Politco: PUBLIC SOURING ON COMMON CORE …at least as a brand
POLITICO Morning Education - POLITICO.com http://politi.co/1xm12WO 19 Aug 2014 :: PUBLIC SOURING ON COMMON CORE: A new poll by Education Next finds support for the Common Core has dropped sharply, from 65 percent last year to 53 percent this year. The poll found an even steeper tumble among teachers: A year ago, 76 percent backed the standards; now, just 46 percent do. Outright opposition
2 stories: CALIFORNIA GOP LAWMAKERS PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO REMOVE LIMITS ON SCHOOL RESERVES
California Republicans want to reverse limits on school reserves Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto) wants to eliminate one of the most controversial parts of this year's budget -- limiting the amount of money that schools can put into reserves. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press) By Chris Megerian LA Times | http://lat.ms/1texsBS 19 August 2014 :: California Republican lawmakers
Gloria Romero: ‘PARENT TRIGGER’ LAW SHOT DOWN FOR MANY DISTRICTS + smf’s 2¢
By GLORIA ROMERO / Staff Columnist Orange County Register | http://bit.ly/1pHb0jh DAMIAN DOVARGANES, DAMIAN DOVARGANES, ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: Aug. 18, 2014 Updated: 4:24 p.m. :: The “Parent Trigger” law I wrote in 2010, to empower parents to make sweeping changes in failing schools, has been deemed no longer available for parents to use in several California districts, including Los
The MiSiS CriSiS: LOS ANGELES UNIFIED WORKS TO FIX NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM: PROBLEMS PERSIST + LAUSD CALLS FOR PROBE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED WORKS TO FIX NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM: PROBLEMS PERSIST By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1oOfmX4 Posted: 08/18/14, 9:01 PM PDT :: Although Los Angeles Unified teachers were told Monday they could use a scaled-back version, the district’s new computer system continues to be plagued by problems. For instance, the recently abridged version of MiSiS
7 stories: THE “NEW” LAUSD STUDENT DISCIPLINE POLICY
District breathlessly announces+spins implementation of policy changes that have been ongoing at least five years LOS ANGELES TO REDUCE ARREST RATE IN SCHOOLS By JENNIFER MEDINA, New York Times | http://nyti.ms/1n6dfZ1 The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second-largest school system in the country, behind New York City, but has the largest school police force, with more
The MiSiS CriSiS: WHEN IS ACCOUNTABILITY GOOD FOR THE GANDER?
Written by red queen in la in LAUSD, from her blog | http://bit.ly/1pXYPOk Monday Aug 18, 2014 :: …and isn’t that Buck supposed to have been stopping somewhere? Somewhere other than at the kids’ feet? This past week, the first back in school for LAUSD kids, has seen an absolutely ridiculous mess due to MiSiS, the court-mandated, “Integrated Student Information System” more honestly
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-17-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Teachers Have Big Hopes For La Schools’ New Arts Leaderby Mary Plummer| 89.3 KPCC | http://bit.ly/1oHwSfo Rory Pullens, the new head of arts education for the Los Angeles Unified School District, speaks to teachers during an introduction meeting at George Washington Carver Middle School. Benjamin Brayfield/KPCC Audio from this story : 3:55 Listen August