Weekend Roundup | Local
Education headlines that appeared in the Daily Breeze over the weekend:
1. A scoop from reporter Beth Barrett at our sister paper, the Daily News: "Facing massive proposed state budget cuts, Los Angeles Unified schools chief David BrewerIII is weighing a mandatory, unpaid furlough program for all district workers - including teachers."
2. From our top-notch intern Catherine Cheney, this feature on the San Pedro High surf team, which was waiting to hear its fate: "The district (LAUSD) had planned to cancel P.E. surf credits for ninth- and 10th-graders in the fall of 2010. Without the underclassmen, the surf teams at Narbonne and San Pedro - the only two LAUSD schools in the South Bay Surf League - would likely be disbanded."
3. I wrote about Redondo Beach resident Lisa Youngworth, who graduated El Camino College on Friday alongside the twin sons she raised solo.
4. City reporter Kristin Agostini wrote about Redondo Beach's decision to prohibit the ongoing use, by the company Community Auto Display, of the South Bay Adult School parking lot as a display and sale area for cars. The business effort was also a money-maker for Redondo Beach Unified, which received rent from the company and a portion of the proceeds.
5. Today's School Notebook feature offers highlights from last week's science competition hosted by Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo.