Sunday, December 21, 2008

CALIFORNIA PRIVATE SCHOOLS RETHINK TUITION PRACTICES IN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN: One West Hills school is lowering tuition; others look at freezing fees or basing them on ability to pay.

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By Carla Rivera From the Los Angeles Times December 21, 2008 -- Mira Winograd attended a special parents' meeting recently at Kadima H...

LAUSD Statement on State Freeze on Funds for Public Works Projects

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  For Immediate Release Contact: Shannon Haber Dec. 19, 2008 (213) 241-4575 #08/09-178 LAUSD STATEMENT ON STATE FREEZE ON ...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

The news that didn’t fit from 21Dec08

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Sacramento 0, Courts 2: JUDGE BLOCKS MANDATORY ALGEBRA TESTING FOR CALIFORNIA EIGHTH-GRADERS + PROP. 209 DOESN'T AFFECT MAGNET SCHOOLS, ...

Sacramento 0, Courts 2: JUDGE BLOCKS MANDATORY ALGEBRA TESTING FOR CALIFORNIA EIGHTH-GRADERS + PROP. 209 DOESN'T AFFECT MAGNET SCHOOLS, JUDICIAL PANEL RULES

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• JUDGE BLOCKS MANDATORY ALGEBRA TESTING FOR CALIFORNIA EIGHTH-GRADERS: Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang ruled that the state Board of Educ...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS DEVISE WAY TO HIKE TAXES, BYPASS ⅔ RULE

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On A State w/o a Budget, a Government w/o a Clue: CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS DEVISE WAY TO HIKE TAXES, BYPASS ⅔ RULE By structuring them as ...

A SAN FRANCISCO VETERAN TAKES OVER L.A. SCHOOLS

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by Caroline Grannan, Examiner.com | SF Education Examiner Caroline Grannan was an editor at the San Jose Mercury News for 12 years. Curren...

AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERS SEE SHADES OF RACISM IN BREWER’S OUSTER: Superintendent’s imminent departure raises new concerns about the future of his efforts to buoy Black students.

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His successor now in place, Supt. David L. Brewer III will officially leave the Los Angeles Unified School District on Dec. 31. - Photo by...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

BUSH IMPACT ON SCHOOLS TO OUTLIVE TERM: NCLB Law Key Element of President’s Domestic Legacy

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By David J. Hoff | Education Week | Vol. 28, Issue 15, Pages 1,18-19 President Bush sits with 4th graders, from left, Khadijah McCain, ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

BOARD NAMES CORTINES NEXT LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT

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LA Daily News Wire Service Senior Deputy Superintendent Ray Cortines speaks at the Council of Mexican American Administrators in Los Ang...

LA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DELOITTE IN 18M FAILURE SETTLEMENT

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“This case offers examples of the worst sorts of customer and consulting behavior.” ZDNet IT Project Failures Blog(!) | P...

STATE’S HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM GETS A LAST-MINUTE LIFELINE

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A $16.8-million check from First 5 California would allow the children's health insurance program to keep enrollment open through June. ...

WILL ARNE DUNCAN SHAKE UP AMERICA’S SCHOOLS?

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  Do as I did, not as I say? “The schools chief grew up the city's Hyde Park neighborhood, where the Obamas hav...

OBAMA ANNOUNCES ARNE DUNCAN AS EDUCATION SECRETARY

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CQ Transcripts Wire | from Washington Post Online Tuesday, December 16, 2008; 12:44 PM Chicago, Illinois -- PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAM...