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A vigorous and strategic successor to Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte could either pose a hurdle to Supt. John Deasy or steer a board majority back toward a more supportive, ancillary role. By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1bp8SGt L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is widely expected to back Alex Johnson, a senior aide to the supervisor who declared his candidacy last
HANDING OUT iPADS TO STUDENTS ISN’T ENOUGH: Schools need to focus on what makes computers work, not just on how to use them.
Op-Ed By Jane Margolis and Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco in the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1eKoZNd Student gets help as she and her teacher explore the possibilities with their new LAUSD-provided iPads. (Los Angeles Times / August 27, 2013) January 19, 2014 :: Computer science is driving innovation across all fields, so it makes sense that the Los Angeles Board of Education wants to
HUNDREDS HONOR LAUSD’s LAMOTTE FOR DEDICATION TO EDUCATION
By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1aB68lv < Los Angeles Unified school board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, a lifelong educator who represented South Los Angeles since 2001, died Dec. 5, 2013, at age 80. 1/18/14, 5:18 PM PST | :: A public memorial to honor LAUSD board member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte drew hundreds of local teachers, state leaders, and
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT WILSHIRE CREST AMONG 20 SCHOOLS THAT LOST ARTS+MUSIC TEACHERS DURING WINTER BREAK DESPITE LAUSD’s COMMITTMENT TO ‘GRADUALLY INCREASE’ ARTS EDMary Plummer | kpcc 89.3 | http://bit.ly/1mbbXuZ [listen to story] Mary Plummer/KPCC | Julian Cea, a third grader in Los Angeles Unified School District, returns to scho