TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN GIVES KIDS A LEG UP by Vivian Po, New America Media | http://bit.ly/gT80Le Traducción al español ä¸æ–‡ç¿»è¯ Feb 07, 2011 - LOS ANGELES - Ethan Wong, who turned five last November, was experiencing a hard time transitioning from pre-school to kindergarten, mainly because ...
SEPARATE STUDY CONFIRMS MANY LOS ANGELES TIMES FINDINGS ON TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS /or/ RESEARCH STUDY SHOWS LA TIMES RATINGS ARE NEITHER RELIABLE NOR VALID + smf’s 2¢ Separate Study Confirms Many LA Times Findings A University of Colorado review of Los Angeles Unified teacher effectiveness also raises some questions about the precision of ratings as reported in The Times. By Jason Felch, Los Angeles ...
TEXAS’ FINANCES: Not as rosy as they seemed +It's gotten messy in Texas Texas' finances not as rosy as they seemed The state prides itself as a model of conservative spending and responsible budgeting. But a new $27-billion budget gap undercuts its image as a business-seducing, fiscally adaptive state. By Evan Halper, Los ...
L.A. UNIFIED CONSIDERS CHAGES AT WIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL IN WAKE OF PROBLEMS Teachers at the school, which serves developmentally disabled students, are doing a poor job, officials say. During a recent visit to the Jefferson Park campus, Supt. Ramon C. Cortines observed teachers watching a soap opera during class. California ...