Wednesday, May 22, 2013

PEARSON AGREES TO $75 MILLION SETTLEMENT OF U.S. E-BOOKS CASE + smf’s 2¢

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Kate Holton and Nate Raymond of Reuters/from Chicago Tribune | http://trib.in/Z0emRp 11:43 a.m. CDT, May 22, 2013  ::  LONDON/NEW YORK (Re...

MORE THAN YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT inBLOOM, SOONER THAN THEY WANTED YOU TO KNOW IT

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Be afraid, be very afraid: “inBloom, the non-profit started with a hundred million dollar inves...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

JACKIE GOLDBERG ENDORSES MONICA RATLIFF: “We all need to help her win this very important race for the school board!”

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  a letter to AALA members from the AALA Update of Week of May 20, 2013 | http://bit.ly/12FLezB by  Jackie Goldberg , former member of t...

NO MORE WILLFUL DEFIANCE

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Themes in the News: A weekly commentary written by UCLA IDEA on the important issues in education as covered by the news media - Week of May...

LAWMAKERS REMAIN SKEPTICAL OVER LCFF; BROWN IGNORES LAO, STANDS PAT ON HIS PROP 39 FUNDING PLAN

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Lawmakers remain skeptical over Brown's Local Control Funding Formula By Kimberly Beltran, SI&A Cabi...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

LA TIMES & ED WEEK ON THE MAY REVISE; Capitol Dems, Sacramento Bee and Center for Oral Health weigh-in …+ John Deasy tweets on the wonderfulness thereof

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Read the Governor’s May Revision proposal at www.ebudget.ca.gov . Even with added revenue revised plan for all spending is $1.2 billi...

Los Angeles City Elections 2013: A CITY AGENDA FOR L.A. SCHOOLS?

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If public officials in the more than two dozen cities served by L.A. Unified want to do something to help kids succeed, there are plenty ...

L.A. UNIFIED BANS SUSPENSION FOR ‘WILLFUL DEFIANCE’

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Zero tolerance policies adopted after Columbine lower achievement and disproportionately affect African Americans, supporters say. By ...

PARENT TRIGGER GROUP GETS ‘THUMBS-UP’ FROM LAUSD

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"Someone on our staff is talking to Parent Revolution, and we need to know who it is ," Boardmember Lamotte said.  ...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

‘Working Hard, Left Behind’: CLOSING CALIFORNIA’S EDUCATION GAP

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As the overall education level declines, the state faces not only social ills but also major economic problems. OP-ed By Michele Sique...

BROWN SET TO RELEASE “MAY REVISE” BUDGET PROPOSAL

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  Some Democrats and interest groups call for some of the deepest budget cuts in recent years to be restored...

U P D A T E D: LAUSD BOARD COULD BAN SUSPENSIONS FOR ‘WILLFUL DEFIANCE’ + smf’s 2¢

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Backers of the resolution say 'zero tolerance' is harming kids. 'Instead of punishing students, we're going to engage th...