By Ryan McCarthy

A $16,000 trip by seven Fairfield-Suisun School District teachers and four administrators to attend a convention at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas won approval Thursday by the school board.

The national convention of No Excuses University, a program that emphasizes every student has the right to be educated in a way that prepares them for college, will take place Oct. 22-25.

Conference registration totals $3,500. Hotel costs are $5,300. Travel costs $7,200.

A Fairfield-Suisun School District staff report to trustees said as part of the No Excuses University network, participating schools must attend the annual convention at least once every two school years.

via Trustees OK $16,000 trip to Dallas for Fairfield-Suisun staff.