4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT
“WE TRUST THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION INTENDS TO EXECUTE ITS DUTIES IN A TRANSPARENT AND EQUITABLE MANNER”: Letter of reappointment of Stuart Magruder to the Bond Oversight Committee
from the AIA/LA “ When the passage of Proposition 39 in 2000 led to the provision of the Education Code that required that the Board of Education appoint all BOC members, we and the other stakeholders agreed to the Memorandum of Understanding between the District and the BOC that, while the formal appointment would be done by the Board as a receive and
‘If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 3!”: L.A. UNIFIED BOARD REFUSES TO REAPPOINT MEMBER OF OVERSIGHT PANEL + smf’s 2¢
by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1pjc8aO School board member Tamar Galatzan, shown here with Supt. John Deasy last year, was one of the staunchest supporters of the original iPad plan. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) May 22, 2014, 901 PM :: The Los Angeles Board of Education this week acted against a critic of its controversial iPad program by refusing to reappoint
MAY 22
“If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic 2!”: OUSTED OPPONENT OF LA SCHOOLS iPAD FIGHTS TO REGAIN SEAT ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
ALSO SEE: “If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic!”: SCHOOL BOARD BLOCKS APPOINTEE CRITICAL OF iPADS | http://bit.ly/1sU4iVd BASED ON ED REPORTER HOWARD BLUME's TWITTER FEED, A MAJOR STORY IS COMING FROM THE LA TIMES: @howardblume: ●Next week's meeting of school bond oversight committee has new agenda item: Stuart Magruder, the nominee Board of Ed
MAY 21
“If you don’t like the criticism, fire the critic!”: SCHOOL BOARD BLOCKS APPOINTEE CRITICAL OF iPADS
Posted on LA School Report by Vanessa Romo | http://bit.ly/1sU4iVd May 20, 2014 4:00 pm :: What is normally a routine, no-questions-asked formality for the LA Unified School Board hit a snag today. Board Member Tamar Galatzan opposed the reappointment of Stuart Magruder, an outspoken critic of the use of bond money for iPads, from the School Construction Bond Oversight Committee (BOC). The
L.A. Unified Hires Respected D.C. Principal To Lead Arts Education
Long-rumored hire to fill never-advertised job is agreed-to in secret closed Board of Ed session, Third time (at least) is the charm for bringing art educator Rory Pullens to L.A. HOWARD BLUME | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1i3GXLA The leader of one of the nation’s top arts high schools has accepted a position in charge of arts education for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Rory
MAY 20
Opinion: CA SHOULD DELAY COMMON CORE TESTS FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS
By Doug McRae / commentary in EdSource | http://bit.ly/1mSyNed May 19th, 2014 | :: Since June 2011 when California joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, the target date for implementation of computer-adaptive Common Core tests has been spring 2015. With that date now fast approaching, are California schools ready?
MAY 18
Op-Ed: HOW AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR TAUGHT ME A LIFE-CHANGING LESSON – IN LITERATURE
by MILES CORWIN, Op-Ed in the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1gWAdis Sean Kelly / For The Times May 18, 2014 :: Every spring, during college graduation season, I think about a former professor who uttered two astonishing sentences that changed the course of my life. I was a disaffected student, attending community college because I didn't have the grades, the money or the motivation to attend a
MAY 16
Hollywood High Recognized On The National Register Of Historical Places.
by smf for 4LAKidsNews 16 May 2014 :: This afternoon a bronze plaque was unveiled on the front steps of the Hollywood High School Library recognizing Hollywood High’s historical significance. Hollywood High is and was and will forever be the most famous high school in America – and probably the world. It was famous for being famous before Andy Warhol coined the phrase. The interorr walls of
CORE WAIVER VIDEO: The California Office to Reform Education explains it all for you …or what if seven superintendents formed their own school board and reported directly to the US Dept of Ed?
by smf for 4LAKidsNews 16 May 2014 :: Last week at the PTA convention the California Office to Reform Education – composed of the superintendents of a coalition of districts operating under a special accountability system to US Dept of Education for No Child Left Behind (and entirely different from that of the rest of the state of California ) did a bit of parent outreach. The seven districts
From the AALA Update: GOV. BROWN PRESENTS MAY BUDGET REVISION + LAUSD SCHOOLS DOMINATE NATIONAL ACADEMIC DECATHLON
From the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Weekly Update Week of May 19, 2014 | http://bit.ly/1j2xus5 GOVERNOR BROWN PRESENTS MAY BUDGET REVISION May 15, 2014 | While scores of speakers addressed the LAUSD Board of Education regarding budget priorities at its meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Governor Brown released the May Revision to the 2014-15 State Budget. The revision brings good