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Education Headlines
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Twin Rivers selects Foothill High principal as interim superintendent
Twin Rivers Unified School District trustees named one of the district's high school principals as interim superintendent for this school year, and indicated they will consider him for the permanent job.Rosenblatt: Survey the hard way to understand hard choices
How does a school board get constructive input that actually represents the values and opinions of its constituency rather than just the often self-selected views of those who choose to participate?Fensterwald: State Board now can wade back into eighth grade math debate
The State Board of Education will be able to disentangle competing math standards that have been creating confusion over what should be taught in eighth grade, under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.LAUSD must pay $2.4 million to football player who broke neck
A 19-year-old North Hollywood High School student who broke his neck during a football tryout practice has won a $2.4-million arbitration award against the Los Angeles Unified School District.SIA Cabinet Report: Alternatives to suspensions, expulsions await governor’s signature
Several bills designed to promote the use of alternative methods of school discipline made their way out of the Legislature last week and are now pending before Gov. Jerry Brown.Oakland school aims to help black boys
At the 100 Black Men Community School, a new all-male public charter school, educators and organizers say they refuse to accept the statistics associated with black boys that include higher dropout rates, lower test scores and disproportionate placement in special education programs.LAUSD proposes new teacher-evaluation system, negotiating with UTLA
Under a court order to demonstrate that they're trying to devise a new teacher evaluation system, Los Angeles Unified officials said Tuesday that they've presented formal proposals and continue to negotiate with union leaders.Tuesday, September 4, 2012