Computer problems spur a student walkout at Jefferson High
Computer problems spur a student walkout at Jefferson High Student at Jefferson High School, staging a walk out Continuing problems with LAUSD’s new MiSiS computer system prompted nearly 250 Jefferson High School students to walk out of class today in protest over scheduling conflicts. The students, mostly juniors and seniors, said their schedules were wrong and they have not been assigned the ho
iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy
iPad report shared only with LAUSD officials in secrecy A draft report on LA Unified’s handling of the controversial iPad contract that was leaked to media outlets last week was made available to board members and district administrators only if they agreed to sign a non-disclosure agreement, barring them from sharing the report with anyone. While some signed, others, including Superintendent John
LAUSD officials and Apple had relations before iPad contract
LAUSD officials and Apple had relations before iPad contract Via LA Times | by Howard Blume Senior Los Angeles school district officials, including Supt. John Deasy, had a close working relationship with Apple and Pearson executives before these companies won the key contract for a $1-billion effort to provide computers to every student in the nation’s second-largest school system, records release
Morning Read: Mistakes were made in LAUSD iPad plan
Morning Read: Mistakes were made in LAUSD iPad plan ‘There were mistakes’ in $1 billion iPad plan, says school board member Los Angeles Unified’s aborted plans to buy iPads and educational software from one of the nation’s leading textbook suppliers were the focus of a draft report created by a school board committee, according to news wire reports. LA Daily News No easy answers on “career readin
8-23-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District):LAUSD, Teachers union talking AM/FM on new contractLAUSD, Teachers union talking AM/FM on new contract As a further indication of how far off a labor agreement is between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the two sides met yesterday and each focused on an entirely different matter — the district, sa