Stoner Parents Win, Lausd Removes Co-Located Charter
by Michael Janofsky, Managing editor LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1pcPXWD CWC Mar Vista Charter School May 23, 2014, 2:07 pm :: Parents of students at Stoner Elementary School, who have been fighting to get the co-located Citizens of the World Charter School Mar Vista (CWC) off their campus, have succeeded in their quest. A letter from LA Unified has informed them the charter “will
L.A. Unified Shifting ‘Teacher Jails’ Into Homes
By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1jWl7zs UTLA President-elect Alex Caputo-Pearl said the change "was brought about by the pressure generated over the last few months from parents, school communities and educators." (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times) May 26, 2014, 4:57 pm :: As of Tuesday, Los Angeles teachers suspended amid misconduct investigations will be allowed to
Editorial - CONGRESS’ ASSIGNMENT: SCHOOL REFORM. Why not start with No Child Left Behind?
Los Angeles Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/1tdNl8k President Obama is seen visiting a school in Maryland. Congress is considering several education bills this year. (Chip Somodevilla / EPA) May 26, 2014 :: School reform shouldn't be this hard Congress is taking up a large number of education bills this year. Unfortunately, the issue it is ignoring — as it has for years — is the one that
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-25-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: From the far side of the pond: EDUCATION’S CULTURE OF OVERWORK IS TURNING CHILDREN AND TEACHERS INTO GHOSTSIf schools slowed down and focused on a deeper kind of flourishing, they might be more productive (if not very Goveian) by Melissa Benn, The Guardian, http://bit.ly/1lLwrtM ●●smf’s translation: GOVEIAN: of or pertaining to the Rt. Hon. Michael Go