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Sunday, March 2, 2014

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

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







LAUSD KICKING OFF DISTRICT-WIDE ARTS FESTIVAL + smf’s 2¢
By Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1lnupo3 Jennifer Elrod sings with the Verdugo Hills High School Chorus after school on Tuesday, February 26, 2014. The group will be one of the LAUSD groups to perform at the Arts Fest at Grand Park in Los Angeles on March 15th. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News) Posted: 02/26/14, 6:10 PM PST ::  Dozens of Los

The (Woeful) Status Of Adult Education In Lausd
from the associated administrators of LA weekly update | http://is.gd/s1BvkS 27 February 2014  ::  There are currently more than 14,000 adults and concurrent students on waiting lists for classes in the Division of Adult and Career Education. However, there are only ten Adult Education Service Areas presently open to serve the LAUSD of 710 square miles and 27 cities. Not long ago, there were 39

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All testing/All the time: THE LAUSD TIMELINE FOR TESTING – Spring 2014
from Overview of Student Assessments in LAUSD presented to Curriculum and Instruction Committee – February 25, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1ckl1is 02-25-14StudentAssessmentsinLAUSD
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-1-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Teachers: LA SCHOOLS’ ARTS+MUSIC EDUCATION BUDGET ‘A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION’●●smf: I would say half-as-much Arts Ed to twice-as-many students is two steps in two wrong directions! (When you multiply fractions you get less.) Mary Plummer, Education Reporter | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1hg6pA7