4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT
KPFK - Politics or Pedagogy: Recap of Broadcasts about Charter Schools – Today @ 11AM
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KPFK 90.7 FM | kpfk.org Politics or pedagogy? EDUCATION REPORT with John Cromshow Saturday, December 29, 2012 11:00 AM Smiley and West w/education issues commentary by John Cromshow (following hosts" introduction) TOPIC: 2012 Broadcasts About Charters
GARCETTI URGES EFFORT TO SAVE AVIATION MECHANICS SCHOOL
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The councilman says he will ask the city airport agency and L.A. Unified to explore ways to keep the program running at Van Nuys Airport. By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/VnB8R5 Students work on a jet engine at the aviation mechanics school at the North Valley Occupational Center-Aviation Center at Van Nuys Airport. (Ricardo DeAratanha, Los Angeles Times / December 11,
Attack on Adult Ed Continues: AIRCRAFT MECHANICS SCHOOL AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT THREATENED BY BUDGET CUTS
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L.A. Unified may close or move the vocational facility. Loss of the program would be a blow to those seeking technical careers in the aviation industry. By Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/12K9CjK Students Ronald Quijada, Mayko Alonso and Chandana Koralalage, front to back, go through the starting and shutting down procedures on a TH-13T helicopter. (Ricardo DeAratanha /
NATIONAL TEACHERS UNIONS, STATE UNIONS + LAWMAKERS REJECT ARMING EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS
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Teachers Unions Reject Arming Educators In Schools Posted by Valerie Strauss Washington Post/Answer Sheet | http://wapo.st/V3Gi23 A school bus nears a memorial for victims of the Newtown school shootings. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press)>> December 20, 2012 at 2:01 pm :: The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, the nation’s dominant teachers unions
ORGANIZATION WANTS TO RECOGNIZE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ HARD WORK
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Deepa Fernandes | Pass / Fail : 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/TYYGJY Maya Sugarman/KPCC : Children's Center teacher Karina Diaz reads a book to preschoolers. December 24th, 2012, 3:21pm :: With preschools around the Southland closed for the holidays, most little children are home running rings their parents. And no doubt those parents are appreciating the work their preschool teachers do every
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE LINING UP AGANST L.A. COUNTY’S CLEAN WATER FEE
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By Kelly Puente, Staff Writer, Long Beach Press Telegram/la dAILY nEWS http://bit.ly/WRmc0c 12/25/2012 09:29:12 PM PST :: LONG BEACH - The county's Clean Water, Clean Beaches Measure is meant to clear polluted waters, but educators say the plan will drain millions of dollars from cash-strapped schools. Under the plan, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is proposing
CONTESTED UTLA HOUSE OF REPS ELECTIONS SIGNAL INTERNAL FISSURES
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Some union members fear outside groups – funded by non-profits like the Gates Foundation - encouraged teachers to run for UTLA's decision-making body to influence policy. By Howard Blume and Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/W52LLa December 26, 2012, 4:56 a.m. :: The young staff at the Alexander Science Center has been hard hit by seniority-based layoffs, the main factor
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE U.S. DEPT OF ED: CA schools will have to keep striving to meet unachievable goals and be punished for missing them
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CALIFORNIA FAILS TO WIN WAIVERS FROM RESTRICTIVE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND EDUCATION LAW By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News | http://bit.ly/V01VAg 12/24/2012 05:46:01 PM PST :: Signaling that California again is marching to its own drum -- perhaps trailing the parade -- the federal government has denied the state's request for a waiver from a key U.S. education law, thus assuring
NRA’s IDEA TO MILITARIZE OUR SCHOOLS WON’T MAKE US SAFER + smf’s 2¢
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Editorial by LA Daily News/LA Newspaper Group Opinion staff | http://bit.ly/VmZqGv << The National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre pauses as he makes a statement during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington. The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's
THE NRA & THE SCHOOL ARMS RACE: Why deescalate when you can escalate?
