Thursday, February 21, 2013

THE KEEP CALM & CARRY ON CAMPAIGN 2013

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     “A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true...

The California Office to ®eform Education: LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT SEEKS NCLB WAIVER FOR HIS DISTRICT AND NINE OTHERS + smf’s 2¢

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- LA Daily News http://bit.ly/WcHCjf 02/20/2013 03:03:26 PM PST - LOS ANGELES -- With California unable to get a waiver from the No Child ...

The best Bd of Ed $ can buy?: FORMER DC SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR MICHELLE RHEE JOINS LIST OF DONORS TO LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD RACE

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Mary Plummer | Pass / Fail : | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/YdxN6q AP Photo - D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee, shown here in 2008, donated $250...

MICHELLE ®HEE INC. DONATES $250,000 to ®EFORM INC. CANDIDATES IN LAUSD RACES

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A quarter-of-a-million dollars  from StudentsFirst, led by the former District of Columbia schools chancellor,...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

L.A. COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR RESIGNS UNDER FIRE

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by Carla Rivera, LA Times | http://lat.ms/WQ9bB6 February 19, 2013 |  3:58 pm  ::  Daniel LaVista announced Tuesday that he will resign hi...

FAA GREENLIGHTS $1 LEASE FOR LAUSD AVIATION SCHOOL AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT

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By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer , LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/WWxnU1 2/14/2013 07:17:41 PM PST  ::  A plan to save a threatened aviati...

HUGE SPENDING GAPS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, STUDY FINDS: South San Francisco spends less than $7K per student, across the bay Sausalito spends $29,oooK

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by Howard Blume, LA Times  | http://lat.ms/1550iah February 19, 2013 |  5:26 pm   ::  Vast inequities still exist in education funding acr...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

LAUSD SCHOOL BOARD RACE DRAWS BIG MONEY: Primary has drawn over $4 million ….$2 million from outside sources

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“How much is that school board in the window?” Outside spending in LAUSD race tops $2M ...

MARIA CANO: 4LAKids endorsed School Board Candidate Wine Tasting Fundraisers!

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smf notes there isn’t a lot of opportunity in K-12 educational advocacy to consume adult beverages. This is one two of them maria cano ...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS, LOWLIGHTS & THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT: The Rest (but not necessarily the best) of the Stories from Other Sources from Feb. 17th

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First, Protect the Children: REPORT EXCORIATES L.A. COUNTY AGENCY IN CHILD DEATHS Thirteen recent child deaths might not have happe...

First, Protect the Children: REPORT EXCORIATES L.A. COUNTY AGENCY IN CHILD DEATHS

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Thirteen recent child deaths might not have happened if Department of Children and Family Services social workers had taken basic steps t...

GPA CAN BE CONTAGIOUS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, STUDY FINDS

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smf: The headline above shows what happens when the data-driven operate on cruise control – and I’m sure the student authors (“Scholars”...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

UTLA WINS RIGHT TO REPRESENT VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL

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-- Howard Blume - latimes.com http://lat.ms/VnYjee February 14, 2013 |  5:00 am - The Los Angeles teachers union announced Wednesday night...

OBAMA URGES BIG PRESCHOOL PUSH IN STATE OF THE UNION + WHITE HOUSE OUTLINES PRESCHOOL PLAN

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Obama Urges Big Preschool Expansion in State of the Union Speech Posted by Alyson Klein | Politics K-12 - Education Week http://bit.ly/VXG...

CALIFORNIA DROPS OUT OF ELL ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM

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By Lesli A. Maxwell - Learning the Language - Education Week http://bit.ly/Ut7zyG February 13, 2013 5:40 PM  :: California education offi...

HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST EX-LAUSD HEAD DISMISSED

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The Associated Press | Times-Standard Online http://bit.ly/XGbYKq 02/16/2013 07:10:41 PM PST | LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School ...

API REWRITE GETTING FAST TRACKED, GRAD RATES COME FIRST

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By Kimberly Beltran SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources http://bit.ly/Xh3fz4 A prior version of this story referred imprec...

BROWN’S BUDGET PLAN TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT ELIMINATING BIP MANDATE FOR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS

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  By Lee Funk | SI&A Cabinet Report | http://bit.ly/VXB1hQ Thursday, February 14, 2013  ::  After losing a decades-long battle wit...