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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
New national standards pump extra $113 million into LA Unified
The Los Angeles Unified School District will soon have an extra wad of cash on hand. It's getting $113 million from the state of California over two years to phase in new national standards called the Common Core.Civil rights activists call for end to 'willful defiance' discipline
As students across the state return to school, civil rights activists are hoping a bill working its way through the California Legislature will decrease the disproportionately high number of expulsions and suspensions among some student groups.LAUSD teachers want more time to plan for new curriculum
With the Los Angeles Unified school board being asked to spend $113 million to implement a new curriculum, the district and its teachers union released separate poll results Monday rating how educators view their training for the new Common Core standards.What's new in KHSD classrooms this year? Portable toilets
The toilet substitutes were put in 1,800 classrooms in the district. They are a part of FEMA's National Incident Management System that says each classroom should have a bathroom facility in case a lockdown forces students to stay inside.Pajaro Valley first-graders first to see smaller classes
When teacher Caryn Lane's first-graders plopped down on the rug marked off into 30 brightly colored squares, there was plenty of room left. In fact, eight spaces remained empty.Simi Valley campuses start school year with technology changes
For an educator on the first day of school, being unchained from a desktop computer in an office represents power and security - benefits shared by many other teachers and administrators Monday in the Simi Valley Unified School District.
Monday, August 19, 2013