A Few Reasons You Should Vote for George McKenna in Los Angeles School Board Race ACCORDING TO ELLEN LUBIC
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/10/a-few-reasons-you-should-vote-for-george-mckenna-in-los-angeles-race/Ellen Lubic of Los Angeles sent the following roundup of editorials and news stories endorsing George McKenna for the school board race in Los Angeles. Control of the board hinges on the outcome of this election. The vote takes place August 12. Ellen Lubic writes: Forgive this very long
GOOD RIDDANCE.: Michelle Rhee Will Step Down as CEO of Students First | Diane Ravitch's blog
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/12/breaking-news-michelle-rhee-will-step-down-as-ceo-of-students-first/Joy Resmovits of Huffington Post reports that Michelle Rhee is stepping down as leader of StudentsFirst, a group she founded in 2010. She is likely to remain a board member. She recently changed her name to Michelle Johnson. "StudentsFirst was launched on Oprah's TV talk show in late 2010 an
California’s 2014-2015 budget attacks education -JERRY BROWN, UNIONS AND LCFF CONSPIRE AGAINST TEACHERS
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/08/08/cali-a08.html By Theo Mclean 8 August 2014
Seeking to regain credibility, US teachers unions criticize Obama’s education secretary - World Socialist Web Site
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/07/22/conv-j22.html By Phyllis Scherrer 22 July 2014 After spending the last five-and-a-half years collaborating with the Obama administration's attack on teachers' jobs and conditions, the two teachers' unions in the US recently passed resolutions seeking to distance themselves from
Irresponsible Is As Irresponsible Does: LAUSDeasy Calls the Kettle Black – redqueeninla
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Your Vote Counts, South La
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LAUSD Superintendent: "Let Us Begin Repair" | NBC Southern California
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The political issues facing Los Angeles teachers
The following article from 12 August 2014 WSWS:]Introductory paragraphs below. Use this link to read full article and concolusion.http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/08/12/utla-a12.htmlBy Dan Conway and Jerry White 12 August 2014 Negotiations for a new three-year labor agreement are underway between the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
"We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year | NBC Southern California
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Miramonte-Moves-Forward-With-Start-of-School-Year--270834621.html "We Do the Best We Can": Miramonte Moves Forward With Start of School Year news > local
8-11-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: In Case You MISSED it WalMart Spent $20 million to send 700 TFA interns to replace actual teachersNew post on CBS Los Angelesby Rene Diedrich / 7h Fwd: “A Farewell to Arms” – Take a deep breath. Get ready to face school closure, displacement , kill sites and lots of broken promises,"A Farewell to Arms" – Take a deep breath. Posted on May 30, 2011 by savehphs Things