Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Breaking: L.A. SCHOOL BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPOINTING OUTSIDE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH COMMITTEE IN CLOSED SESSION …AGAIN! + smf’s 2¢

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  by Howard Blume | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1RcZDex   L.A. Unified consultant Hank Gmitro, standing, asks a group of parents,...

URGING STUDENTS TO APPLY TO COLLEGE, NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS WILL MAKE SAT FREE FOR JUNIORS

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By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS , New York Times | http://nyti.ms/1jOdqOa Photo Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña with students from the High...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

School Attendance: MAYBE ACADEMIC SUCCESS COMES DOWN TO JUST SHOWING UP

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Politicians focus on untested, costly theories about student achievement Insist that students to show up for class on time, ready...
Saturday, October 24, 2015

TEACHING TEACHERS TO TEACH. IT’S NOT SO ELEMENTARY

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Good teachers aren't born, they're trained. Pilots, doctors, plumbers and hairdressers don't learn on the job. And teachers s...

OBAMA WANTS STUDENTS TO STOP TAKING UNNECESSARY TESTS

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"I hear from parents who rightly worry about too much testing, and from teachers who feel so much pressure to teach to a test ...

LAUSD INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL REVIEW PANEL: The Board Informative and Meeting Materials

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LAUSD Independent Financial Review Panel - Meeting Materials as of 23 Oct 2015 (260 pages)

FIRST PUBLIC TEST OF EARTHQUAKE ALERT SYSTEM ROLLS OUT AT EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL

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by Rosanna Xia | LA Times | http://lat.ms/204D3uy Eagle Rock High School students listen as USGS seismologist Lucy Jones, center, ...

LCAP REVIEWS CONTINUE WITHOUT EVALUATION TOOL

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  by Tom Chorneau | SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1LLXSRS October ...

L.A. ARCHDIOCESE DROPS SUPPORT FOR LAUSD EFFORTS IN TEACHER SEX ABUSE CASE OVER STRATEGY OF ALLOWING EVIDENCE OF CHILD’S PAST SEXUAL HISTORY IN EVIDENCE

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“They’re arguing for more protection for institutions that allow molestation instead of more protections for children.” by Teresa Watana...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Prop 98 minimum school funding guarantee has jumped almost 32%: FINAL BUDGET REPORT NOTES BIG SCHOOL SPENDING UPTURN

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  by Tom Chorneau | SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1MJL3qW October ...

REPORT CALLS FOR BIG CHANGES IN EDUCATING STATE’S ENGLISH LEARNERS

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By John Fensterwald | EdSource Today | http://bit.ly/1MJHuBc Credit: Lillian Mongeau for EdSource | Second graders Jayden Lew and Giselle...

MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES EAGLE ROCK HS TO GET EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM

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Posted on  LA School Report by Craig Clough | http://bit.ly/UXHVhZ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti October 23, 2015 2:4...

HIGH-POWERED SECRET PANEL EXAMINING LAUSD FINANCES + smf's 2¢

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Posted on LA School Report  by Mike Szymanski | http://bit.ly/1kAKZ6l October 23, 2015 11:32 am   ::  A blue-ribbon panel o...

…and maybe an answer: L.A. MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI SAYS LOS ANGELES UNIFIED'S NEXT SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE THE QUALITIES OF FORMER SUPERINTENDENT ROY ROMER.

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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC 89.3  | http://bit.ly/1LrWxSg Audio from this story :: 0:55 Listen Oct 23, 2015  ::  5:10 AM  ::  Mayo...

2 questions from The Times: WHAT ROLE SHOULD PARENTS TAKE IN THE LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH?

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Editorial by  The Times Editorial Board | http://lat.ms/1MY9qpj About two dozen people showed up on Monday evening, Oct. 19, to th...

2 from The Times: WHO MIGHT HEAD L.A, UNIFIED, AND WHAT ARE OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR IN A LEADER?

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by Howard Blume | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1XoMfI1 Parents and teachers attend a community meeting this week to weigh in on the qua...