Friday, January 24, 2014

U P D A T E D - Vergara v. California: SHOW TRIAL TO CHALLENGE JOB PROTECTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA TEACHERS BEGINS MONDAY

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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez  | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1eY6HrO Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images | A view of the defendant's table ...

AALA WEIGHS IN ON ELIMINATION OF LAUSD COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY (iPAD) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE & LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA ROLL-OUT

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Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update - Week of January 27, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1eY254Y COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT O...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

PARENTS AND TEACHERS PROTEST LAUSD’S ELIMINATION OF COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING CONTROVERSIAL iPAD PURCHASE

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By smf for 4LAKids News Thursday, January 23, 2014 :: Parents and teachers held a press conference/photo op Thursday afternoon to express...
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Gov. Brown: THE STATE OF THE STATE …OF PUBLIC EDUCATION + smf’s 2¢ on the Principle of Subsidiarity

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A few words on public education from Governor Brown by LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1hP6FFq ...

ADVOCATES WANT TO LIMIT USES OF STUDENT DATA + smf’s 1¢

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Annie Gilbertson| Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/LZE2e4 | Maya Sugarman/KPCC January 22nd, 2014, 10:06am  ::  As computerized t...

SB837: MORE PRESCHOOL THAN CALIFORNIA CAN AFFORD + smf’s 2¢

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The 'transitional kindergarten' program championed by state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg would create an expensive new entitle...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

L.A. CITY HALL TAKES A FRESH LOOK AT LAUSD

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By Dakota Smith , Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1dVZLNW LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy delivers his State of Schools repor...

Twitterpated: SUPERINTENDENT DEASY CROSSES THE FREEWAY AND TESTIFIES AT CITY HALL COMMITTEE MEETING + smf’s 2¢

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By L.A. Times reporter Howard Blume, via Twitter 6:01 PM - 21 Jan 2014 :: @HowardBlume: No immediate story forthcoming. Just thought I...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

This AM’s School Board Meeting: TWO MONTHS AFTER HE KILLED ONE PLAN, KAYSER HAS HIS OWN TITLE I IDEAS

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by Michael Janofsky , LA SchooLs Report  |  http://bit.ly/KCdvCa <<LA Unified board member Bennett Kayser Posted on January...

ANNETTE BENING TO BECOME FACE OF ARTS ED FOR CALIFORNIA

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Mary Plummer| Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1ePLgsW January 20th, 2014, 6:00am  ::  Actress Annette Bening has signed on as the ...

Tinkering w/LCFF: STATE LOOKS TO TRIM LIST OF SCHOOL PLANS REQUIRED

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  by Tom Chorneau, SI&A Cabinet Report  | http://bit.ly/1ePIV1g January 21, 2014  ::  (Calif.) After a marathon hearing and a surpr...

Another look: SIGNS OF BALKANIZATION IN L.A. UNIFIED

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This editorial from The Times staff ran last November. With the death of Marguerite LaMotte and a key population and vast+vibrant communi...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Ravitch: IN LOS ANGELES DEASY REFUSES TO RESTORE ARTS FUNDING

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By dianeravitch  from Diane Ravitch's blog http://bit.ly/1haAa3A January 17, 2014   ::  Despite a board resolution in 2012 calling for...

J’accuse: THE WIRELESS DISCONNECT IN LAUSD

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By smf for 4 LAKidsNews 20 Jan 2014 :: The L.A. Time’s Howard Blume writes in his article L.A. SCHOOLS’ iPAD WATCHDOG COMMITTEE SET TO DIS...

L.A. SCHOOLS’ iPAD WATCHDOG COMMITTEE SET TO DISBAND

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Decision to end schools' iPad panel raises questions about oversight of the program that has had a bumpy rollout. By Howard Blume, LA...

SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED APPROVES $700,000 iPAD PURCHASE: Offers parents lease-to-own option

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Parents who wish to purchase pay $708 @ $20 per month. There is no funding source identified to anything beyond the pilot year B...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

SPECIAL ELECTION COULD TIP BALANCE ON L.A. SCHOOL BOARD + smf’s 2¢

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A vigorous and strategic successor to Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte could either pose a hurdle to Supt. John Deasy or steer a board major...