4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

This page is a compendium of items of interest - news stories, scurrilous rumors, links, academic papers, damnable prevarications, rants and amusing anecdotes - about LAUSD and/or public education that didn't - or haven't yet - made it into the "real" 4LAKids blog and weekly e-newsletter at http://www.4LAKids.blogspot.com . 4LAKidsNews will be updated at arbitrary random intervals.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Mayor Sam explains it all for you....

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...this chart trumps Roy's charts! available as a t-shirt : get one today!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION NOTES PDK/GALLUP POLL DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC'S DISTASTE FOR MAYORAL TAKEOVER

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Press Release from nsba.org Alexandria, Va. – August 22 – Anne L. Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association,...
Thursday, August 17, 2006

APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT: Be afraid, be very afraid!

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Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Kevin Murray, Chairman 1381 (Nunez) ...

Mayor's Schools Battle Appears Puzzling, Risky

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George Skelton, Capitol Journal | LA Times August 17, 2006 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's legislation to gain some pow...
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

A letter from School Board President Marlene Canter

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August 16, 2006 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Los Angeles Unified School Board and Superintendent Romer, I am proud to announce that stud...
Saturday, August 12, 2006

UPDATE+ADDITIONAL LINKS: New Harvard Studies on Mayoral Leadership in Education

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"While we recognize the potential for increased mayoral involvement in public schooling, we have some concerns about it, especially in ...
Friday, August 11, 2006

MAYORAL TAKEOVERS IN EDUCATION: A RECIPE FOR PROGRESS OR PERIL?

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The new issue of the Harvard Educational Review presents five essays on the growing phenomenon of mayoral involvement in U.S. schools. The ...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

Constitutional challenges for the constitutionally challenged: A visual aid

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Sunday, August 06, 2006

Connecting the Dots | Following the Money: FRIENDS IN HIGH-RISE PLACES

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4LAKids Q: So what do Westside developers have to do with public education in LA? 4LAKids A: Read on, gentle reader – read on. Develo...

The Times & City Journal: Pickin' 'n Choosin'

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Sunday's LA Times Current [the Op-Ed section] has a fascinating article by Gerry Garibaldi: HOW THE SCHOOLS SHORTCHANGE BOYS – "In...
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Scott Folsom is a parent and parent leader in LAUSD. He is the former President of Los Angeles 10th District PTSA and represents PTA as Vice-chair the LAUSD Construction Bond Citizen's Oversight Committee. Scott is a member of the California State PTA Board on Managers. He serves on various school district advisory and policy committees and is or has been a PTA officer and/or governance council member at three LAUSD schools. He is an elected neighborhood councilmember of the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council in Northeast LA, representing Mount Washington. www.asnc.us • In this forum his opinions are his own and your opinions and feedback are invited. • Quoted and/or cited content copyright © the original author and/or publisher. All other material copyright © 4LAKids. • To SUBSCRIBE to the weekly 4LAKids e-mail newsletter e-mail: 4LAKids-subscribe@topica.email-publisher.com - or -TO ADD YOUR OR ANOTHER'S NAME TO THE 4LAKids SUBCRIPTION LIST E-MAIL smfolsom@aol.com with "SUBSCRIBE" AS THE SUBJECT. Thank you.
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