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Sunday, August 24, 2014

solidaridad - Marshall Tuck's staunchest supporters are unabashed Ayn Rand votaries

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UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLS
40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities by Robert D. Skeels 40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities In 1974, the attorneys for Kenny Lau and 1800 Chinese speaking students sued the San Francisco School District on the grounds that these students were not receiving equal access to an education by virtue of their in
K12NN Wire: Marshall Tuck run schools SAT scores remained flat, some even declined
First published on K12NN Wire on August 22, 2014 “The lowest-performing, based on test scores, is the large Green Dot chain.” — Los Angeles Times Marshall Tuck's campaign literature claims "Marshall has run two of California's most innovative school systems, improving… student achievement levels in tough neighborhoods" However, achievement data from the schools he ran at both Green Dot
K12NN Wire: John Deasy’s MiSiS cRiSiS shocks LAUSD’s conscience
First published on K12NN Wire on August 17, 2014 "I was interested in the fact that the scandal over Deasy's PhD hit the headlines at the same time he was hired by Gates. His financial connections with Robert Felner date back to his Santa Monica days" — Susan Ohanian Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy's job was to insure that the My Integrated Stud
Schools Matter: Marshall Tuck's staunchest supporters are unabashed Ayn Rand votaries
First published on LA Schools Matter on August 23, 2014 "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, i