Sunday, May 10, 2009

The news that didn’t fit from May 10th

5/9 - Hot off the Press
Friday, May 08, 2009 2:55 PM
Downtown L.A. arts high school finally gets a leadership team   LA TIMES LA NOW Blog: 11:34 AM | May 8, 2009  Los Angeles school officials have finally selected a leadership team for a new downtown arts high school that is intended to become a national model for teaching dance, theater, music and visual arts to underprivileged students.  After a lengthy, and ultimately fruitless, nationwide

TEACHERS AT 1 OF MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA’S PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS THREATENING TO SECEDE
Friday, May 08, 2009 2:53 PM
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | kpcc RADIO  May 07, 2009     Listen  Teachers at one of the 10 public schools run by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nonprofit say they're unhappy with the progress of change. KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez says those teachers are threatening to leave the mayor's partnership if promised changes don't happen.    Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: Roosevelt High School teacher Mario Hurtado

DEMYSTIFYING CHARTER CO-LOCATION
Friday, May 08, 2009 1:19 PM
NOTE ON CHARTER CO-LOCATION: Co-location – charter schools and traditional schools coexisting on the same traditional campus is required when space is available on a year-to-year basis under Prop 39.     Last year there were 11 co-locations is LAUSD, next year it is anticipated there will be 29.   a 4LAKids Reader writes:   May 2: Yesterday I attended the district's "Demystification of

BOARDMEMBER LAMOTTE & SUPERINTENDENT CORTINES ADDRESS THE BUDGET @ HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY MAY 9th 9AM - NOON
Friday, May 08, 2009 1:13 PM
from a flyer from Ms. LaMotte’s office:  Parents         Of LAUSD Board District 1 Students  Are invited to attend a special       “Meet and Greet”             with          LAUSD Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines     Mr. Cortines will address:       ● District budget issues      ● Improved academic performance      ● Student expectations      ● Parent/guardian support & student success      ●

CITY COLLEGE DROPS PLANS FOR CAMPUS AT HISTORIC VAN de KAMP BAKERY SITE
Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:53 PM
LA Times Now blog | 8:31 AM | May 7, 2009  Los Angeles City College has abandoned plans to open a satellite campus at the renovated Van de Kamp's bakery site, the subject of a ferocious preservationist fight almost a decade ago.  The Los Angeles Community College District adapted the building and its 16th century Dutch town-house facade for the college's use.  Because of budget problems, however,

HOW DO I FIRE AN INCOMPETENT TEACHER ? An illustrated guide to New York's public school bureaucracy
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:54 AM
You are the administrator of a New York City public school.    Your mission is to fire a teacher who is so inept that virtually no other teacher, parent, or student would object.  Problem?   The teacher has tenure.  In which we are reminded that that the newness-of-the-news & the uniqueness-of-the-situation are neither.  Indeed, the LAUSD/California “You Can’t Fire a Bad Teacher” paradigm is

MAY 5 NEWSFEEDS
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:50 PM
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Fairfax Student Is Probable Case Of Swine Flu                     CBS 2, CA                     A Fairfax High School student is the Los Angeles Unified School District's first probable case of swine flu, officials announced Tuesday.

LAUSD FIGHTS WORK STOPPAGE: Teachers will stay away from class on May 15 to protest the cuts
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:21 PM
by Rubén Moreno | La Opinión  May 5, 2009 -- The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is “reviewing all the options” to avoid a work stoppage during one day of instruction called for by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).  The teachers union plans not to teach class on Friday, May 15, in response to the layoffs of teachers approved by the school board.   During the next few days, students

3 from La Opinión: THREE CASES OF VIRUS IN THE COUNTY +TEACHERS BEING LAID OFF + SUBSIDIES FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES IN DANGER
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:22 PM
Three cases of virus in the county  Several schools have closed in California because of the AH1N1 flu  Editorial staff of La Opinión  May 4, 2009 - Among the first three cases of A1N1 flu confirmed in Los Angeles County, which were reported on Saturday night, there is a student of California State University Long Beach who is one of the probable cases.   This person began to feel the symptoms of

FIRING TEACHERS IN CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:42 PM
By Brian Doherty | KCET City of Angles blog    May 4, 2009 9:29 AM -- Amid all its money problems, the school system in L.A. specifically and California generally also has a problem with getting rid of teachers suspected or accused of incompetence. An L.A. Times investigation finds a record of expensive, often fruitless attempts to get rid of teachers deemed unacceptable.  The Times' findings can

WEIGHTED STUDENT FORMULA PRODUCES GOOD RESULTS IN SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST CITIES
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:48 PM
Weighted Student Formula Yearbook offers an in-depth look at how schools and districts using "backpack" funding are improving student outcomes   Reason Foundation Press Release  April 30, 2009 —Much of our education funding is wasted on bureaucracy. The money never actually makes it into the classroom in the form of books, computers, supplies, or even salaries for better teachers. Weighted

UNITED LAUSD UNIONS & PARENTS APPEAL TO SUPERINTENDENT CORTINES TO USE STIMULUS FUNDING TO SAVE JOBS “as President Obama and Congress intended”
Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:42 PM

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