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.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

VENICE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT CAFETERIA FOOD SHORTAGE

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By Cathy Asapahu - The Oarsman Venice High School Los Angeles, CA | http://bit.ly/bt2T7I 10/28/2010 5:56:54 PM - Recently, Venice High ...

SURVEY SAYS NEARLY HALF OF ALL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN BULLIED IN LAST YEAR

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Survey says nearly half of all students have been bullied in last year By Melissa Evans, Staff Writer | LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/dBN...

DEFUNDING BULLIES: Schools, including colleges, will be required to adopt anti-bullying plans after an incident or face the possible loss of federal aid.

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  LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/95KOSX October 28, 2010 -- School officials invariably express great sorrow when campus bullying le...

LAUSD IMPROVES ITS HIRING OVERSIGHT: Audit shows fewer conflicts of interest since 2006

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By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer – LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/afLa1H 10/28/2010 - Lax oversight in the hiring of consultants in Los Ange...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

CITY AUDIT OF L.A. UNIFIED IS RELEASED; REPORT FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS

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by Howard Blume – LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/cd2ch0 October 27, 2010 | 10:00 am - The $20-billion school construction program of the ...

CITY CONTROLLER RELEASES PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF LAUSD’S FACILITIES SERVICES DIVISION, NEW CONSTRUCTION BRANCH: SELECTION PROCESS OF CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

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October 27, 2010 Ray Cortines, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy, Los Angeles Unified School District Deput...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010

MELROSE ELEMENTARY KIDS GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY WITH WOOLLY SCHOOL GARDENS AND CHEF ANDREA CAVALIRE

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LA Weekly Blog | By Jessica Ritz | http://bit.ly/a0LaDx J. Ritz - Chef Andrea Cavaliere from Cecconi's and schoolyard gardener...

SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL TO HOUSE TRUANCY CENTER: One of eight new Attendance Improvement Centers in LAUSD + LAUSD News Release

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Daily Breeze - From staff reports | http://bit.ly/9cMTFY 10/25/2010 08:35:42 AM PDT - SAN PEDRO :: San Pedro High School will house one of...

THE LOWDOWN ON HOMEWORK: How much homework is too much?

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Grade-by-grade guidelines for what kids can reasonably be expected to do. By GreatSchools Staff | http://bit.ly/dpd45a ...
Monday, October 25, 2010

ICEF REVISITED

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by smf for 4LAKids I received a phone call this AM from Caprice Young -- the CEO of ICEF Charter schools. Caprice and I go back aways, if ...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

NATIONAL REORT CARD: CALIFORNIA GETS A “C” IN FUNDING, A “D” FOR EFFORT – State ranked 31st in funding for education …or 32nd, …or 24th, …or 46th

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By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess | http://bit.ly/9v1Zi8 10/15/10 • In terms of unadjusted state and local spending for education, Cal...
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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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