustees is considering asking taxpayers to fund $180 million of new construction and building repair. [Tribune] Cuesta’s North County campus needs four new buildings at a cost of $80 million and the San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Teach Elementary School moving to Grand Avenue

Written on 20 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Coastal Unified School District trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to move Teach Elementary School to a new location on Grand Avenue near Cal Poly. [Tribune] Earlier this year, the board discussed closing Teach because of a philosophical opposition... (Continue reading)

Committee recommends moving Teach Elementary

Written on 8 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A committee appointed by the San Luis Coastal Unified School District superintendent is recommending moving accelerated learning school Teach Elementary to a new location. [Tribune] Earlier this year, the San Luis Coastal school board discussed closing Teach, which is a... (Continue reading)