Cartoon: JOHNNY APPLESEED v.2.0
mystery cartoonist Jo.Ke/Mi.Ke is a teacher in LAUSD “O.K. class, do you want to hear an updated version of Johnny Appleseed?”
iPadGate: EMAILS PROMPT LA SCHOOLS’ INSPECTOR GENERAL TO REOPEN iPAD PROBE
Annie Gilbertson, | 89.3 KPCC | http://bit.ly/1vo6fPo Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Aug 27, 2014 2:45 PM :: The inspector general of the Los Angeles Unified School Distict is reopening an investigation into the purchase of iPads and Pearson software based on findings in a KPCC investigation into communication between district officials and those companies nearly a year ahead of a public
For Lausd School Board A New Year, But Old Problems
by Vanessa Romo, LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1tVjPG5 Alex Caputo-Pearl, President of UTLA August 27, 2014 8:07 am :: It might be the new school year, but it was a series of old problems awaiting the LA Unified school board yesterday as it met long into the night with a full complement of seven members for the first time in eight months. After the swearing in of newly-elected
IPadGate updated: LA SCHOOLS’ SUPERINTENDENT FACES SCHOOL BOARD AFTER DAYS OF QUESTIONS ON iPAD PLAN
Mary Plummer | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1vRt9w7 File: Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy speaks during a press conference at South Region High School #2 in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2012. AFP/AFP/Getty Images August 26, 10:53 PM :: Los Angeles Unified school board member Monica Ratliff formally released a report that was leaked to media last week, outlining concerns about the district's
LA Daily News on iPadGate: DEASY SHOOTS HIS iPAD OUT (2 stories)
LAUSD’S John Deasy shoots his iPad out By Doug McIntyre, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/YXjnh8 8/26/14, 6:46 PM PDT :: In the holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” little Ralphie Parker is obsessed by his dream gift: a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock. Ralph’s hopes are dashed at every turn by the adults in his life — even
IPadGate :: Denial is the longest river: LAUSD SUPERINTENDENT JOHN DEASY SAYS HE IS NOT SCRAPPING DISTRICT’S $1 BILLION iPAD PROGRAM
By City News Service from the LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/1tCWOt7 Posted: 08/25/14, 10:58 PM PDT | Updated: 7AM 8/26 | LOS ANGELES :: Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy insisted on Tuesday he is not scrapping the $1 billion effort to provide all students with iPads or laptops, but he wants to solicit new bids for future phases of the program in light of alleged
REV. JESSE JACKSON SWEARS IN LAUSD BOARD MEMBER GEORGE McKENNA
By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1qgWq1d George McKenna 8/26/14, 5:25 PM PDT :: The Rev. Jesse Jackson swore in Los Angeles Unified’s newest school board member in a ceremony at Tuesday’s meeting. George McKenna, a veteran educator who has held high-ranking positions in Los Angeles Unified’s administration, won an election to serve out the remaining 10 months of a
iPadGate: CALLS GROW FOR WIDER INQUIRY INTO L.A. UNIFIED iPAD PROJECT
By Howard Blume, Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1nCxzl8 L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy has defended the bidding process for the iPad project as proper and added that he and his staff talked to vendors in pursuit of good deals and good products. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) Aug 26, 11:21 PM :: A day after Los Angeles Unified abruptly suspended the contract for its
Radio chat: STAKEHOLDERS REACT TO LAUSD CANCELING iPAD CONTRACT
from KPCC AirTalk with Larry Mantle for August 26th, 2014 | | 89.3 | | http://bit.ly/VNm96J Photo by Lexie Flickinger/Brad Flickinger via Flickr Creative Commons August 26th, 2014, 10:26am :: A report by a committee chaired by LAUSD Board of Education member Monica Ratliff found that LAUSD’s iPad program has issues with planning, transparency, and bidding problems. Los Angeles Unified
Steve Lopez: CAN DEASY SURVIVE LAUSD’s iPAD FIASCO?
Superintendent’s pullback on the iPad program is a defining moment in his tenure by Columnist Steve Lopez | Los Angeles Times | http://t.co/2C6lcHw2zW Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy's relationship with executives has raised questions about the iPad bidding process. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Aug 28, 2014 | 3:16PM :: So, remember that $1-billion plan to get iPads
The story goes national/from National Public Radio: THE L.A. SCHOOL iPAD SCANDAL – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
by Annie Gilbertson on NPR Morning Edition | NPR Education | http://n.pr/1tJqmV6 Download the story | 3 min 23 sec Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy exchanged multiple emails with executives at Pearson PLC about the potential for working together. Damian Dovarganes/AP August 27, 2014 3:32 AM ET :: A massive expansion of classroom technology has come to a
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-26-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: IPadGate Updated: LA SCHOOLS CANCEL iPAD CONTRACTS AFTER KPCC PUBLISHES INTERNAL EMAILSAnnie Gilbertson | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/XP1S2a Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy speaks during a press conference at South Region High School #2 in 2012. AFP/AFP/Getty Images 11pm Aug 25 2014 :: Three days after KPCC published internal emails showing top L.