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.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

WI-FI ENABLED BUSES LEAVE NO CHILD OFFLINE: Coachella Unified Superintendent, a Former LAUSD Music Teacher, Tries to Close the Digital Divide

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BY LEAH CLAPMAN | PBS NewsHour | http://to.pbs.org/1ZJMUTG Jan 22, 2016  ::  The digital divide and lack of reliable internet acce...

2016 LAUSD Academic Decathlon Volunteer Application and Job Description

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2016 AccaDeca Vol App Download as fillable .pdf

INCENTIVE PAY TO KEEP NEWPORT-MESA UNIFIED OFFICIAL FROM RETIRING HAS TOPPED $273,000

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Hannah Fry and Alexandra Chan | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1Puv69a ...

KIDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FIND COMMUNITY, LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH POETRY

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by Priska Neely | KPCC 89.3 |http://bit.ly/1OFiPSb ...

LAUSD AUDIT SHOWS DISTRICT DEBT OUTSTRIPS ASSETS BY $4,2 BILLION +smf's 2¢

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Posted by Mike Szymanski in LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1nG4Suf Melba Simpson conducted the audit Januar...
Friday, January 22, 2016

ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS PROPOSE TAKEOVER OF CHICAGO SCHOOLS FROM MAYOR ...AND EVENTUAL RETURN TO ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD CONTROL

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From Politico Morning Education | http://politi.co/1KrlFGf - REPUBLICANS PROPOSE CHICAGO TAKEOVER   Jan 20, 2016  ::  Illinois. Gov. Bru...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

TIME TO BREAK UP GIANT SCHOOL DISTRICTS + smf’s 2¢

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  By Walt Gardner in EdWeek | http://bit.ly/1PoDFlU January 18, 2016 7:35 AM   ::   The beginning of the new calendar year is ...
Monday, January 18, 2016

JOURNALISM ETHICIST - WHO WROTE THE BOOK ON THE SUBJECT - SAYS L.A. TIMES IS "TRAPPED IN A MASSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST"

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by Karen Wolfe from PSConnectNow.org  |http://bit.ly/1QahtPQ   January 18, 2016  ::  A member of a Facebook group that discusses...
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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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