Thursday, September 25, 2014

Tweeting from the fault line: LA TIMES’ HOWARD BLUME FROM THURSDAY’S LAUSD BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

 

by the LA Times Education Reporter, live from the Meeting of the School Construction Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee – a four hour plus meeting  in 140 characters or less via twitter

 

Howard Blume @howardblume ·  noonish Thursday 25 Sept

L.A. Unified plans to spend another $26 million on iPads (or maybe Chromebooks) needed for expanded state testing.

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

L.A. Unified also plans to spend $16.5 million more to get new student info system to work.

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

Rubin of bond oversight: There numerous probs w the new state tests last year & most "were highly centered on the iPads."

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

BUT he added, many probs could be corrected & could be related to lack of familiarity w iPads.

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

Rubin of bond oversight: There numerous probs w the new state tests last year & most "were highly centered on the iPads."

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

Old fashioned desk top computers were the most popular for testing, but, again, could be related to familiarity.

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

Bond Oversight Comm in LAUSD turns down most of spending for new computers.

 Howard Blume @howardblume · 

L.A. Unified has no timetable yet for new bidding process in computers-for-all effort.

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