Friday, October 26, 2012

Proposition 3o: CAN’T CALIFORNIA DO BETTER?

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  By Peter Schrag | OpEd Special to The Secramento Bee | http://sacb.ee/QLmBvc Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 8:00 am  ::  If you're old e...

REED v. LAUSD SETTLEMENT VOIDED; TEACHER LAYOFF PROCESS TO GO TO TRIAL + UTLA STATEMENT

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smf notes: The Reed case began life as Reed v. LAUSD. The challenge to the settlement with ACLU made  it Reed v. UTLA; the appeal to the...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Report: LAUSD MISSES MANDATED SPECIAL ED TARGETS, INDEPENDENT MONITOR REQUIRES CHARTER SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILIITY

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By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer, LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/Y1qcby 10/24/2012 08:41:52 PM PDT  ::  Los Angeles Unified schools failed to...

BLAMING YOUR OWN TEAM

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By Deborah Meier. Bridging Differences/Ed Week | http://bit.ly/RjjcW9 October 18, 2012 9:01 AM  ::  It's hardly something new in Ameri...

RttT: L.A. SCHOOLS CHIEF URGES UNION COOPERATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS

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Supt. John Deasy seeks teachers' backing on a grant application that could bring $40 million to LAUSD. The union fears the grant won...

THE ‘60’s, redux: OHIO STUDENT PUNISHED FOR GROWING HIS HAIR FOR CHARITY, SCHOOL SAYS IT VIOLATES DRESS CODE

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Boy’s hair should be short, girl’s skirts should be long. This is all that separates Ohio from moral decay, the communist menace and the ...
Monday, October 22, 2012

MORE THAN 2 DOZEN L.A. UNIFIED MAGNET SCHOOLS ARE UNDER-ENROLLED + smf’s 2¢

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LAUSD magnet schools have long been considered prized programs, but more than two dozen of them are under-enrolled and actively looking to f...

Fact Check: MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL TEST SCORES + smf’’s 2¢

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Posted by Josh Hicks, Washington Post  Campaign 2012  Blog | http://wapo.st/OY2taN October 22, 2012 at 10:22 pm::  As he did during a prev...

U P D A T E D: An EdSource Infographic: COMPARING PROPOSITIONS 30 + 38

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The Question Asked: Can I vote YES on Both? And Answered: YES! ….and you should because voting for both increases the likelihoo...

Deasy: TEACHERS DELAYING LAUSD BID FOR $40M IN FEDERAL GRANTS + smf’s 2¢

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CBSLA.COM | CBS Los Angeles http://cbsloc.al/Si9AZw October 22, 2012 8:22 AM  ::  LOS ANGELES (CBS...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

IF COMMON CORE FAILS, THEN WHAT?

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  By Tom Whitby , SmartBlogs   |  http://bit.ly/T90xgi   smf : All of the states involved (in the Common Core...

DON’T DEMONIZE TEACHERS BECAUSE OF PENSION SYSTEM’S FAULTS

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Yes, public pensions got out of hand. But teachers aren't the biggest culprits, nor are they why California has some of the nation...

National School Lunch Week: MOST STUDENTS GIVE MORE HEALTHFUL STATE SCHOOL MENUS THUMBS UP

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By Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/QA1LyV October 19, 2012  ::  For every three California public school students who thi...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

FEDERAL MANDATES ON LOCAL EDUCATION: COSTS + CONSEQUENCES – Yes, it’s a Race, but is it in the Right Direction?

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BY Kenneth Mitchell, Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents –Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach, State university ...

DEVASTATING BUDGET CUTS TEAR A BIG HOLE IN STATE’S CHILD CARE NET

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By Kimberly Beltran | SI&A Cabinet Report | http://bit.ly/S9mIQI Wednesday, October 17, 2012  ::  Reeling from $1 billion in cuts t...

JOHN GREENWOOD DIES AT 67, FORMER LAUSD BOARD MEMBER

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John Greenwood, a moderate, opposed court-ordered mandatory school busing for integration and voted to end it. He was also president of t...

‘CHOICES’ OPENS NEW DOORS FOR STUDENTS AT FAILING LAUSD SCHOOLS

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By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer , LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/RNMYiP Twins Cameron, left, and Delion McDonald, 13, live in South Los An...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

TAILORING THE TESTS TO SPECIAL NEEDS: QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS …and feedback from an LAUSD special needs parent

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By Michelle R. Davis , EdWeek Vol. 06, Issue 01, Pages 14-15 | http://bit.ly/TyZS44 October 17, 2012  ::   Computer-adaptive testing, in t...