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Thursday, June 12, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-12-14

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




HERE IS THE LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT’S PROPOSED $4.58 BILLION SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL BUDGET FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2014–2015 – still not covered is $2 billion+ in administrative+operations costs
Posted on June 12, 2014 1:57 pm by LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1lf2hhL Ever wonder how much money your local LAUSD school gets? Here’s a way to find out. Following is LA Unified’s $4.58 billion school-by-school spending plan for the 2014-2015 academic year. Each line item reflects a category and shows whether its funding is restricted, which means the money can only be used for that
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LCFF PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Friday, June 13 – 9AM to Noon
Location PCSB - Auditorium 1360 W Temple St Los Angeles, CA 90026
LCFF/LCAP: LA Schools Parent Committee Battling District to Elect Its Own Leadership
Annie Gilbertson| Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1oj2SXG Photo by Derek Bruff via Flickr Creative Commons June 11th, 2014, 4:21pm  ::  The Los Angeles Unified School District has warned members of two parent committees if they organize their own leadership, as they would like, they'll be breaking the law. ●●see 4LAKids: UPDATE: LAUSD RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR “AUTHENTIC PARENT

News Analysis: WILL TENURE RULING SHOW UP IN CLASS + smf’s 2¢
by Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/SQMcsc A Superior Court judge has given L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy what state lawmakers have denied him: more authority over who is hired and fired. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) June 11, 2014, 10:08 PM  ::  When the Los Angeles school district was rocked by the largest abuse scandal in its history two years ago, Supt. John Deasy



Hiltzik: WHY THAT RULING AGAINST TEACHER TENURE WON’T HELP YOUR SCHOOLCHILDREN ANY MORE THAN DEASY’S iPADS
Who's behind the teacher tenure verdict? Millionaires. Think they have your kids' interests at heart?   by Michael Hiltzik in the LOS ANGELES TIMES | http://lat.ms/Uws2VK   Isn't he really the problem? L.A. Schools Supt. John Deasy, awaiting the Vergara verdict on Tuesday. (Damian Dovarganes / AP) June 11, 2014, 3:59 PM  ::  Tuesday's ruling by Los Angeles County Superior Court

YESTERDAY

RORY PULLENS CONFRONTS TO CHALLEGES OF ART, MONEY AND LAUSD + smf’s 2¢
Posted on  LA SCHOOL REPORT by Vanessa Romo | http://bit.ly/1lnTOgo Rory Pullens June 10, 2014 9:40 am  ::  For years Rory Pullens has been the one who got away. LA Unified offered the former TV writer/producer turned educator, the top post at the district’s premiere arts high school —Ramon C. Cortines School of the Visual and Performing Arts –  and he turned it down. Twice. But the stars
VERGARA: Damage assessment, Punditry, Gloating and Aftershocks …24 hours after (multiple stories)
“The most important court case you've never heard of" smf: while the LibDems gloated over the fall of Eric Cantor in Virginia on Tuesday there was political news of a distinct red state flavor on the blue state left coast. Progressive education policy in general – and teacher’s unions specifically - took a hit and the voice of The Billionaire Boys Club - who would ®eform public education on
VERGARA v. CALIFORNIA: The official tentative decision
Vergara v. California: Tenative Decision (6/10/2014)


4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 6-11-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Daily News: SOME LAUSD EMPLOYEES TO GET 9 PERCENT SALARY HIKES + smf’s 2¢By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/UtJYAv 6/10/14, 8:54 PM PDT |Delving into several costly employee salary issues, the Los Angeles Unified school board on Tuesday approved salary increases ranging up to 9 percent for some district workers to offset higher pens