Sunday, May 25, 2008

BUSY STUDENTS GET A REQUIRED NEW COURSE: LUNCH

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  Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times At Briarcliff High School in Westchester County, many students eat in class. Others, citi...

CALIFORNIA'S NEW TEACHERS ARE READY BUT HAVE NO PLACE TO GO

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  Newly minted educators are looking for jobs during a time of decreasing positions, school budget cuts and declining enrollment. Some ...

ORANGE COUNTY TEACHER-OF-THE-YEAR LAID OFF IN BUDGET CUTS

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  Bergeson teacher questions her future. Her contributions to professional environment praised by school principal. By LOIS EVEZICH | S...

FINANCIAL CRUNCH HURTS LAUSD ATHLETES

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  By Ramona Shelburne, Columnist - LA Daily News 05/25/2008 — Why is it always the good stuff, the stuff that makes things special...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

The news that doesn't fit from May 25th

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...follow the links! · ALAMEDA COUNTY JUDGE UPHOLDS STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOLS DECISION. · "SOLVING PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION...

ALAMEDA COUNTY JUDGE UPHOLDS STATEWIDE CHARTER SCHOOL DECISION

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By Josh Richman  Oakland Tribune 5/24/08 - The State Board of Education's decision to authorize a statewide public-school charter ...

"SOLVING PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION"+"FORCED FUNDRAISING": Letters to the editor - LA Times

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  Solving problems in education - May 23, 2008 Re " Rewriting the Locke story," May 20 This article does not expla...

NOVICE ENGLISH TEACHER LEARNS HIS LESSONS QUICKLY: A Southeast Middle School, one instructor shows that inspiration starts with 'I.'

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  LA Times columnist Sandy Banks May 24, 2008 - I  had the teacher pegged the minute I heard his voice on my answering machine....
Friday, May 23, 2008

WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE THE POSITIVE

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smf for 4LAKids Tamar Galatzan proudly proclaims herself the "only school board member with kids in the District"; a unique poss...

CHARLES MAYER GOLDSTEIN, 87; "Accidental Dentist", USC faculty member organized free dental clinics

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  Photo:USC School of Dentistry HUMANITARIAN: When Charles Meyer Goldstein became faculty director of the USC Mobile Clinic, ...

SHIFT'S HAPPENING @ LAUSD: Small Learning Communities, the video!

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  Based on ' Did you Know? ' originally by Karl Fisch and later modified by Scott McLeod, this version adapted for LAUSD by Daniel G...

HEGLECT CITED AS PART OF PROBLEM AT LOCKE HIGH: Turmoil has increased as the campus awaits its transition to charter school status.

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A district official concedes that inattention from LAUSD has made the interim more difficult. By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Staff...

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS GAP CONTINUING FOR CHARTERS: Sector's Scores Lag in Three Out of Four Main Categories

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    By Erik W. Robelen - EdWeek Published Online: May 19, 2008 | Published in Print: May 21, 2008 Nearly four years aft...
Thursday, May 22, 2008

The PPIC Survey: SCHWARZENEGGER AND REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS LOSING WITH CALIFORNIA VOTERS ON BUDGET ACCORDING TO PPIC POLL: Californians want a balanced approach of spending cuts and tax increases

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35% Yes | 57% No 35% of likely voters favor Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget and 57% disapprove of it. THE PPIC SURVEY ...

The PPIC Survey: CALIFORNIA VOTERS COULD BE SWAYED ON TAX HIKE, POLL FINDS

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  A majority of surveyed voters (56%) thought that tax hikes should be part of any budget solution, along with spending cuts. ...