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Education Headlines
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Frey: Los Angeles Unified discussing 200-day school year
Los Angeles Unified, the state’s largest school district, is discussing extending its academic year by 20 days, a $300 million proposal that would give Los Angeles the longest school year, at 200 days, of any large urban district in the nation.Impact on local school districts minimal
One Salinas school district will have to buy produce locally and pay out of pocket. Others will have to live with the “check’s in the mail” excuse for meal reimbursements. Other than that, the jolt of the government shutdown will not be felt in the classroom, officials said Tuesday.Capo to vote on agreement with classified workers union
The 1,298 non-teaching staffers at Capistrano Unified School District have agreed to furloughs and step freezes in a labor agreement up for a vote by district trustees on Wednesday evening.Student athlete concussion protocol expanded to California charter and private schools
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will require private and charter schools in California to keep student athletes off the field if there is a concern that they received a concussion.California schools serving poor kids improve facilities, textbooks and teacher qualifications
California public schools serving poor children have better facilities, more textbooks and more appropriately qualified teachers than they did seven years ago, according to a study released this week by the American Civil Liberties Union.New LGBT-specific history lessons planned for L.A. County schools
The ONE Archives, one of the world's largest research libraries on LGBT history, will provide historical artifacts and resources for the curriculum, which its creators hope to debut in L.A. County high schools by early next year, Scot said.It's time for iPad answers says L.A. Unified Board
It’s been a rocky rollout for the iPad project at the Los Angeles Unified School District - students got around internet filters, some tablets have gone missing - and some board members complain they've been left in the dark.L.A. Unified's iPad rollout marred by chaos
Confusion reigns as the Los Angeles Unified School District deals with glitches after the rollout of ambitious an-iPad-for-every-student project.L.A. Unified can't afford $1-billion budget wish list, official says
L.A. Unified will need more than $1 billion to pay for additional teachers, a longer school year and other items favored by Board of Education members -- but the chance of acquiring such funds is zero, the district’s financial chief said Tuesday.Payday from state lottery sales top $1.28 billion for education
California schools and colleges received $1.28 billion in lottery funds last year, the state controller’s office said Tuesday.Torlakson wants to tie student attendance, school funding
To address truancy crisis, California's superintendent of public instruction also wants school performance ratings tied to attendance.Tuesday, October 1, 2013