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.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

CALIFORNIA BUDGET BREAKDOWN: Jerry Brown ends budget negotiations with GOP

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Governor Brown Issues Statement Halting Budget Negotiations office of the governor 3-29-2...

L.A. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO SWITCH READING PROGRAMS

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The board drops Open Court, which many teachers said robbed them of independence. California Treasures 'is very supportive if you don...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

OPEN COURT OUT, TREASURES IN: New elementary reading curriculum is expected to improve learning.

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  EDUCATION: School board votes to replace Open Court program By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer | LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/enF3XB 0...

MIRANDA RIGHTS FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN + Fact Sheet: POLICE INTERROGATION OF CHILD ON CAMPUS + smf 2¢

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Children questioned by police in school, though not in formal custody but without doubt in a coercive setting, should be given the Mirand...
Monday, March 28, 2011

READER VOICES LOVE+HATE SCHOOL BOARD DECISION

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My Turn - Diana L. Chapman, CityWatch Vol 9 Issue 25 | http://bit.ly/huMd21 Mar 29, 2011 - About a week back, I expressed my dread with th...

GREEN DOT & STEVE BARR FINALIZE THEIR “DIVORCE” + CHARTER CHAMPION SHIFTS FOCUS + A UNION SCEPTIC, CONVERTED BY STEVE BARR, BEFRIENDS THE UFT

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Alexander Russo | This Week in Education blog | http://bit.ly/dZwRHz March 28, 2011 | Posted At: 04:27 PM | Sam Dillon reported in Satur...

2011 ED SOURCE FORUM "The Future for Public Education in California" VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

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from Ed Source If you missed the 2011 EdSource Forum, or if you attended and want to see any of the sessions again, you can now catch ...

DEFIENDEN FONDOS PARA SUS ESTUDIOS / ADVOCATE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING

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La Opinión | http://bit.ly/gR0jJh Spanish to English translation by google translate ...

Updated - IT'S THE KIDS WHO LOSE OUT: Targeted teachers worry about students' futures and their own

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By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer , LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/hcp5cW Teacher Jolene Kuebler, left, gets a hug from assistant principal ...

Value-added: 'GRADING THE TEACHERS' WINS SCRIPPS HOWARD PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD + smf's 2¢

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from LA Times Readers' Representative Journal | http://lat.ms/foEs5Z "A conversation on newsroom ethics and standards" Mar...

'Value-added' teacher evaluations: L.A. UNIFIED TACKLES A TOUGH FORMULA

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By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/gt0KPl Los Angeles school district leaders are poised to plunge ahead with their ...

Value-added: HAWAIIAN GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL ENACTS AMBITIOUS CHANGE. Teachers and administrators are enthusiastic about new evaluation systems at Fedde International Studies Academy in Hawaiian Gardens, but student test scores have yet to improve.

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By Jason Song, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/fNk4VM John Laird teaches science at Fedde Academy in Hawaiian Gardens. Teachers a...
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