Saturday, June 21, 2008

TEACHER INSTILLS LOVE OF WORDS, BUT THE LESSON IS ABOUT LIFE.

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  Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times - English teacher Phil Holmes discusses an essay with Brianna Hollins. Also in the English clas...

MIDDLE SCHOOLS TONE DOWN GRADUATION CEREMONIES

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    Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times - A student wears rhinestone-encrusted heels for “promotion” at Spurgeon Intermediate Sch...

L.A. SCHOOL WORKERS WILL LOBBY AGAINST CUTS IN CAPITAL

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By BETTY PLEASANT, Contributing Editor | LA Wave Newspapers   Local school workers are mobilizing to take a midnight ride to Sacramento ...

SMALL SCHOOLS RESOLUTION II - v.18 (6-20-08)

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This is apparently the most recent version of the resolution - though no guarantee is made. Ms. Flores Aguilar, Dr. Vladovic, Ms. Gar...
Friday, June 20, 2008

EX-TREASURER OF EMERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOSTERS IS SUSPECTED IN THEFT OF $65,000.

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  James Harold Marzullo, 44, is accused of taking money raised by students and parents for a booster club and Parent Teacher Student As...

1 School District/1 Local District/1 School Boardmember/2 Schools :: 12 Miles + a world apart: ACADEMY CHEERED BY GRADS + GRADUATION DAY AT LOCKE HIGH

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ACADEMY CHEERED BY GRADS: Students say Harbor Teacher Prep fostered relationships as well as academics. by Melissa Pamer, Daily Breeze ...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

NYTimes Editorial: TESTING AND LEARNING

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      New York Times Editorial June 19, 2008 - To get the well-educated, highly skilled workers that the country needs, states mus...

WOMAN'S SPECIAL NEEDS SONS IN LAUSD

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  Patricia Nazario | 89.3 KPCC News June 19, 2008 Listen In the Los Angeles Unified School District, the approach to ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

RAND's CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL STUDY: Adequacy and Efficiency of Preschool Education in California

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  Principal Investigator | Lynn Karoly | RAND Corporation   June 18, 2008 — California's sizeable achievement gaps in English-...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

BRAND NAME CHARTERS: The franchise model applied to schools

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  Summer 2008 (vol. 8, no. 3) Table of Contents "In the business world, when the owners of restaurants or retail s...