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STATE’S SCHOOLS FAIL TO CLOSE LATINO TEST-SCORE GAP + smf’s 2¢
By MARTHA MENDOZA, - The Orange County Register http://bit.ly/19dSO5C 2013-12-22 15:58:35 – PAJARO :: As Hispanics surpass white Californians in population next year, the state becomes a potential model for the rest of the country, which is going through a slower but similar demographic shift. But when it comes to how California is educating students of color, many say the state serves as a
Students Only Know A Fraction Of Math Teacher’S Good Deeds
Jim O'Connor is a strict disciplinarian at St. Francis High, so it wasn't until students volunteered to help with a blood drive that they discovered he had a gentler side. By Nita Lelyveld | LA Times City Beat | http://lat.ms/1d72t2r Jim O'Connor carries month-old patient Mace De Luna at Children's Hospital. O'Connor is known for his no-nonsense demeanor in the classroom, but he is a
®Eform Groups Push Back On California’S Testing Plan
A Who’s Who of Gates/Broad/Walton Ed ®eform: ABC, Deasy’s own CORE CA, Ed Trust/West, Ed Voice, Parent Revolution, Michelle Rhee’s Students First & Teach Plus Hammer on California's Plan By Alyson Klein - Politics K-12 - Education Week http://bit.ly/18JZYnnon December 24, 2013 2:00 PM :: So remember how California is planning to suspend most of its accountability testing for a year in
A tale of broken romance - L.A. TEACHERS & ED ®EFORM COALITION: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES? + smf’s 2¢
by Lisa Alva Wood From InterACT/The Accomplished California Teachers blog |http://bit.ly/JobOrb this post has been reblogged by The Washington Post Answer Sheet December 6, 2013 I QUIT. I had to. Hopefully, you’ve never picked up the telephone and felt the hair stand up on the back of your neck as you realized who was on the phone and what they were talking about, felt your heart empty out
DEC 23
Appoint or Elect? WHAT A MESS!
McKenna’s the perfect replacement. But….. Opinion By Betty Pleasant, Contributing Editor | The Soulvine /Los Angeles Wave | http://bit.ly/19mjsPD Thursday, December 19, 2013 :: It is most disconcerting to look up and find yourself on a list of people supporting something that you don’t support and, to add insult to injury, note that also on that list are people you don’t like and people
ARNE DUNCAN PRAISES LAUSD GAINS IN READING & MATH + smf’s 2¢
U.S. Secretary of Education praises L.A. Unified for school-improvement efforts reflected in 2013 national test scores. By Howard Blume- latimes.com http://lat.ms/19aHWc3 L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy at a school board meeting. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times / October 29, 2013) December 22, 2013, 6:05 p.m. :: L.A. Unified is improving faster — in some categories much faster — than
DEC 22
(Various CCTP Documents)
VARIOUS BOC/CCTP MEETING MATERIALS DOCUMENT Date Pages Original BOC RESOLUTION 2013-33 Nov 20, 2013 1 - 4 BOC IT TASK FORCE REPORT Nov 18, 2013 5 - 15 The District’s Common Core Technology Project (“CCTP”) Phase 2 Proposal : APPENDIX FROM THE CCTP AD-HOC COMMITTEE - BOARD OF
In The ‘Silent Prison’ Of Autism, Ido Speaks Out
The high school student's 'Ido in Autismland' is part memoir and part protest, a compelling message to educators on how to teach people such as him. By Thomas Curwen/ Photography and video by Genaro Molina |Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1fy6f4x Ido Kedar takes a breather while working out at a local high school. Kedar doesn't play sports, but his parents try to keep him in shape by
DEC 21
After Marguerite Lamotte’S Death, Lausd Melts Down Yet Again
Written by Joseph Mailander, MAILANDER’S LA | City Watch | http://bit.ly/1kuOuH7