4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT
VERGARA v. CA: EdSource Today editor, attorneys for plaintiff and respondent interviewed on KQED about trial challenging teacher job rights
By EdSource staff | http://bit.ly/MokvUq January 31st, 2014 :: EdSource Today editor John Fensterwald was featured on KQED’s Forum program Friday, answering questions about a closely watched trial under way in Los Angeles that challenges teacher job protections. Vergara v. California is seeking to overturn state laws governing teacher tenure, seniority and dismissal procedures. The
Southern California Students Battle It Out In Aca-Deca, Science Bowl Quizzes
By David Zahniser, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1eHMB3O Hoover High School in Glendale fielded a team of Meagan Yuen, from left, Jacob Deyell, Charis Ramirez, Daphne Bogosian and Kristina Laue in the regional Science Bowl at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday. (Raul Roa / Glendale News Press / February 1, 2014) February 1, 2014, 11:56 a.m. :: Three
Firing Our Way to Finland: WEEK ONE OF VERGARA v. CALIFORNIA
from the LA Schools Report, written by Mark Harris | http://bit.ly/1bimLpp smf: Following is the first week of coverage of Vergara v. California from the LA School Report, which, it is safe to say, is editorially sympathetic to – if not subsidized by – the plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs present themselves David v. Goliath - representing students Beatriz Vergara, et al –
IS THE AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM DAMAGING OUR KIDS? Education has become an American institution—of the worst kind.
By Peter Gray from Salon.com / Also published in Reader's Digest Magazine January 2014 | http://bit.ly/1bfWIPB Parents send their children to school with the best of intentions, believing that formal education is what kids need to become productive, happy adults. Many parents do have qualms about how well schools are performing, but the conventional wisdom is that these issues can be resolved
Surprise!: NTNQ STUDY CRITICIZES CA’S TENURE, DISMISSAL LAWS
by Tom Chorneau | SI&A Cabinet Report | http://bit.ly/1ddWAwA BY THE NUMBERS: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INFECTED BY THE BROAD VIRUS | http://bit.ly/jqDocs #17 A (self-anointed, politically connected) group called NCTQ comes to town a few months before your teachers’ contract is up for negotiation and writes a Mad Libs
Rep. George Miller: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CO-AUTHOR SAYS HE NEVER ANTICIPATED LAW WOULD FORCE TESTING OBSESSION
By Kathryn Baron | EdSource Today http://bit.ly/1cD36S5 January 30th, 2014 :: Rep. George Miller, a leading architect of the No Child Left Behind legislation, says he never anticipated that the landmark education law would ignite the testing obsession that engulfed the nation’s schools, leading to what some have charged is a simplistic “drill and kill” approach that subverts real
The State Of Education In The State Of The Union + The State Of Adult Ed In Lausd
From the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update Week of February 3, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1igKGaE Thursday, January 30, 2014 :: In President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech on January 28, 2014, he referenced education less often than in previous years, but stressed it as a means to improve the economy and decrease poverty. Specifically, he called on Congress to expand
JAN 30
L.A. UNIFIED GETS LOWER PRICE FOR THOUSANDS OF iPADS
By Howard Blume, L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/Mm8wXf January 30, 2014, 4:24 p.m. :: The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay substantially less for thousands of iPads under the latest deal with Apple. The cost of the tablets that will be used on new state tests will be $200 less per device, although the computers won’t include curriculum. The revised price will be $504, which compares
LA SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE IN THE DARK OVER COMPUTER INVENTORIES + smf’s 2¢
Annie Gilbertson | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1cAEjOu Maya Sugarman/KPCC January 30th, 2014, 8:29am :: Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they don't have a complete accounting of computers at schools because they stopped counting during budget cuts - and a new survey meant to get an accurate accounting is incomplete, according to records, statements at public
Lausd Reaches Tentative Agreement With Mother Of Cindi Santana, 17-Year-Old Student Stabbed To Death In 2011
BY city news service FROM Beverly Hills Courier | http://bit.ly/1fmz3xH Posted Monday, January 28 – 5:30 PM :: (CNS) – Los Angeles Unified and the mother of a 17-year-old girl stabbed to death in 2011 at her high school in South Gate have reached a tentative settlement in her lawsuit against the district, an attorney for the plaintiffs said today. Margarita Meza and Janet Santana, mother and
JAN 29
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Los Anageles Unified In Case About Jailed Special Ed Students
Written by: shelley IN THE oRANGE cOUNTY bREEZE | http://bit.ly/1iNcVRa January 29, 2014 :: Yesterday, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a per curiam opinion (pdf) against Los Angeles Unified School District in a civil case brought by the District concerning Michael Garcia. The School District sought relief from the cost of providing
Ex-Employee Accuses Lausd Of “Corruption, Cronyism” In Sex Abuse Settlements
The lawsuit stems from settlements involving claims of sexual abuse at Miramonte Elementary School By Jonathan Lloyd and Adrian Arambulo, KNBC News| http://bit.ly/1nmv7Bo Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014 | Updated 1:12 PM PST :: The chief risk manager hired by the Los Angeles Unified School District to help settle a school sexual abuse scandal accused the district's public law office of "corruptio
JAN 24
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