DECATHLON COORDINATOR BECOMES PART-TIME JOB
By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer | LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/jhwF2L 7/1/2011 12:18:13 AM PDT - Los Angeles Unified's nationally recognized Academic Decathlon program took several hits this week as the district finalized a budget that threatens its status as a national powerhouse in the scholastic competition. The district is reducing Academic Decathlon coordinator Cliff Ker's position to a
FRACTURED SCHOOL BOARD RE-ELECTS GARCIA: Three former teachers form pro-union bloc, challenge president.
By Connie Llanos, Staff Writer | LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/keo5r9 7/01/2011 08:58:59 PM PDT - The Los Angeles Unified school board officially swore in its new and returning members Friday, but oath ceremonies quickly gave way to a power struggle as the board's president faced her first challenge in years. Three former teachers, including new board member Bennett Kayser, tried to flex their
