Thursday, December 16, 2010

CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ED SEEKS PROBE OF COMPTON CHARTER CAMPAIGN

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The board will ask the state attorney general to examine charges of misconduct in a petition drive to convert McKinley Elementary in...

L.A. TEACHERS UNION WON’T ACCEPT PAY CUTS, ‘VALUE-ADDLED’ EVALUATIONS + TEACHERS UNION OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOT ‘VILLAINS OF EDUCATION’

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L.A. teachers union won't accept pay cuts, 'value-added' evaluations UTLA leaders dispute criticisms from the mayor and others...

FORMER NEW ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING $1.3 MILLION+

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Ruben Vives - LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/ewzC2V December 15, 2010 |  9:27 pm - The former principal of NEW Academy Canoga Park chart...

Pick ‘n choose: TODAY’S NEWS LINKS

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16 Dec: from Google news: California budget crisis poses new attacks on teachers World Socialist Web Site - Oliver Richards   Wh...

QUINCY JONES CUTS RIBBON AT NAMESAKE SCHOOL

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Leo Stallworth - ABC7.COM | http://bit.ly/eQ5x8l Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Music legend Quincy Jones...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Compton Trigger/Takeover: McKINLEY PARENTS ALLEGE INTIMIDATION, MICHELLE RHEE COMES TO TOWN

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Sandra Poindexter, Ben Welsh Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/i8COb7 December 14, 2010 |  7:39 pm | Several parents who are working to ha...

LOOKING FOR ONLINE LEARNING EXEMPLARS

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Posted by Eduflack   (Patrick Riccards) |  http://bit.ly/h87A4q 12/15/2010 10:09 AM | Without question, K-12 virtual education opportunit...

SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW PARENT POLICY: MEDIA REPORTS ON CALENDAR CHANGE + SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS INSTEAD

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Could that be because parents feel they were not engaged or listened-to on any of it, just informed? today’s LAUSD headlines from goog...

Does visual skills training improve reading outcomes? KCBS IN LOS ANGELES TO AIR REPORT ON PILOT PROJECT OUTCOMES TONIGHT

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from an e-mail from Gemstone Foundation Today, December 15, 2010, KCBS Channel 2 in Los Angeles plans to air a report on our results at An...

Rise of the iKids: SCHOOLS TEST iPADS IN CLASSROOMS

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By Bruce Newman | San Jose Mercury News | http://bit.ly/hOjts1 12/15/2010 - Before, during and even between c...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

UCLA Ed Budget Forum: ANOTHER DOSE OF BROWN GLOOM AND DOOM

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The latest on California politics and government Posted by Kevin Yamamura , SacBee Capitol Alert | http://bit.ly/fWAEyL December 14, 2...

DEFICIT DIALOGUE

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By Jeff Simering, Director of Legislation, Council of Great City Schools|from Nov/Dec Urban Educator | http://www.cgcs.org/UE/Nov_Dec10.pdf ...

REPORT OF THE RABEN GROUP: Federal Education Policy and Funding in the 111th Congress …looking forward to the 112th Congress - Report to the LAUSD Board of Education

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made by Joel Packer to the LAUSD Board - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Federal Education Policy and Funding 2010 & 2011: Report to the LAU...

EDUCATION FILLS BIG SPACE ON BROWN’S CHALKBOARD

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As the governor-elect prepares to take office, California's schools are confronted by a lack of funding that threatens to further harm p...
Monday, December 13, 2010

WHAT INTERNATIONAL TEST SCORES REALLY TELL US: Lessons buried in PISA report

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By William J. Mathis | Washington Post/The Answer Sheet | http://wapo.st/eh4IMX Guest blog by William J. Mathis of Goshen, Vermont - ...

WHAT WORKS IN THE CLASSROOM? ASK THE STUDENTS: Students Know Good Teaching When They Get It, Survey Finds

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By SAM DILLON | NEW YORK TIMES | http://nyti.ms/eDn16m December 11, 2010 | How useful are the views of public school students about t...

“A HISTORY OF MISTAKES” & DEAD KIDS: LA's Dept. of Children & Family Services Ploehn out; Jimenez in

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california’s children blog | http://bit.ly/hpWVIz UPDATE December 13: 12/13/2010 - The Los Angeles Times reported today that LA County C...

HOW WILL THE NUTRITION BILL CHANGE SCHOOL LUNCHES?

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By: Veronica Devore | PBS NewsHour RunDown Blog | http://to.pbs.org/g4QrcF December 13, 2010 at 10:44 AM EDT - President Obama has signed...

Green Dot’s Animo Justice Charter High School: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHARTER SCHOOL FAILS?

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“The school was the only one in the Green Dot network that offered classes in English as a Second Language” Bertha Rodríguez Santos,...
Sunday, December 12, 2010

So…. where’s this week’s 4LAKids?

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The e-mail server and publisher that distributes the 4LAKids e-mail newsletter is down for ‘routine maintenance’ – whatever that means. The ...