NRW DEAL COULD MEAN MILLIONS FOR LA UNIFIED’S TV STATION + smf’s 2¢
by Craig Clough, LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1BJzFIz Posted on September 15, 2014 3:12 pm :: After suffering years of harsh budget cuts, LA Unified-owned public TV station KLCS could see a financial windfall next year should its recently announced plan to auction off bandwidth to the FCC go forward. The potential value of the deal has been estimated to be worth tens of millions of
Some La Unified Students Wilting In Heat Waiting For Air Conditioning Repairs
by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1uRmKjy Spanish teacher Karla Johnson takes the classroom temperature at Franklin High School in L.A.'s Highland Park. She says she's been complaining about faulty air conditioning for 10 years. courtesy of Karla Johnson September 15, 06:42 PM :: L.A. Unified says it has air conditioning in all 32,000 school district classrooms, but 2,000
We Coddle Bad Cops, Vilify Good Teachers
We defer to cops even when they kill, and scapegoat schools for the ills America has given up on. This must change Paul Rosenberg | SALON | http://bit.ly/1pijDwj Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan in "The Departed" (Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.) Wednesday, Sep 10, 2014 12:45 PM PST :: The killing of Michael Brown brought a great many things into focus — so many that it can be
Email Retention Essential For L.A. School District
Op-Ed By Sen. Gloria Romero, Ret. | Los Angeles/Orange County Register | http://bit.ly/1m8m3Da 16 Sept 2014 :: Things seem to just keep disappearing in California’s largest school district, Los Angeles Unified. First there was the revelation that iPads purchased for students were “missing,” uncovering the bungled rollout plan. That was followed with news that the Parent Trigger Law, which I
Letters to the editor: SUPT. DEASY IS A DISTRACTION FOR LAUSD
Readers React: Letters to the editor and readers' opinions. | LA Times http://lat.ms/1o0jDlo 16 Sept 2014 To the editor: Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. John Deasy got it right. At this point, the iPad scandal is not an internal LAUSD problem, it's a political issue. It became so from the instant that the public found out about emails that suggest a conflict of interest. ("Strained
Bickering Between L.A. Unified Leaders Won’T Make Schools Better
Editorial By The Times Editorial Board | LA Times | http://lat.ms/XvBERz Superintendent John Deasy before the start of a public hearing at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Reed Saxon / AP) 16 Sept 2014 :: This would be a difficult period for Supt. John Deasy and the Los Angeles Unified School District even if he and the school board were intent on working
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More Info on Medi-Cal for Kids with Autism: MEDI-CAL TO NOW PAY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR AUTISM
Rec'd by email from Judy Mark, Chair of the Government Relations Committee for Autism Society Los Angeles. Ok to share. Begin forwarded Date: September 12, 2014 1:41:52 PM PDT Subject: Medi-Cal to Now Pay for Behavioral Health Treatment for Autism Hi everyone, Starting Monday, September 15, Medi-Cal will be required to pay for behavioral therapy for
Lacoe Issues Extreme Heat Warning Through Wednesday, Lausd Cancels All Outdoor Sports+Athletic Activity Through Tuesday
Heat Alert Athletes run the track at Jordan High School in Los Angeles in 2011. The Los Angeles Unified School District canceled all outdoor sporting events and activities Monday because of abnormally hot weather. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) LAUSD cancels outside sporting events because of heat LAUSD cancels all outside
Webinar on College-and-Career-Ready Standards, Wednesday, September 17 at 2pm EDT/11am PDT
U.S. Department of Education sent this bulletin at 09/15/2014 04:10 PM EDT | by email The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics is pleased to invite you to participate in: A WEBINAR on College- and Career-Ready Standards Wednesday, September 17th, at 2:00-3:10pm EDT / 11am – 12:10pm PDT This is part of a monthly webinar series, designed to
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-15-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD’S STUDENTS NEED BETTER LIBRARIES, NOT iPADS + smf’s 2¢A good school library is not in conflict with technology; it can enhance our understanding and use of it Op-Ed By Rebecca Constantino in the LA Times | http://lat.ms/1uEk1L7 A student reads a book after visiting the library at San Pedro Elementary School. (Los Angeles Times) Sept 15, 2014 ::