Vergara witness says schools can deal with teacher ineffectiveness
Susan Moore Johnson, a Professor of Education Policy at Harvard Plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging state laws that govern teacher employment put their case on pause today, allowing the defense team to call one of its key experts to the witness stand. But it turned out far more challenging than Dr. Susan Moore Johnson, a respected Harvard professor, and the former dean of the Harvard Graduate Sc
LA Unified board appoints a ‘liaison’ for vacant district seat
Sylvia Rousseau In a closed session meeting — meaning, it was closed to the public — the LA Unified School Board named Sylvia Rousseau, a professor at USC, as the “liason” to board District 1, starting in March. The board seat has remained unrepresented at school board meetings since Marguerite LaMotte died in December. The appointment is not totally official yet, nor is the position fully define
LA Unified Names Ekchian chief labor negotiator
Vivian Ekchain The Los Angeles Unified Board voted 6-0 today to appoint Vivian Ekchian to the newly created position of chief labor negotiator. The district’s chief human resources officer since 2007, she will be responsible for negotiating agreements with all labor unions that hold contracts with the District. She begins her new job immediately. “I congratulate Vivian on her new position,” said S
Community meetings ahead on CA school spending plan
via the LAUSD Parent Community Services Branch A series of meetings are scheduled to help LA Unified parents and other community members learn about the new Local Control Funding Formula, the state’s new funding stream. A coalition of advocacy groups known as CLASS, as well as LAUSD board members are holding community meetings to help the public understand the changes. Below is a guide to meetings
Ridley-Thomas aide, Alex Johnson, files for open board seat
Alex Johnson LA School Report has learned that Alex Johnson, a top aide to Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, has filed papers with the City Clerk’s office, making official what has long been assumed by insiders, that he is running for LA Unified school board in the special election set for June 3. While Johnson has spoken privately with numerous policy-makers and funders about his
Commentary: When our students are living in a book desert
He was beefy and laconic, rumored to be gang-affiliated. Kids whispered that he stood outside of school in the early mornings selling weed, though we could never catch him at it. He was also brilliant. If you define “intellectual” as a person who takes delight in the process of abstract thinking, Xavier was one of the most purely intellectual young person I’ve ever met. Faced with a complex questi
Morning Read: FB pushing action on tattered campuses
After Facebook headlines, LA school board takes on crumbling campuses The staff behind the social media campaign to shame the Los Angeles Unified School District into repairing tattered and infested campuses won a first victory. After every local media outlet – and some national ones – reported on the “repairs not iPads” Facebook group, a school board committee overseeing facilities scheduled a di
‘Apprentice’ contestant Omarosa bidding for LAUSD board seat
Bringing unusual visibility to the upcoming LA Unified school board special election, Omarosa Manigault, a TV personality best known for contentious her role on The Apprentice, has told LA School Report she is entering the race. She filed papers with the City Clerk on Friday to run for the vacant seat in District 1. The winner will serve out the remaining months of the four-year term of Marguerite
2-17-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Happy Presidents’ Day!2 22min hide // save2-14-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSDLA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): LA Unified’s education policy is upheld in US district court–Photo by Aaron BlevinsFrancis