SEPARATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FROM THEIR CLASSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR UPSETS PARENTS, TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS
Taking parents out of the equation: Principals are "subject to disciplinary action" if they don’t reorganize their classes as demanded.
Opinion: L.A. schools should not separate non-English-speaking children
BY RAUL A. REYES, NBCLATINO |HTTP://ON.NBCLATINO.CO/1B8NTTH
5:00 am on 11/04/2013 :: An education controversy is brewing in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is planning to separate non-English speaking elementary students from other students in core classes. These changes are to be made soon, although it is almost three months into the school year. According to the Los Angeles Times, LAUSD Superintendant John Deasy believes that too many English Learners are learning “Spanglish” from their fellow students, rather than proper English.The move by the LAUSD has rightfully angered parents, teachers, and principals. While the district’s experts say the plan is a sound idea, common sense and past experience suggest that it may not be. It opens the door to classifying Spanish-speaking pupils as “second-class students” simply because they are not proficient in English.
“Kids with little or no English are going to be segregated and told they’re not good enough for the mainstream,” one mother of a kindergartner told the L.A. Times. ”Kids learn from their peers, and they’re not going to be able to do that anymore.” Meanwhile, 17 principals from South L.A. schools have signed a letter to their local superintendant expressing their opposition to the policy. They
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November…”: HAPPY GUY FAWKES’ DAY
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." -Oscar Wilde “People should not be afraid of their governments; Governments should be afraid of their people.” -V, in V for Vendetta
LAUSD RELEASES iPAD BUDGET: COSTS FOR IT SUPPORT, TEACHER COACHES RISE
Annie Gilbertson | | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/19y6QlK Flickingerbrad via Flickr : technology in the classroom November 4th, 2013, 5:56pm :: L.A. Unified is calling for more hands on deck to help steer the iPad project. Documents released in advance of Tuesday's special iPad project meeting show a tripling of staffing estimates for IT. Officials are now estimating they’ll need
NIn a push to lessen police presence in schools, LAUSD is using positive incentives and mediation to curb student misbehavior By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/HxFOAB November 4, 2013 :: Los Angeles school police have sharply curtailed the number of tickets issued for truancy to L.A. Unified students by 93.7% over the last four years, reflecting a step back from