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

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







‘High Quality Teachers Act of 2014’: VERGARA-LIKE BALLOT INITIATIVE PULLED UNTIL 2016, REPORT SAYS
Projected annual cost of teacher assessments exceeds $1 billion. by Yana Gracile | LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1ec1igc April 1, 2014 2:39 pm  ::  A state ballot initiative aimed at regulations governing teachers that was headed for the November ballot has been pushed to 2016, according to a report by ABC affiliate KXTV in Sacramento. The measure was seeking to change the way


Deasy ay USC: VERGARA IS THE NEXT BIG CIVIL RIGHTS CASE
Posted on  by Vanessa Romo | LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1hA9BHh April 1, 2014 10:03 am  ::  More than two months ago LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy took the stand as the first witness for the plaintiffs in Vergara v California, a lawsuit challenging teacher protections. He testified for three days, laying the foundation of their overall case. Now that the trial has ended, the head
Pencils down, iPads up! - LA SCHOOLS’ NEW EXAM STRATEGY PUT TO THE TEST + smf’s 2¢
Annie Gilbertson | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1opXim0 by Lexie Flickinger via Flickr March 31st, 2014, 4:56pm  ::  L.A. Unified students will be taking the new test on iPads. Gone are the No. 2 pencils and eye-crossing bubble sheets — Los Angeles Unified schools will begin piloting a new state exam on Tuesday, [April 1st] administered entirely by computer. Students in grades 3-8


Nutritious but uneaten: SOLUTIONS SOUGHT TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOLS
Federal rules require students to take at least three items each day, but an L.A. Unified manager wants to change the policy to reduce the $100,000 in food thrown away daily. By Teresa Watanabe | LA Times | http://lat.ms/PirlMW ●●smf: With the line that long, why is the service window to the left closed?  And why are Cheetos, juice and Pop-tarts available in the student store?  :: 




4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-1-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The “other” CORE: TEACHERS UNION FIGHTS NEW PLAN BY SACRAMENTO, LAUSD AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS + smf’s 2¢By Loretta Kalb The Sacramento Bee | http://bit.ly/1dKwbh5 Sunday, Mar. 30, 2014 - 12:00 am/Modified: Sunday, Mar. 30, 2014 - 10:40 am  ::  In the seven months since Sacramento City Unified School District won unpr