Mount Diablo Unified School District’s Measure C bond passed with 61 percent of the vote, clearing the 55-percent hurdle it needed to win. Thirty-nine percent of voters… Read more “Measure C wins, Gus Kramer keeps his job, and David Livingston is elected our new sheriff”
Category: Mt. Diablo Unified School District
MDUSD parents: Do you think you’ve been inappropriately lobbied to vote a certain way in the Measure C race?
The Mayor of Claycord shares a story from a fellow Claycordian about what this parent viewed as some pretty heavy-handed pro-Measure C lobbying from her child’s elementary… Read more “MDUSD parents: Do you think you’ve been inappropriately lobbied to vote a certain way in the Measure C race?”
According to this Crazy poll, Measure C is gonna lose
There is one day left to participate in this Crazy in Suburbia poll on the Mt Diablo Unifed School District bond measure; so far 63 percent of… Read more “According to this Crazy poll, Measure C is gonna lose”
Numbers growing of kids in need of free, discounted meals at some Walnut Creek schools
An interesting bit of data popped up at a meeting earlier this month between Walnut Creek School District and Walnut Creek City officials. In talking about the… Read more “Numbers growing of kids in need of free, discounted meals at some Walnut Creek schools”
Reminder: School bands and choral groups perform to save Mt. Diablo music programs
Bands, orchestras and vocal groups from elementary, middle and high schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District will perform today at the All Area Music Festival.… Read more “Reminder: School bands and choral groups perform to save Mt. Diablo music programs”
How do Walnut Creek school districts measure up when it comes to spending on teacher salaries?
An Oakland Tribune education writer has put together an interesting spread sheet that examines what percentage of their budgets school districts in Alameda and Contra Costa counties… Read more “How do Walnut Creek school districts measure up when it comes to spending on teacher salaries?”
Is your favorite MDUSD teacher on this layoff list?
About 170 teachers and other credentialed employees in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District don’t know yet whether they will have jobs next fall. Music teachers take… Read more “Is your favorite MDUSD teacher on this layoff list?”
The new condemned: Mt. Diablo Unified to draw up a list of schools to close
Trustees for this 55-school, 35,000-student district are intent on closing a school, or two, or three or more. They haven’t identified which schools that are likely to… Read more “The new condemned: Mt. Diablo Unified to draw up a list of schools to close”
Students rally to save arts, electives and other programs in our schools
State budget cuts are threatening to cut English, science, foreign language, social studies, mathematics and arts classes in the Acalanes Union High School District. The elective programs… Read more “Students rally to save arts, electives and other programs in our schools”
Mt. Diablo school board to make more cuts tonight
The Mt. Diablo School Board is expected to vote tonight on cutting 11 non-teaching positions and scaling back the workdays of about 125 school office workers. These… Read more “Mt. Diablo school board to make more cuts tonight”
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