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Saturday sessions help students recoup lost hours
The line around Oak View Elementary School in Huntington Beach stretched out as far as the front entrance by 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Excitement filled the air, with K-5 students eager to begin the day, chatting with friends and double checking they had...Tags: Ocean View, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Putting science at their fingertips
Textbooks have been the tried-and-true method of relaying information to student, but with recent advances in technology those 300-page books may become paperweights. Blending the new with the traditional, Huntington Beach High School has started...
Tags: Science, Apple iPad, Students, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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Former teachers sentenced to probation
Two former teachers who pleaded guilty to sexual relations with a 17-year-old boy were sentenced to probation Thursday morning, which the district attorney's office has objected to as excessively light. Gay Davidson-Shepard, 60, and her husband Daniel...Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Trials, Teaching and Learning
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Two teachers among county's best
Two Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley teachers were among five honored with the 2013 Orange County Teachers of the Year award during a celebration Oct. 19 at the Disneyland Hotel, according to the Orange County Department of Education. John H. Wood,...Tags: Disneyland Park, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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In The Pipeline: Mrs. Greer saves the good old days
Last week, I wrote about Leroy Jauman after we visited the home on Eighth Street where he was born, the abode with those two tall, slender palm trees in front of it. His dad, Andy, planted those trees in honor of his son Leroy's birth back in 1924, and...
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D.A. to oppose former teachers' sentence
The Orange County district attorney's office plans to object to the proposed sentence for two former teachers who pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with a 17-year-old boy. Deputy District Attorney Nicole Varner said her office will file its...Tags: Ocean View, Punishment, Prisons, Los Angeles Times, Teaching and Learning
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Married teachers guilty of having group sex with student
Two married teachers in Huntington Beach were convicted Thursday of having an unlawful sexual relationship with a 17-year-old high school student they repeatedly invited to their home for evenings of playing board games, watching movies and drinking...
Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Crimes, Students
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Commentary: Why I vote no
As the only independent on the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, I am frequently asked why I vote no. I am writing to explain recent events from my perspective. I voted no on classroom size increase. Ocean View district administration has...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Ocean View, Unemployment, Politics
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Ocean View School District faces teacher cuts
The Ocean View School District may eliminate as many as 38 teachers for the coming school year as it continues to struggle with budget cuts and class-size increases. The district recently issued 64 layoff notices to temporary teachers, and only 26 of...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Ocean View, Job Layoffs, Teaching and Learning
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A sobering math lesson
Jesus Lara came to study at the Homework Club after it literally answered his cry. The Huntington Beach resident found himself floundering in the third grade, and not just because of his difficulty grasping math and science. At home after school, he...
Tags: Education, Economy, Business and Finance, Colleges and Universities, Charity, Finance
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Commentary: Pink slips leave teachers seeing red
I believe that education should be a top priority. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Sacramento. Once again in 2012, the governor's budget proposes cutting education so that more money can go into social service programs. This year, like years...Tags: Executive Branch, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Budgets and Budgeting
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Former Pegasus teacher with HIV files lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed against the Pegasus School in Huntington Beach by an HIV-positive teacher who claims he was harassed and then forced to quit under threat. Science teacher and Irvine resident Matthew Edmondson is accusing the head of the school...Tags: Symptoms, Justice System, HIV, Health and Safety at School, Crime, Law and Justice
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