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"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." - NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre “The only thing that stops a really bad idea is the combination of truth and education.” - smf A defiant NRA calls for armed guards in every school By Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/UXNk8Q National Rifle Assn. Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre speaks at a news
CLAIM OF FUNNY BUSINESS ON PETTITIONS + smf’s 2¢
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by Hillel Aron in LA Schools Report | http://bit.ly/UXHVhZ Posted on December 21, 2012Two LAUSD School Board candidates — school library aide Franny Parrish and 4LAKids blogger Scott Folsom – say they paid a man named James T. Law to gather signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. The City clerk deemed too many of Folsom’s signatures invalid for him to qualify to be a candidate for
MONICA GARCIA, LAUSD BOARD PRESIDENT, ON UTLA, PROP 30 & BOARD POLITICS
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By Hillel Aron, Huffington Post courtesy of LA Schools Report | http://huff.to/RKVHYP 12/21/2012 2:08 pm EST :: East LA native Monica Garcia only planned on working for LA Unified for three weeks. That was way back in 2001, when former Board member Jose Huizar asked her to be his first chief of staff. But Garcia, now 44, ended up replacing her boss when he was elected to City Council.
SEN. BOXER PROPOSES DEPLOYING NATIONAL GUARD AT SCHOOLS
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By Richard Simon, LA Times | http://lat.ms/Tc1AMQ Sen. Barbara Boxer presents legislation to strengthen school safety on Capitol Hill. (Michael Reynolds / EPA / December 19, 2012) December 19, 2012, 10:23 a.m. :: WASHINGTON — Federal funds would be made available to deploy National Guard troops at schools under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in response
$6.9 Million Queen Anne Elementary Student Molestation Verdict: A HARBINGER FOR MIRAMONTE + TELFAIR?
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LAUSD must pay $6.9 million in teacher molestation case Howard Blume -- LA Times/LA Now | http://lat.ms/Ud88uv December 18, 2012 | 5:16 pm :: A jury awarded $6.9 million Tuesday to a fifth-grader molested by a teacher in a case that could presage the outcome of more than 100 pending molestation and lewd conduct claims against the Los Angeles Unified School District. The damages may be the
A Lesson Plan for the Teachable Moment: THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AND PASCAL’S TRIANGLE
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Created by: Judy Ann Brown LP '92 | Rutgers university Leadership Program: Exploring Discrete Mathematics in the Classroom | http://bit.ly/RI1P3Q Materials: A copy of Pascal's triangle, colored pencils Object of the lesson: Using Pascal's triangle, find the number of items given each day in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas."
DISTRICTS FACE QUESTIONS IN SPENDING LONG-TERM BONDS FOR SHORT-LIVED TECHNOLOGY
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By John Fensterwald, eDsOURCE tODAY | http://t.co/OdH5zLJw December 17th, 2012 :: Is it legal to buy personal computers for students using school construction bonds? And if it’s legal, is it wise to pay interest long-term on devices with a short shelf life? Last month, the Bond Oversight Committee for Los Angeles Unified balked at endorsing Superintendent John Deasy’s plan to buy tablet
DEASY PLEDGES SAFETY REVIEW OF L.A. SCHOOLS AFTER CONN. SHOOTING
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-- Howard Blume, LA TIMES/LA Now | http://lat.ms/UGdDPI December 17, 2012 | 4:01 pm :: Los Angeles' top school official Monday pledged a strong response after the Connecticut shooting that claimed the lives of 20 children and seven adults, plus the 20-year-old shooter. Supt. John Deasy said that every individual school safety plan would be reviewed, a process that has already been launched.
GUN VIOLENCE MUST STOP: Here’s What We Can Do to Prevent More Deaths
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by e-mail to 4LAKids from the Prevention Institute | http://bit.ly/VMY0FG Petition for Gun Control A petition urging President Obama to develop strong, bipartisan gun-control legislation and send it to Congress has collected more than 150,000 signatures in two days. You can view and sign it here. December 17th, 2012 :: We are all
L.A. POLICE, COUNTY SHERIFFS, OTHER CITIES ANNOUNCE ADDED SCHOOL PATROLS, “GUN BUYBACK” PROGRAM
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Chief Beck: “We’re a city that recognizes that our children are our most precious, precious resource. We can’t let a tragedy 3,000 miles from here affect the education of our children.” LA Police Step Up "Gun Buyback" in Wake of School Shooting Gun owners can turn in their weapons anonymously for up to $200 in gift cards the day after Christmas By Jason Kandel, | NBC Southern
LAPD CHIEF CHARLIE BACK ANNOUNCES A PLAN TO HAVE OFFICERS PATROL KINDERGARTEN-THROUGH-8th GRADE SCHOOLS IN L.A.
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LAPD Chief Wants Patrols at All LAUSD K-8 Schools Daily Chief Charlie Beck says Sunday that he wants every kindergarten, elementary and middle school to get a visit from an LAPD officer each day. By Anthea Raymond, Sherman Oaks Patch | http://bit.ly/Xz5oGl December 16, 2012 :: Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said