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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-9-14

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Pro/Con: SHOULD TABLETS REPLACE TEXTBOOKS IN K-12 SCHOOLS?
Tablets vs. Textbooks - ProCon.org http://bit.ly/NPdUTQ Tablets-Textbooks ProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit website that presents facts, studies, and pro and con statements on whether or not tablets should replace textbooks in K-12 schools Background: Publishing for the K-12 school market is an $8 billion industry, with three companies - McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Ratliff Is Not The Problem/Ratliff Is The Problem
Ratliff is Not the Problem Written by Sara Roos, LA CityWatch | http://bit.ly/1cMl4y2 7 Mar 2014 - EDUCATION POLITICS  ::  The new LAUSD District 6 School Board (BOE) member, Monica Ratliff, is being blamed – personally and explicitly and completely unfairly – for at least one school’s pedagogy-free “deployment” of iPads. Following problems earlier this year, iPads were “grounded” at the


District 1 School Board Candidates Debate, Hudley-Hayes Accused Of Resume Padding
School board candidates meet at forum In first faceoff, candidates call for more funding for most needy children. By Los Angeles Wave Wire Services |http://bit.ly/1nwClBY Gary McCarthy/Los Angeles Wave Candidates debate: Former Washington Prep High School Principal George McKenna speaks during Monday’s candidate forum for the Los Angeles Unified school board District 1 seat. To


ARTS AT THE CORE: Dr. Deasy’s elementary arts plan …and a PowerPoint about the budget

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-8-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Arne blinks! FEDERAL OFFICIALS END STAND OFF, GREEN-LIGHT CALIFORNIA TESTING PLAN  Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1nqUNfr    AP Photo | Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks about education reform during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, May 29, 2009. Dun