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A better credit rating is not a license to borrow
OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY California’s new personal finance graduation requirement (AB 2927) will soon require every public high school student, including those in Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, to take a standalone one-semester course covering, among other topics, the... (Continue reading)
Supreme Court ruling strengthens parental rights
OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY To the parents and families of Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. I am writing to you directly because the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District (PRJUSD) Board of Trustees and district staff have chosen to... (Continue reading)
A $6.46 million solution to an air-conditioning problem?
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER Paso Robles Joint Unified School District says students deserve an air-conditioned gym. Yet the district says demolishing the existing high school gym and building a new one on the tennis courts may cost less than adding... (Continue reading)
Seeking to tax already overtaxed Paso Robles area residents
OPINION by DORIAN BAKER Against the backdrop of overwhelming community opposition, the the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to place a new $205 million dollar general obligation bond onto the backs of the astonishingly... (Continue reading)
Misinformation versus morality in Paso Robles schools
OPINION by KENNEY ENNEY Paso Robles Joint Unified School District trustees Jim Cogan and Joel Peterson published an op-ed in the “Paso Robles Daily News” on Nov. entitled “Misinformation hurts our schools and wastes taxpayer dollars,” in which they accused... (Continue reading)
Union, Paso Robles school district agree to compromise on wages
By KAREN VELIE The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District and the teachers union have agreed to salary increases of 4% to 5% over three years, under an agreement that still requires the approval of union members and the district... (Continue reading)
Student arrested, officer injured in scuffle at Paso Robles middle school
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police arrested an allegedly combative student at Daniel Lewis Middle School on Friday, and one officer sustained minor injuries while attempting to restrain the juvenile. Later in the day, police investigated a reported threat at... (Continue reading)
Social media threat related to Paso Robles school prompts investigation
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Paso Robles police officers on Thursday investigated a reported threat or threats related to Daniel Lewis Middle School that they determined to be unfounded. Daniel Lewis Middle School staff notified police of a student’s social media post... (Continue reading)
School board halts remodel of Georgia Brown Elementary
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District voted on Tuesday to delay a planned remodel of Georgia Brown Elementary School over potentially dangerous geological concerns at the campus.[KSBY] Earlier this year, the school board voted 4-3 to... (Continue reading)
Enney surges ahead in Paso Robles school board race
By KAREN VELIE With 9,931 votes counted, Kenney Enney is beating Angela Hollander by 412 votes for a seat on the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Board, according to unofficial election night results. Enney received 5,171 votes, or 52.08%,... (Continue reading)