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.

Friday, September 27, 2013

NEA SURVEY SHOWS THOSE WITH HIGHER EDUCATION WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE RECEIVED ARTS ED IN K-12

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Mary Plummer | | Pass | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/16vThEw/ Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/16vThEw Maya Sugarman/KPCC - T...

Editorial+Letters: L.A. UNIFIED’S iPAD PLAN DOESN’T COMPUTE

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L.A. TIMES EDITORIAL: The district's failure to resolve questions about theft, breakage and Web security is troubling. By The Ti...

L,A. UNIFIED REPORTS 71 iPADS ARE MISSING

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The lost iPads [71 of 1,200 = a loss rate of 17%]   are from a trial program last year.  L.A. Unified officials say security is being tig...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

HOW DID LA STUDENTS BYPASS iPAD SECURITY? Board members ask tough questions + smf’s 2¢

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Annie Gilbertson | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/15wjpZT Jed Kim - Science teacher Jodie Capper makes a presentation on her iPad...

WHO PAYS IF L.A. UNIFIED STUDENTS LOSE OR BREAK iPADS?

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L.A. Unified board grapples with the question of whether to force parents to pay for damaged or lost iPads. It's uncertain whether respo...

LAUSD REVIEWING iPAD POLICIES AFTER STUDENT SECURITY BREACH

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Boardmember Ratliff concerned that the school board hasn’t been involved in making key policy decisions. ●● see #33  By the numbers: HOW ...

LA UNIFIED BEGINS JOB SEARCH TO REPLACE AQUINO + Job Posting + smf’s 2¢

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by Hillel Aron in LA School Report | http://bit.ly/16LKjgD Posted on September 25, 2013   ::  The Los Angeles Unified School District ha...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

2 pictures worth 2000 words

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from Hemlock on the rocks | http://bit.ly/1840FEi

PARENTAL ADVISORY/CONTAINS EXPLICIT IMAGES: An actual screen capture of an actual Facebook Page from an actual LAUSD iPad!

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May not be suitable for the squeamish. A copy of these photos has been placed in student 00016375’s permanent record NOTE: This imag...

FEDS COME UP WITH WORKAROUND FOR “DOUBLE TESTING” … but No Help for California!

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By Catherine Gewertz , EDUCATION WEEK  | http://bit.ly/15UKlGl Published Online: September 19, 2013 as: Next Steps Weighed on Federal ...

NO MORE FUN-FUN-FUN AS DADDY DEASY TAKES THE iPADS AWAY! + comments from the peanut gallery

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L.A. School District Shocked That Kids Would Figure Out How To Use iPads For Purposes Of Fun By Chris Morran ...

‘PRIORITY SCHOOLS’ PLAN IS THE LATEST TO REMAKE FAILING L.A. UNIFIED SCHOOLS

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  Annie Gilbertson | | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/15s29oK Annie GIlbertson/KPCC  | Jordan High School in Watts is under m...

LAUSD COMPLETES HARASSMENT PROBE OF RICHARD VLADOVIC, Results to remain secret

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By Barbara Jones , Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1anqyzb (File photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) 9/24/13, 3:45 P...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

STUDENTS HACK NEW LAUSD iPADS, VISIT YOU TUBE & (OMG!) FACEBOOK

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Roosevelt students get access to unauthorized sites on new iPads Bianca Gomez, left, Humberto Sala...

WILL LAUSD’s iPAD UPGRADE WORK?

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By Sam Gliksman , Los Angeles Jewish Journal | http://bit.ly/16pQih2 iPad. Photo by Robert Scoble>> September 24, 2013   ...
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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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