4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT
Judge Tells California To Teach All English Learners
By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press | San Jose Mercury News http://bit.ly/Vl1OW6 Posted: 08/13/2014 08:51:01 AM LOS ANGELES -- California was ordered to educate all children who don't speak English after reports revealed a quarter of its school districts fail to meet that requirement, which is mandated by both the federal government and California itself. Judge James Chalfant said it is
MICHELLE RHEE STEPPING DOWN AS HEAD OF StudentsFirst
By Ryan Lillis | City Beat - The Sacramento Bee http://bit.ly/1q9bYkF Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 - 4:12 pm/updated: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 - 4:23 pm :: Michelle Rhee, the prominent and controversial education figure who is the wife of [Sacramento] Mayor Kevin Johnson, revealed in a statement to The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday that she is stepping down from her post as chief executive of
“Blended” or ‘Traditional” …would you like Calculus with that?: DISTRICTS SPLIT ON HIGH SCHOOL MATH CHOICES/NEW TWIST ON OLD DEBATE ON ACCELERATED MATH
Districts split on high school math choices By John Fensterwald | EdSource http://bit.ly/1sWNO1C Credit: John Fensterwald/EdSource Today | Mt. Pleasant High math teacher Catherine Duhring reviews an exercise on equations with incoming 9th graders Christian Oseguera, left, and Pedro Vazquez during a 5-week summer introduction to the
School Leaders Oppose Brown’S Rainy Day Measure
by Kimberly Beltran | SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1rsSQAh August 13, 2014 :: (Calif.) A coalition of some of the state’s most influential education groups is rallying opposition to a Constitutional amendment placed on the November ballot by the Legislature that would require the state to reconstruct a rainy day fund for use
THE A.P. COURSE & TESTING DISCUSSION CONTINUES: a critical OP-Ed + 2 stories
The Advanced Placement numbers racket: there's too much to teach in too little time, a former LAUSD teacher argues By Brian Gibbs, Op-Ed in the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1ovAxg8 Students at El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera are seen taking a mid-term AP U.S. Government test. (Los Angeles Times) Aug 12, 2014 | 5:32PM :: When The Times reported that the number of Advanced Placement
L.A.’S SCHOOL CROSSING-GUARD CUTBACKS DRAW CRITICISM: LAUSD elementary schools requested crossing guards at 510 intersections this year, but only 331 were deployed
By Laura J. Nelson | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1sUVzmV Doris Weston, who supervises crossing guards after serving as one for years, speaks at a news conference protesting budget cuts that have reduced the number of crossing guards at intersections near schools in L.A. (Anne Cusack, Los Angeles Times) “It's more than just seeing them into the schoolyard. You're their
THE MiSiS MESS: 6 stories “…Without a hitch/…a few glitches/…a disaster!” + smf'’s 2¢
selected from LAUSD in the News/LAUSD e-mail Daily News Clips Update- Wednesday August 13, 2014 When new LAUSD computer system falters, Van Nuys High School goes back to paper 08/12/14, 11:59 AM Working around My Integrated Student Information System (MiSiS), Los Angeles Unified’s newly implemented computer system, counselors at Van Nuys High went old school, reverting to paper forms to
McKENNA WINS KEY L.A. SCHOOL BOARD SEAT, ACCORDING TO UNOFFICIAL RESULTS + other coverage
By Howard Blume, L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/1usawRo L.A. school board candidate George McKenna makes a New Orleans-style entrance to an election night party in the Crenshaw District. (Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times) Aug 13, 2014 | 12:15 AM :: Veteran school administrator George McKenna won his bid for a key seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education besting political newcomer Alex
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RHEE TAKES OVER (Husband’s) CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
from the Brustein & Manasevit - Federal Update | via e-mail Friday, August 8, 2014 12:32 PM :: Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee made news again recently as it was announced she would be the new chairwoman of St. Hope, a charter management organization based in Sacramento, California. Some see this as a lateral move from the national stage to a more targeted position where Rhee
Academic Decathlon Coach Draws On Her Own Life To Inspire Students
by Sandy Banks | Los Angeles Times | http://lat.ms/1l09OYK Academic Decathlon coach Kenia Gomez, right, with co-coach Leslie Hayden and the team. Gomez is a former high school dropout who was named decathlon coach of the year (Herbert Niebergall) Aug 12, 2014 :: Fremont High history teacher Kenia Gomez didn't have much of a summer break. Neither did her students on the
ACCUSE, TWEET, DELETE: Johnson campaign accuses McKenna of buying Jesse Jackson’s endorsement
muck from the Twitterverse Thomas Himes @LADailyThomas @JohnsonCampaign deletes tweet accusing @RevJJackson of taking money to endorse @ElectMcKenna in race for #LAUSD:
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AN E-MAIL CLAIMING TO BE FROM GEORGE McKENNA: “What kind of school board member do they deserve?”
