LIVESTREAM: First LAUSD school board meeting of the year
LIVESTREAM: First LAUSD school board meeting of the year Click this picture to watch the livestream of the meeting The LA Unified Board meeting reconvenes today with a full compliment of members. The board now includes a representative from District 1, George McKenna, who was sworn in earlier in the day. He is replacing the late Marguerite LaMotte. Among the items for discussion are a review of th
LIVESTREAM: Swearing in of George McKenna to district 1 seat
LIVESTREAM: Swearing in of George McKenna to district 1 seat Watch the swearing in of George Mckenna to the District 1 seat of the LA Unified Board of Education. Watch here. LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Morning Read: iPads coverage here, there, everywhere
Morning Read: iPads coverage here, there, everywhere L.A. Unified halts contract for iPads L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy suspended future use of a contract with Apple on Monday that was to provide iPads to all students in the nation’s second-largest school system amid mounting scrutiny of the $1-billion-plus effort. LA Times Deasy abruptly cancels controversial iPad contract Faced with mounting q
Deasy cancels Apple contract, starts new bidding process
Deasy cancels Apple contract, starts new bidding process LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy told members of the school board yesterday that he is canceling the district’s contract with Apple, Inc., effectively ending his grand plan to put an iPad in the hands of every district student. Following the disclosure of emails that suggest he and aides had tailored the bid process to favor Apple and th
Breaking News: Deasy says he’s cancelling iPad program
Breaking News: Deasy says he’s cancelling iPad program Via Los Angeles Times | By Howard Blume Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy canceled the $1-billion program to provide all students with an iPad after public records showed he and his top deputy had developed a relationship with the vendors two years prior to the bidding. Recently released emails showed that Deasy and his then-deputy, Jaime A
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LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): LAUSD officials and Apple had relations before iPad contractLAUSD 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