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 27, 2011

U p d a t e d: ASSEMBLYMEMBER PEREA DISCUSSES STATE AUDIT ON DEATH & ABUSE OF CHILDREN WITHIN CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS. ACCUSES L.A. COUNTY CPS OF STONEWALLING + State Audit Report

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  UPDATE ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY AUDIT FROM LA TIMES - 10/28: California auditor criticizes agencie...

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if you agree please sign the White House petition: http://wh.gov/Tzj Ensure THAT school libraries are properly staffed, open...
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CALIFORNIA BUCKS TREND ON TEACHER EVALUATIONS

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A report released by the National Council on Teacher Quality* finds most states have made significant changes in recent years. Many now c...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

NOT YOUR MOTHER’s PTA – ADVOCACY GROUPS RAISE MONEY, VOICES, HOPES: Walton Foundation’s billions meet smf’s 2¢

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  By Bruno V. Manno in Education Next Winter 2012 / Vol. 12, No. 1 | http://bit.ly/ueBG8k About Education Next: Education Next is a...

LAUSD REMOVES 10 SCHOOLS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE 3.0

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NCLB: END IT, DON'T MEND IT

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By Diane Ravitch in Ed Week | http://bit.ly/w46UON October 25, 2011 9:45 AM | Have you been following the evolving story of the reauthoriz...

COMPANIES, NONPROFITS MAKING MILLIONS OFF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS PUSH

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By Sarah Garland in The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet affiliated with Teachers College, Columbia Univers...

SCHOOLS ROLLING OUT NEW FUNDRAISERS: FOOD TRUCK NIGHTS

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Public schools, hit by budget cuts, drops in donations and new fundraising guidelines, are capitalizing on the culinary craze. Mobile eat...

OBAMA REDUCES STUDENT LOAN DEBT PAYMENTS + STUDENT LOAN ANGST + CA LEADS U.S. IN COLLEGE COST INCREASE

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Obama to reduce student loan debt payments The president will cut to 10% the maximum percentage of income that students will have...
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WHY A SCHOOL DISTRICT REJECTED $2.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT + more

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  By Valerie Strauss ,  Washington Post/The Answer Sheet | http://wapo.st/vvJvRw 1:01 PM ET, 10/24/2011 - In these troubled economic tim...
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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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