from4LAKidsNews smf: I was just about to hang up the keyboard and give it up for th’ day, to stop the blizzard of tweets and endorsements and lawn signs and damnable campaign mailers in the war for District 1. Tomorrow the voters decide, and that is how it’s supposed to be. The voters. May God bless them and show them the way to the polls. The voters. Not the bloggers or the billionaires or
La Opinión: McKENNA FOR LAUSD
Editorial Endorsement by La Opinión- laopinion.com | http://bit.ly/XYeO5B PUBLICADO: Aug, 10, 2014 12:01 am EST :: The results of the last primary election for the District 1 seat in the School Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) showed that only one candidate, George McKenna, has strong support from the community. McKenna garnered this support because he has a lot of
Politico: TUCK MAY HAVE A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HECK + ATLANTA TEST CHEATING CASE TO GO TO TRIAL
from the Politico Morning education report of Aug 11 | http://politi.co/1kXFspC FIRST LOOK: TUCK'S PATH TO VICTORY? His own internal polling shows former charter school executive Marshall Tuck lagging far behind incumbent Tom Torlakson in the race for California state superintendent - yet with huge numbers of voters undecided, Tuck is convinced he can win. His staff
PE = National Security: OLD WAR HORSES LOBBY FOR FITNESS OF THE YOUNG
by Alisha Kirby, SI&A Cabinet Report :: http://bit.ly/1B9ImfL August 11, 2014 :: (District of Columbia) :: They’ve stormed the beaches at Normandy, held fast during a Cold War and survived the jungles of Vietnam. But for a special group of retired military executives, there are still battles to fight here at home, one being childhood obesity. Mission: Readiness, a nonpartisan, national
The Board District One Election: KNBC’s “ALMOST A DEBATE” + The LA Weekly’s “VOTER GUIDE ON 5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JOHNSON & McKENNA”
“George McKenna brings a school administrator's perspective. Johnson brings a politician's.” McKenna, Johnson make their election cases on KNBC by LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1r5LIhy Posted on August 11, 2014 11:45 am :: George McKenna and Alex Johnson appeared yesterday in the KNBC Sunday talk show, “News Conference,” and it was as close to a debate as the candidates for LA Unified’s
LAUSD’s AP EXAM PARTICIPATION RATE CONTINUES TO RISE
L.A. Unified saw a 62% increase from seven years ago in the number of AP tests taken by students, pass rate stays static at 39% to 42% by Sara Hayden, L.A. Times | http://lat.ms/Vd0qEU Students listen to Advanced Placement teacher Daniel Jocz lecture on 19th century American history during a class at the Downtown Magnet High School in Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Summer School: TEENS TRADE CLASSES FOR FACTORY JOBS
Unable to Find Skilled Workers, Southwire Creates Training Program for High Schoolers By Jonathan House, The Wall Street Journal | http://on.wsj.com/1ykPAtd Updated Aug. 10, 2014 5:29 p.m. ET | CARROLLTON, Ga. :: Breonna Daniel, a onetime high-school dropout, was smoking pot and "hanging out with the wrong crowd" last year without a hint of concern for her future. < Inside
CLASS CUTBACKS AT WALTER REED MIDDLE SCHOOL RILE PARENTS + smf’s 2¢
By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1pJXFpv Walter Reed Middle School will open on Tuesday with students attending six periods instead of seven, and some parents are unhappy about the change. Andy Holzman Staff Photographer Posted: 08/09/14, 6:48 PM PDT :: As leaders of the teachers union push Los Angeles Unified for more control over the number of classes