HOUSTON LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS 1-to-1 COMPUTING INITIATIVE
Houston's PowerUp initiative appears to be the polar opposite of L.A. Unified's Common Core Technology Project By Benjamin Herold Digital Education - Education Week | http://bit.ly/1ccIjEG January 23, 2014 12:13 PM :: Undeterred by the high-profile problems experienced by other large school systems attempting to put digital devices in the hands of their students, the Houston Independent
Certification Test Focuses On Readying Students For Work, Not College
For American industry, finding employees who have all the requisite skills is a big challenge, and hiring people who don't stack up can cost businesses a great deal of money. Special correspondent John Tulenko from Learning Matters reports on a certification test that aims to boost U.S. students' workforce readiness. PBS NewsHour/Learning Matters | | PBS http://to.pbs.org/1elauOs Airdate
Vergara v. California: SHOW TRIAL TO CHALLENGE JOB PROTECTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA TEACHERS BEGINS MONDAY
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1eY6HrO Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images | A view of the defendant's table in a courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. January 24th, 2014, 6:01am :: The major players in California public education will face off in an unusual trial in a Los Angeles next week, where a judge will be asked to determine whether
AALA WEIGHS IN ON ELIMINATION OF LAUSD COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY (iPAD) OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE & LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA ROLL-OUT
Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update - Week of January 27, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1eY254Y COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS DISBANDED! Jan 23, 2014 :: Board of Education President Dr. Richard Vladovic announced last week that he was disbanding the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP) Committee as of April. The committee has the responsibility to provide
PARENTS AND TEACHERS PROTEST LAUSD’S ELIMINATION OF COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING CONTROVERSIAL iPAD PURCHASE
By smf for 4LAKids News Thursday, January 23, 2014 :: Parents and teachers held a press conference/photo op Thursday afternoon to express anger and disappointment at LAUSD school board president Dr. Richard Vladovic’s decision to disband a LAUSD school board committee which is investigating the District’s iPad purchase. The Ad Hoc Common Core Technology Program Committee, chaired by boardmember
1-23-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SB837: MORE PRESCHOOL THAN CALIFORNIA CAN AFFORD + smf’s 2¢The 'transitional kindergarten' program championed by state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg would create an expensive new entitlement. LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/1eVCt99 SB 837 would create a new program ‘universal transitional kindergarten’ for all 4-year-olds. (Los Angeles Times / Janu