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Monday, February 3, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-3-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:







Klcs: Lausd’S Television Station Launches Channel Sharing Experiment
Two L.A. area stations test carriage of each other’s program streams Doug Lung / RF Report | TVTechnology |  http://bit.ly/LskjTl 2.03.2014 10:32AM  ::  CTIA, the Wireless Association, the industry group that represents international wireless telecommunications, announced a pilot channel-sharing project that it called a response to the FCC’s recent request to “demonstrate the technical

DEASY PROVIDES FODDER FOR BOTH SIDES IN LAWSUIT + smf’s 2¢
In Vergara v. California, a groundbreaking trial over teacher job protections, L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy was a star witness — for both sides. By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1lxac0d "We who hire cannot make a judgment to fire," Supt. John Deasy testified. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times / November 15, 2013) February 2, 2014, 6:58 p.m.  ::  In a groundbreaking trial


STATE FINDS ERRORS IN L.A. SCHOOLS ’ iPAD MATH LESSONS
  Annie Gilbertson, Education Reporter | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1gGFgse Maya Sugarman/KPCC February 3rd, 2014, 6:01am  ::  The California Department of Education has held off complete state approval for global publishing giant Pearson's Common Core math curriculum until it corrects errors found in every grade. The lessons are the same that


"Berndt swept everybody up into this horror.” – ANOTHER MIRAMONTE CHILD ABUSE CASE EMERGES FROM THE SHADOWS
Obscured by the publicity surrounding teacher Mark Berndt is the case of Martin Springer, whose criminal trial is set to begin this week. By Alan Zarembo, LA Times |  http://lat.ms/1dmhIkt February 2, 2014, 8:32 p.m.   ::  The 2012 child abuse scandal at Miramonte Elementary became the biggest and costliest in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Police said
The view from Down Under: iPADS AT SCHOOL, HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG?
  Gadgets on the go by Adam Turner in the Sydney Morning Herald | http://bit.ly/1bVoVZ3 January 31, 2014  ::  More kids than ever set off for school with a tablet in their bag this week. Do they need it? My son started Grade 5 this week. Let's call him Mars, the codename we use when we don't want him to know we're talking about him. Mars was very excited
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-2-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Nine Lausd Schools Compete In Healthy-Cooking ContestBy Brenda Gazzar, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1bk7Vi8 LAUSD "Cooking Up Change" culinary competition for high school students held at LA Trade Technical College. First place winners from Manual Arts High School are Jenifer Mendez, left ,and Kimberly Sanchez. BBQ Chicken Pizza, Spi