Tuesday, April 26, 2011

NEW STUDY SHOWS SEVERE CUTS TO STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS - MORE EXPECTED: Recession Forces Severe Cuts to Some State Preschool Programs Annual survey labels impact ‘a depression for many young children’.

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press release | Executive summary | California Highlights National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) @ the Graduate schoo...

Saving our Kids: SCHOOLS ARE EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

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Annette Mercer – L.A. CityWatch | http://bit.ly/hVn8O4 26 April 2011 - What do a T-Shirt, a Music Video, and Several Rallies have in Commo...

LAUSD TEACHERS UNION CHALLENGES LAYOFFS + LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD HEARS LAYOFF HEARINGS

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also see: LAUSD TEACHER LAYOFF HEARINGS TO COMMENCE: …the sad news is that this has become an annual event   ... http://bit.ly/gRy57z ...
Monday, April 25, 2011

LAUSD TEACHER LAYOFF HEARINGS TO COMMENCE

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…the sad news is that this has become an annual event like the holiday pageant and testing.     D arsha Philips | KABC News |...

FINAL FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS BUT MAINTAINS NEA, ARTS EDUCATION

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FRom Arts Ed Mail | http://bit.ly/f8nuSG 25 April - President Obama signed into effect the budget deal reached by the House of Represe...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

BILL CALLS FOR STONGER PARENTAL CONSENT: If passed, written permission must be obtained by school to release students for medical procedures, sex ed classes.

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By Mona Shadia, Daily Pilot|Newport Beach/Costa Mesa - | http://bit.ly/gswePw April 22, 2011 | 9:21 p.m. - Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Co...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

LIBRARIES REALLY NOT THE ISSUE. It is, as always: Education.

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by Celes King IV, Vice Chair, CORE-CA | http://bit.ly/fWbg5t April 24th, 2011 At the end of last month Ms. Judy Elliott, [the Chief Aca...
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Friday, April 22, 2011

New Future of Children Study: IMMIGRANT CHILDREN

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Immigrant Children Face Bleak Future, New Research Shows: Quality preschool, improved English instruction, and more postsecondary educati...

LAUSD BOOTS 19 CONSULTANTS

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By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer | LA Daily News/from Contra Costa Times | http://bit.ly/gJi4Tx John Deasy looks at a fault line that runs...

FAIR TAXATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SACRIFICE

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Themes in the News for the week of April 18-22, 2011 - A weekly commentary written by UCLA IDEA on the important issues in education as cove...

Could teachers veto charter option?: DISPUTE OVER WORDING OF ‘PARENT TRIGGER’ OPTIONS

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By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess   | http://bit.ly/hZne0d Posted on 4/22/11 • Teachers would have the power to nullify parents’ de...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

LAUSD School Teacher in Washington Post: “13 REASONS I’M OUTRAGED”

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By Kathie Marshall in Valerie Strauss’ Answer Sheet in the Washington Post | http://wapo.st/gvHeXj Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 04/21/2011 - ...

School Food stories without Jamie Oliver!: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL BANS HOME-PACKED LUNCHES

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Students are not allowed to pack lunches from home. Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria. ...