Monday, April 23, 2012

WHEN PUT TO A TEST, TESTING CULTURE FLUNKS

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Opinion By Robert Schaeffer, Atlanta Journal Constitution | http://bit.ly/JsD2w7 Monday, April 2, 2012   ::  Across the U.S., the poli...

LAUSD BACKTRACKS ON MANDATORY COLLEGE PREP

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The 2005 plan to mandate that incoming freshman be required to pass college prep classes is under threat as officials fear that students wil...

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO REAUTHORIZE PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT

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Administration is investing $1 billion to reauthorize and transform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. by S.D. Lawren...

Mónica García: LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT TARGET OF RECALL / LANZAN CAMPAÑA PARA DESTITUIR A LA PRESIDENTA DE LA JUNTA ESCOLAR

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  Eastside Sun / Northeast Sun / Mexican American Sun / Bell Gardens Sun / City Terrace Comet / Commerce Comet / Montebello Comet / Mont...

Academia Semillas del Pueblo: CULTURAL SCHOOL’S CHARTER RENEWED DESPITE QUESTIONS

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By Gloria Angelina Castillo, EGP Staff Reporter | Eastside Sun / Northeast Sun / Mexican American Sun / Bell Gardens Sun / City Terrace Com...

SPELLING KOUNTS –or- ROBBING THE CRADLE OF ®EFORM

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from School Board President Mónica García’s e-newsletter of 23 April 2o12 smf:   Don’t get me wrong, 4LAKids is occasionally guilty of...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

CORONA-NORCO USD IN INLAND EMPIRE GIVES TEACHERS THE FREEDOM TO EXPERIMENT INSTEAD OF PRESCRIBED LESSON PLANS, boosting scores and graduation rates in the heavily Latino, low-income district.

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By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/HY6cgr Alejandra Zamora, left, and Saraiyah Hatter at Santiago High. As head of th...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

wtf?: A DAY AFTER DEASY SAYS HEALTH ED WILL BE SAVED LAUSD PUTS THIS SURVEY ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE

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http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesSchools

BENNETT KAYSER SHARES HIS VIEWS ABOUT LAUSD, PROP 39, REDISTRICTING & A-G

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The School Board member talks about Prop. 39, Redistricting and District plans to relax minimum credits for high school students to boost gr...

LAUSD CHIEF WANTS TO KEEP HEALTH CLASS AS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

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By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer, LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/HVMD8k Taft High Health Education Department Chair Bridget Brownell poses ...
Friday, April 20, 2012

L.A. UNIFIED GRADUATES: Diplomas, yes; learning, maybe

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By Karin Klein, Editorial Staff, LA Times | http://lat.ms/HXsSQ2   A student ponders an algebra problem. (Los Angeles Times / April 18,...

A THRU G IN LAUSD: Magical Thinking, not Educational Leadership

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LAUSD's TOO HIGH GRADUATION BAR: The district's policy requiring students to pass a college-prep curriculum to graduate was a produc...

A “D” FOR DEASY?: Strive for A's Not D's

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by Rebecca Joseph , Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles in the Huffington Post | http://huff.to/HUWUXt 04/19...

OUT-OF-STATE EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL COMPANIES COULD AFFECT IN-STATE GROWTH

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By Louis Freedberg ~ EdSource Extra | http://bit.ly/JbExMR April 16th, 2012   ::  The decision by two of California’s best known charte...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

CLINICS SET OUT TO LOWER ILLNESS RELATED ABSENTEEISM AT SCHOOLS

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By: Mayra Ramirez LAUSD Journal | http://bit.ly/HUsdNy Posted: April 19, 2012  ::  A terrible toothache.  Bad asthma.  Out-of-control...

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE WARNS 2-TIER PRICING FOR COLLEGES IS ILLEGAL

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By Vanessa Romo  KPCC Blog: Pass / Fail | http://bit.ly/J8lgvA mylocationscouts/Flickr/Creative Commons April 18, 2012 | A controve...

SENDING 6500 KIDS TO A MOVIE ABOUT BULLYING DOESN’T END BULLYING, IT PROMOTES THE MOVIE

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6,500 LAUSD students to watch ‘Bully’ documentary today -- Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/HVu2wW April 17, 2012 | 11:21 am ::...

LAUSD PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE D’S AS PASSING GRADES

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smf: ‘Proposes’ being the operative verb, not ‘eliminate’ By Tony Pierce | KPCC | http://bit.ly/Jmp8IZ Tony Pierce / KPCC Marquee out...