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, September 27, 2012

PTA SUES FOR-PROFIT RIVAL PTO TODAY

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By MICHAEL TARM – Associated Press from The Huffington Post | http://huff.to/Os0j4b 09/26/12 07:21 PM ET EDT CHICAGO — The nonprofit PTA...

VALLEY PTA RALLY AT BEEMAN PARK FOR PROP 38 THIS AFTERNOON

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Local activists were instrumental in collecting petitions and signatures to get the measure on the ballot. By City News Service and Mike ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Congress, rushing to recess: ‘TEACH FOR AMERICA’ TEACHERS ARE “HIGHLY QUALIFIED” …with five weeks of training

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Congress Approves Stopgap Spending Bill; Deems Alternative-Route Teachers "Highly Qualified" ASCD (Association for Supervision ...

Video: 8:34 WITH DR. D - TIME TO GET SCHOOLED: 5 A+ Moments From My Conversation With LAUSD’S John Deasy

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Posted By: Mary Melton to Los Angeles Magazine’s CityThink blog · http://bit.ly/NQAVna ●● Mary Melton is the Editor in Chief o...

The Los Angeles Magazine profile of John Deasy: THE TAKEOVER ARTIST + more

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By Ed Leibowitz, Los Angeles Magazine | http://bit.ly/VwTJZj Photograph by Mathieu Young ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

SCHWARZENEGGER WOULD RATHER INVEST IN PRIVATE EDUCATION

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Opinion by Francesca Bessey , Columnist | Neon Tommy - the online publication of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism...
Monday, September 24, 2012

A YouTube Moment: THE FIRST YES ON PROP 38 TELEVISION COMMERCIAL …or go viral yourself!

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from California State PTA Why wait to see it in TV?  Embed it it on your smart phone; insert it between your YouTube cat videos! …Or b...

Save the Date: LAUSD DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATE FORUM - Wednesday Oct 17th - 6pm

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…and list me as confirmed ! from the District 2 Neighborhood Coalition | http://on.fb.me/SgvZ7r ...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Fading dreams: CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES STAGGERING DURING HARD TIMES

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Demand is up but funding is down for California's community colleges. Many students are shut out of needed classes, making it harder ...

CHICAGO SCHOOLS: DEMOCRACY DENIED \ LAS ESCUELAS DE CHICAGO: UNA DEMOCRACIA DENEGADA

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By William H. Watkins Ph.D. | Trubuno del Pueblo (Chicago) | http://bit.ly/UrXlOv September | October 2012 :: Chicago Public Schools (CPS)...
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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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