85 High School Athletics Programs That Were Funded In 2013-14 Have Been Cut More Than 50%
From a “Heads Up” from a 4LAKids reader. 73 high schools are getting $30,603, regardless of enrollment and/or programs, 7 of them are getting $15,303, and 5 of them are getting zero, nada, zilch. Is that enough to keep high school athletics alive at LAUSD? What will be the ramifications of this funding decision? What will be the response of parents and alumni?
Editorial: LAWSUIT SETS OFF HEALTHY QUESTIONS ABOUT CALIFORNIA KIDS’ PHYS ED
Los Angeles Daily News Editorial | http://bit.ly/1o5rj8O (Getty Images) Posted: 07/29/14, 3:46 PM PDT :: It may take the courts to decide the merits of a lawsuit claiming that three dozen California school districts have scrimped on physical education. But this much is certain already: The suit is inspiring needed examination of schools’ approaches to this vital part of the curriculum.
LAUSD Board District 1 election: ZIMMER, KAYSER BACK McKENNA; VILLARAIGOSA IN FOR JOHNSON
by Vanessa Romo, LA Schools Report | http://bit.ly/UBVA3N Steve Zimmer, with George McKenna to his right. Posted on July 29, 2014 11:33 am :: Endorsements in the District 1 school board race continued to pile up today as two LA Unified board members jumped on the George McKenna bandwagon, and former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa weighed in for Alex Johnson. Steve Zimmer and Bennett Kayser
Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival Friday August 1st: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW + Robin Lithgow’s PLAYACTING IN SHAKESPEARE’S CLASSROOM
Independent Shakespeare Co. presents Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival 2014 Melissa Chalsma & Luis Galindo in The Taming of the Shrew. Photo by Grettel Cortes The Taming of the Shrew: Thursday July 31, Friday August 1 & Saturday August 2 at 7:00 pm Baptista has a problem. His biggest job is to see his daughters married well. His youngest, Bianca, is a piece of cake:
New Dispute Opens Over Lcap Reporting Mandate
by Tom Chorneau | SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/UBK741 July 30, 2014 (Calif.) :: A festering dispute over how much freedom local officials should have over education spending has reignited, pitting school managers against advocates for low-income families and some key members of the Legislature. The current tempest involves
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS CHAMPIONS SCHOOL TRUANCY BILLS; 47% of students in LAUSD missed class three or more times without an excuse in the 2012-13 school year
By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1oLJukt California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks to the Los Angeles News Group Editorial Board at the Los Angeles Daily News on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (Photos by Dean Musgrove/Los Angeles Daily News) Posted: 07/29/14, 7:10 PM PDT :: California’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Kamala Harris, explained her
Pasadena Unified To File Lawsuit Against Acton-Agua Dulce Unified For Authorizing Charter School In Pasadena
By Hugo Guzman & Sarah Favot, The Pasadena Star-News | http://bit.ly/1lc2Av7 The Pasadena Unified School District school board voted to file a lawsuit against the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District for opening the SCALE Academy Charter School within PUSD’s boundaries. The charter school is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2014. Walt Mancini — Staff photographer Posted: 07/29/14, 9:
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-29-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Vergara, anyone? - TEACHER TENURE LAWSUITS SPREAD FROM CAIFORNIA TO NEW YORKListen to the radio story by Beth Fertig, and Anna Kamenetz and Claudio Sanchez | National Public Radio.All Things Considered | http://n.pr/1pzs7j7 July 28, 2014 4:03 PM ET [Transcript] : CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, BYLINE: And I'm Claudio Sanchez in Washington. There's a good reason criti