THE LAUSD BOARD OF ED NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION …and that decision should be to appoint a representative to fill Marguerite LaMotte’s seat.
smf’s 2c in 4LAKidsNews Friday Jan 3, 2014 :: The LA Times editorial board offered some excellent advice to the board of Ed on New Years Eve: Next Tuesday the board needs to decide whether to call an election or make an appointment to fill the seat vacated by the untimely death of Marguerite LaMotte. I am all for elective democracy – and in The Best of All Possible Worlds the board
Letters: COLLEGE, RECRUITERS AND MONEY
letters to the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1cNPToT Students gather in college counselor Teresa Carreto's room at Roosevelt High in L.A.'s Boyle Heights, one of the area campuses receiving relatively few visits from college counselors. (Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times / December 13, 2013) RE: College recruiters give low-income public campuses fewer visits By Larry Gordon Story | December
A New York parent writes to Mrs. Obama: SAVE OUR CHILDREN
by Jill Bernardi, Reblogged from Diane Ravitch’s blog | http://bit.ly/1bDYxBM Jill Berardi is the parent of a child in kindergarten in New York. She is also the assistant principal of Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook, New York - in the Hudson Valley. Here she appeals directly to Michelle Obama to take action to help children like her own. January 3, 2014 Dear Mrs. Obama,
AFTER BUNGLED iPAD ROLLOUT, LESSONS FROM L.A. PUT TABLET TECHNOLOGY IN A TIME OUT
By Brenda Iasevoli/The Hechinger Report from EdSource Today | http://bit.ly/KowHTV This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report.
Lcff: State Board Of Education To Vote On New Spending Template
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/JyOxUa Rich Pedroncelli/AP | Gov. Jerry Brown deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Brown urged lawmakers to help make California great again by taking on major initiatives and funding schools. January 2nd, 2014, 6:00am ::
The New Ged May Be Harder …But It’S Also Costlier As It Moves From Non-Profit Business Model To For-Profit – Courtesy Of Pear$On
GED switching to tougher, computer-based tests in January By Barbara Jones, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/JO1TLH File - Sibusiso Kunene works at a computer during a General Educational Development test preparation class at the Sonia Gutierrez Campus of the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School in Washington Oct. 22,
Us Dept Of Agriculture Permanently Relaxes Rules On Healthier School Meals
from Reuters via Huffington Post | http://huff.to/1euZ3p3 Posted: 01/02/2014 8:11 pm EST | Updated: 01/02/2014 10:59 pm EST | WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) :: U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were permanently relaxing school meal rules that were designed to combat childhood obesity by reining in calories and portion sizes but aroused complaints the policies caused students to
COURT REVERSES CONVICTIONS OF EX-BEVERLY HILLS SCHOOLS CHIEF + smf’s 2¢
Jeffrey Hubbard was convicted in 2012 of misappropriating public funds, but justices agree with his lawyers that he was not responsible for authorizing payouts. By Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1cqynGa Jeffrey Hubbard, right, in court in 2012; a state appellate court panel has reversed his two felony convictions of misappropriating public funds. (Scott Smeltzer, Daily
1-1-14 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Letter: WHY TENURE MAKES GOOD TEACHERSLetter to the Editor of the L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/KjPyQD January 1, 2014 Re George Skelton's column: "New Year's resolutions for Sacramento politicos / Dec 30 | http://lat.ms/18Yw4Mj When George Skelton recommended that one of the governor's New Year's resolutions should be to stand up to labor and make