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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

1-21-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:













This AM’s School Board Meeting: TWO MONTHS AFTER HE KILLED ONE PLAN, KAYSER HAS HIS OWN TITLE I IDEAS
by Michael Janofsky, LA SchooLs Report  |  http://bit.ly/KCdvCa
Annette Benimg To Become Face Of Arts Ed For California
Mary Plummer| Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1ePLgsW January 20th, 2014, 6:00am  ::  Actress Annette Bening has signed on as the new spokesperson for the California Arts Council's "keep art in schools fund."
Tinkering w/LCFF: STATE LOOKS TO TRIM LIST OF SCHOOL PLANS REQUIRED
  by Tom Chorneau, SI&A Cabinet Report  | http://bit.ly/1ePIV1g January 21, 2014  ::  (Calif.) After a marathon hearing and a surprise visit by the governor last week, members of the California State Board of Education are not expected to make any major changes to a set of temporary regulations governing use of billions in new state money for schools during the coming year-long process to
Another look: SIGNS OF BALKANIZATION IN L.A. UNIFIED
This editorial from The Times staff ran last November. With the death of Marguerite LaMotte and a key population and vast+vibrant community unrepresented the handwriting on the wall moves from graffito to forgone conclusion – playing out in a board where a 3:3 tie is anathema, compromise is a sign of weakness and consensus is a pipedream. By Karin Klein. LA Times editorial board member |
1-20-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED APPROVES $700,000 iPAD PURCHASE: Offers parents lease-to-own optionParents who wish to purchase pay $708 @ $20 per month. There is no funding source identified to anything beyond the pilot year By Kelsey Brugger | The Santa Barbara Independent http://bit.ly/1mkrqJl Thursday, January 16, 2014  ::  Santa Barbara Unified School Distri