Former Superintendent Backs Tenure, Layoff Laws As Defense Opens In ‘Vergara’ Lawsuit
By John Fensterwald | EdSource Today http://bit.ly/1jWV9sJ March 5th, 2014 | A former superintendent of three school districts defended the current laws for granting teachers tenure, dismissing ineffective teachers and conducting layoffs based on seniority as the defense began in Vergara vs California, the lawsuit putting employment protections for teachers on trial. Robert Fraisse, a
Severely Disabled Students Face Double Testing Mandate This Spring
by Tom Chorneau | SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1g3UTri March 04, 2014 (Calif.) :: Thousands of the state’s most severely disabled students face a double testing dilemma this spring as a result of the state’s complex transition to the Common Core curriculum – a problem lawmakers are scrambling to fix. Legislation curtailing
Police End Inglewood High School Walkout Over Spending
Students are upset over a report of a costly retreat for administrators. By Tony Barboza , LA Times | m http://lat.ms/1cyXQBg March 5, 2014, 7:45 p.m. [This post has been updated, as indicated below.] :: Police quashed a demonstration Wednesday at Inglewood High School after hundreds of students attempted to walk out of their classrooms in protest of school administrators, authorities said.
L.A. County Supervisors Approve Deploying Crossing Guards At Certain Middle Schools After Mother Killed Walking Her Daughter To School
By Christina Villacorte, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/P5BFIl 3/05/14, 3:56 PM PST | Weeks after a mother was killed walking her daughter to school, the county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to deploy crossing guards at certain middle schools in unincorporated areas. While its previous policy covered only elementary schools, now the county’s Department of Public Works and Office
3 stories+an editorial: THE NEW SAT ...from the same wonderful purveyors of ®eform who brought you the Common Core Standards
Gone are the essay, the SAT “vocab words” and a focus on literature and writing. Science remains untested. The College Board President admits that high school grades are a better predictor of college success than standardized test scores. NY Times: A New SAT Aims to Realign With Schoolwork By TAMAR LEWIN, New York Times | http://nyti.ms/1fblqhE The overall scoring will return to
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-5-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: California, U.S. Needs To Add To Student Online Privacy RulesSB 1177, The Student Online Personal Information Protection Act - a bill by state Sen. Darrell Steinberg would ban private firms contracting with public schools from selling California student's records. Editorial By The LA Times editorial board| http://lat.ms/1gaaRfQ State Senate leader Darr