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12-15-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

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Local Control Funding Formula: DRAFT OF LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN – KEY PIECE OF FINDING FORMULA – OPEN FOR COMMENT
Public comment is being invited on draft plans schools will use when creating spending plans and setting district priorities over the next several years. By John Fensterwald, EdSource Today | http://bit.ly/1dgbfJr December 13th, 2013   ::  The public has an opportunity, though not much time, to provide suggestions on a draft of the Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, the

3 L.A. School Board Members Favor Special Election To Replace Lamotte
By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/19LjA5r Debate has erupted over how to replace L.A. school board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, who died last week. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times / March 6, 2007) December 13, 2013, 8:35 p.m.  ::  Three of six Los Angeles school board members said they favor a special election to replace Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, who died last

They’re baaaaack!: NEXT PHASE OF LAUSD iPAD PLAN IS BACK ON SCHOOL BOARD’S AGENDA
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1bHRMlF December 14, 2013, 5:00 a.m.  ::  Two board members are trying to skirt a delay in efforts to provide iPads to every student, teacher and administrator in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The unusual maneuver is being pursued by board members Monica Garcia and Tamar Galatzan, who are the most enthusiastic backers of the $

VOTE DELAYED TO JANUARY ON L.A. UNIFIED’S iPAD PROGRAM
The death of school board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte is being cited as the reason for delaying a vote on the next phase of the $1-billion iPad project in L.A. Unified. By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1cKbAG6 December 11, 2013, 6:37 p.m.  ::  Los Angeles Unified School District officials have delayed Tuesday's scheduled vote on the next phase of a $1-billion effort to





4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-14-13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT   mark as readSANDY HOOK/1 YEAR LATER: ROCK ME, MERCY: a poem written in mourningfrom npr/ read aloud at http://n.pr/TU38rZ published in 4LAKids 12/23/12  ::  http://bit.ly/1j6dmXu The river stones are listening because we have something to say. The trees lean closer today. The singing in the electrical woods h