Compton Superintendent responds to student walkout
Credit: University of the Pacific/FlickrDistrict officials didn’t have much to say after Tuesday’s student-led protest during which approximately 70 students walked out of class and marched several blocks from Compton High School to district headquarters.
On Wednesday Superintendent Darin Brawley released the following statement encouraging “stakeholders” to
LAUSD arts funding cut 76% in five years
In the last five years, funding for arts education at L.A. Unified has dropped from a budgeted high of $78.6 million in 2007-8 to $18.6 million this year. The district has committed to returning funds to the 2007-8 levels. Credit: L.A. UnifiedIn the last five years, funding for arts education at L.A. Unified has dropped from a budgeted high of $78.6 million
API scores: An educational horse race that will soon change
The California Department of Education will release the Academic Performance Index numbers Thursday in an annual tradition that is perhaps the closest equivalent to educational horse racing — parents and schools obsess over the scores and districts work to make them higher. Credit: L.A. County FairThe California Department of Education will release the Academic Performance Index numbers Thursday in an
