Villaraigosa makes his case for Vergara, outside the courtroom
Antonio Villaraigosa, in support of Vergara plaintiffs Legal battles aren’t only waged in the courtroom; they’re also hard fought in the court of public opinion. As testimony in the landmark case, Vegara vs. California, resumed today inside a state superior court, another star witness took the stand — more accurately, the mic — outside the courtroom. Former Los Angeles Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa h
Suspension and expulsion rates decline, in state and LAUSD
A new system for collecting school data shows that statewide suspension and expulsion figures are falling due to policy changes regarding student behavior. Between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years, expulsions decreased by 12.3 percent and suspensions by 14.1 percent. The data also shows LA Unified well ahead of the curve, a trend the state credits to major policy shifts in the district and i
Zimmer may have ‘virtual’ solution to filling open board seat
LA Unified board member Steve Zimmer Steve Zimmer isn’t giving up. Despite legal opinions against him, the LA Unified board member for District 4 is still seeking a way to give voting rights to a temporary appointee to the vacant District 1 board seat until a permanent member is elected later this year. The board voted earlier this month against such a possibility. So he knows it’s a long shot, as
New report says CA shows little improvement on teacher policies
A new report from the National Council on Teachers Quality finds that California has made marginal, if any, progress on improving state policies that shape effective teachers. For the third straight time, California was given an overall grade of D+ by the council, which issues a new report for every other year. Compared with the 2011 report, it says the state in 2013 improved on policies that help
Morning Read: Fewer than 3% LAUSD teachers ineffective
Few L.A. teachers get bad ratings, trial documents show More instructors than ever are being evaluated in detail in the Los Angeles Unified School District and only a small percentage are being rated as substandard, according to testimony Wednesday in litigation aimed at reducing teacher job protections. LA Times LA school officials say they’re in the dark over computer inventories Los Angeles Un
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LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Obama on education: ‘Some of this change is hard’President Obama last night President Obama had a few words to say about education in his State of the Union speech last night. Here’s what he told us: “Of course, it’s not enough to train today’s workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow’s workforce, by g