Petaluma school news

• D.A.R.E. program returns after hiatus

  By MARSHA TRENT, FOR THE ARGUS-COURIER

  Tuesday February 21, 2012 7:00 am

  

  Noted anti-drug and anti-violence program is returning to local schools.

• Learning language and sharing culture

  By JAMIE HANSEN, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Monday February 20, 2012 3:00 pm

  

  Native Spanish and English speakers come together to learn each others' languages.

• No fourth chance at SRJC

  By SAM SCOTT, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Monday February 20, 2012 9:21 am

  

  Students will soon be prohibited from taking the same class more than three times.

• Schools chief: $3.8 million in cuts ahead

  By JOHN JACKSON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Saturday February 18, 2012 5:00 am

  

  Schools facing prospect of fewer days, increase in class sizes and teacher layoffs.

• Casa Grande High School's Ac Dec team heading to state

  By JOHN JACKSON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Thursday February 9, 2012 9:23 am

  

  It is on to state championship for the 28th year in a row for Casa's Academic Decathlon team.

• Saturday memorial for Petaluma High teacher

  Tuesday February 7, 2012 6:16 pm

  

  Longtime French teacher Sarah Wadsworth died Feb. 1 of a brain aneurysm while on a ski trip.

• Prep school for kindergarteners

  By JOHN JACKSON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Monday February 6, 2012 9:12 am

  Petaluma City Schools will next school year offer a two-stage kindergarten program.

• State's reversal on school busing just latest wrinkle for local districts

  By KERRY BENEFIELD, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Saturday February 4, 2012 9:22 am

  

  Petaluma district get a small break on expected budget cuts.

• Helping hi-tech education

  By JOHN JACKSON, ARGUS-COURIER STAFF

  Friday February 3, 2012 4:46 pm

  

  Petaluma Educational Foundation grant provides Apple iPads to classroom.

• Students, colleagues mourn Petaluma teacher

  By KEVIN McCALLUM, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Friday February 3, 2012 9:25 am

  

  A respected Petaluma High School teacher and tennis coach officially died Wednesday night.

• State lawmakers' switch preserves school bus funding

  Thursday February 2, 2012 10:56 am

  Lawmakers have decided not to target school bus service in a midyear cut to education.

• Friends, students honor ailing Petaluma teacher

  By LORI A. CARTER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Thursday February 2, 2012 6:20 pm

  

  Petaluma High School community trying to come to terms with fate of Sarah Wadsworth.

• Petaluma High teacher near death after stroke

  By KEVIN McCALLUM, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Wednesday February 1, 2012 3:00 am

  

  Teacher and coach suffered an aneurism that left her brain-dead while skiing at Squaw Valley.

• Local educators decry push to relax high school science requirement

  By KERRY BENEFIELD, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  Monday January 30, 2012 7:39 am

  Educators criticize a state budge item that would eliminate a key science requirement.

• Petaluma pressing on with transitional kindergarten

  Thursday January 26, 2012 6:27 pm

  Registration for Petaluma City Schools’ kindergarten and new Kinder-Prep program is under way.