The Benicia Unified School District (BUSD) honored 24 new retirees and numerous years-of-service award recipients at a luncheon at Benicia High School on May 13. Two teachers were honored for both the 35-years-of-service mark and their 2016 retirement from the district, namely Deborah Casey and Michael Mullikin. Casey taught math at Benicia Middle School, and […]
Union on tenure ruling: Bad call
Benicia teachers group chief says Vergara decision ‘very disappointing’ Benicia Teachers’ Association President Carleen Maselli said her organization is “very disappointed” in a judge’s findings that California teacher tenure violates students’ constitutional right to equal educational opportunities. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu listened to two months of evidence and testimony in the case, […]
Officials react to governor’s budget revision
What does ‘May Revise’ portend for Benicia, other California cities? Gov. Jerry Brown has made his annual May adjustments to his proposed budget this week, based on a predicted $2.4-billion increase in state revenues. While Brown, who released the modifications Tuesday, has said the May revision continues to pay down debt and reduce long-term liabilities […]