LA Unified teachers, on average, rank 5th nationally in salary
LA Unified teachers are the fifth-highest paid among the nation’s largest school districts, according to the latest data collected by the National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ). The top four are districts for paying teachers with a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience are Chicago ($62,046), New York ( $52,278), Hawaii ($50,728) and Houston ($47,273), with LA Unified next, at $46,794
Commentary: Vergara decision on tenure — and our union
Cartoon by David Granlund I came to education out of the business world. Before entering the classroom, I was making my way up the corporate ladder at a Fortune 500 company. But then, over 15 years ago, I realized that I wanted a job where “success and advancement” would mean changing more lives, not just earning more money. That’s why I came into teaching, and why I stay. So as someone who deeply
LAUSD board may wait for new member before electing president
Incumbent Board President Dr. Richard Vladovic In its final meeting of the 2013-14 fiscal year, the LA Unified school board may decide to break tradition by delaying the annual vote for board president. Normally, board members elect a new leader for the coming year during a summer meeting prior to the start of the next academic year. But the members may push back this year’s vote until after the A
Morning Read: LA program helps foster youths graduate
Program helps L.A. County foster youths become high school grads A program in Los Angeles County has been aiming to reverse against aspirant graduates living in the foster care system. It began as a pilot program in Supervisor Gloria Molina’s Eastside district in 2008 and expanded countywide two years ago. Under the initiative, a group of social workers tracks the academic progress of foster child
6-21-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District):LAUSD may create the nation’s largest saxophone ensemble everLAUSD just might create the largest saxophone ensemble ever tomorrow at the Make Music Los Angeles celebration to commemorate the 200th birthday of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone. Make Music LA, a city-based nonprofit, along with the dist