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Monday, March 3, 2014

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Vergara Litigants Await Judge’S Decision As To Whether The Case Will Proceed
by Mark Harris, LA SCHOOL REPORT | http://bit.ly/1jMT5Dq Posted on March 3, 2014  ::  After a one-week recess, the court resumes tomorrow, Tuesday,  in the case of Vergara vs. California. Attorneys for both the defense and the nine student plaintiffs are gearing up for what could turn out to be a critical juncture in this landmark case. Before Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu is whether to throw
Zimmer Introducing Plan To Give Students A Role With Lausd School Board
by Michael Janofsky LA School report | http://bit.ly/1fCOVZL  March 3, 2014  ::  Fresh off his (unsuccessful) effort to get a District 1 voice onto the LA Unified school board right away, trustee Steve Zimmer is returning to the monthly board meeting tomorrow with a plan that would lead to another voice with influence on the board: Students. Zimmer is introducing a measure — the Student
Meet the ®eformers: ELI BROAD APPOINTS BRUCE REED AS HEAD OF BROAD FOUNDATION EDUCATION EFFORT
  Adolfo Guzman-Lopez  | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1krBUua [3 min 37 sec] Lauren Cioffi/KPCC | Eli Broad, left, has appointed Bruce Reed, former CEO of the influential Democratic Leadership Council, to lead his foundation. March 3rd, 2014, 6:00am  ::  After more than a decade of directly overseeing $1


L.A. School Board To Consider Expansion Of Computer Science Offerings
Annie Gilbertson | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1luH8p3 Berkley Lab/ Flickr March 3rd, 2014, 6:00am  ::  Offering computer science classes at California high schools is a challenge because of a shortage of qualified teachers. An initiative to address the shortage of computer science offerings in the L.A. Unified School District will go before the school board Tuesday. Only
Time Running Out For Boyle Heights High School / Se Termina El Tiempo Papra Una Preparatoria De Boyle Heights
By Jacqueline García, EGP Staff Writer/Reportera de EGP | Eastside Sun / Northeast Sun / Mexican American Sun / Bell Gardens Sun / City Terrace Comet / Commerce Comet / Montebello Comet / Monterey Park Comet / ELA Brooklyn Belvedere Comet / Wyvernwood Chronicle / Vernon Sun http://bit.ly/1hCnyUR Students, parents and advocates protest in front of LAUSD headquarters to keep the doors of


BOYLE HEIGHTS SCHOOL PROTESTS DISTRICT’S DECISION TO MOVE CAMPUS + smf’s 2¢
With fewer than 300 students enrolled, the high school is too small to be financially sustainable, schools chief John Deasy says. "He hasn't even visited our school or given us a chance,"  a student claims. By Teresa Watanabe, L.A. Times, http://lat.ms/1luMQra In front of L.A. Unified headquarters last week, students protest the possible closure of the Academy of Environmental and Social


Meet the ®eformers: TED MITCHELL + DAVID WELCH
THE EDUCATION OF TED MITCHELL | Written by Gary Cohn/CAPITAL & MAIN | INVESTIGATING POWER & POLITICS |  http://bit.ly/1oiNdlI 28 Feb 2014-CALIFORNIA EXCLUSIVE  ::  The nomination of Californian Ted Mitchell to the number two position at the U.S. Department of Education is the latest indication that proponents of school privatization are continuing to gain influence over the Obama
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-2-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The (Woeful) Status Of Adult Education In Lausdfrom 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 present