LA Unified, teachers union reach agreement on a mentor program
LA Unified, teachers union reach agreement on a mentor program In a deal with UTLA, the teachers union, LA Unified said late today it will provide $10,000 stipends that pay for mentor teachers to help instructors at 37 highly-challenged schools. The mentors qualify for funding over the next three school years at campuses included in the Reed case court settlement. The goal is to reduce high teache
Teachers in panic over LAUSD’s new computer tracking system
Teachers in panic over LAUSD’s new computer tracking system LA Unified has agreed to delay parts of a new student data management system that was set to launch districtwide on Tuesday, the first day of school, after the teachers union and other district employees raised concerns that the technology is riddled with glitches. But UTLA says it’s not enough, and union officials say they expect widespr
Report: Mid-career teachers struggle with paltry salaries
Report: Mid-career teachers struggle with paltry salaries Mid-career and late-career teachers are not earning what they deserve, nor are they able to gain the salaries that support a middle-class existence, concludes a new report on teacher salaries from the Washington-based research group, the Center for American Progress. Even mid- and late-career teachers in states with some of the high salarie
Where is McKenna on LAUSD issues? He wouldn’t say
Where is McKenna on LAUSD issues? He wouldn’t say With LA Unified’s District 1 election approaching, LA School Report asked each of the candidates, Alex Johnson and George McKenna, a series of questions about some of the bigger challenges facing the district. The effort was based on the fact — an unfortunate one for voters — that the two have not appeared together for a policy debate since they em
Morning Read: Beverly Hills teachers to be highest paid in LA
Morning Read: Beverly Hills teachers to be highest paid in LA Beverly Hills teachers poised to be highest paid in L.A. county Beverly Hills teachers are on track to become the highest paid in L.A. County as a result of an innovative bargaining agreement that ties raises to property tax increases. BH Courier Why LAUSD’s district 1 race matters What if they held an election and no voters came? Tha
8-7-14 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): Johnson: LAUSD needs more graduates, fewer dropoutsJohnson: LAUSD needs more graduates, fewer dropouts Photo: Johnson campaign Since the June 3 primary that produced Alex Johnson and George McKenna as the finalists for LA Unified’s District 1 board seat election on Aug. 12, the candidates have engaged in