Parent Involvement: L.A. UNIFIED TO SPEND $20 MILLION ON PARENT CENTERS by Howard Blume – LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/iU12DU June 16, 2011 | 2:20 pm - A historic one-room schoolhouse became the backdrop Thursday for a parent-involvement initiative that includes spending $20 million to upgrade or add parent centers ...
Parent Involvement: SAN JOSE SCHOOL PARENTS SAY BIGGER, NOT BETTER, IS A BAD PLAN FOR PARENT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM By Sharon Noguchi | San Jose Mercury News | http://bit.ly/ksf9P8 << Parent volunteer Meghan Gordineer plays a word game with Elijah Echenique, 5,... ( Patrick Tehan ) 06/16/2011 04:26:48 PM PDT - In a conflict studded with racial pitfalls and playing ...
AUTHORITIES WARN SCHOOLS ABOUT MISHANDLING CONSTRUCTION BONDS By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch | http://bit.ly/kNnGKZ 06-17-2011 - California school districts are using construction bond money to cover day-to-day operations and in other ways that regulators say misuse taxpayer money and violate state and ...
JOBS AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT Themes in the News for the week of June 13-17, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/luJn0b 06-17-2011 - A new study shows that student achievement is harmed by the nation’s increased unemployment—and not just those students whose parents have lost their ...
A MONTH IN NEW JOB, CHICAGO MAYOR EMANUEL IS HAVING AN IMPACT + CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD RESCINDS TEACHER RAISES, ANGERS UNION A Month In New Job, Chicago Mayor Emanuel Is Having An Impact by Frank James – NPR Weekend Edition Saturday | http://n.pr/jpdbV3 Brian Jackson/AP -Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over his first City Council meeting at City Hall on May 18. June ...
CHOCOLATE MILK vs. OJ LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/mEKW3X LAUSD is right to ban chocolate and other flavored milks. But they weren't the only sugary drinks on school menus — a cup of orange juice has nearly the same amount of sugar, and one-fourth the protein. June 17, ...
