Proposed Federal Legislation Would Reduce Testing Requirements
by PBA, from The Brustein & Manasevit Federal Update - prepared to inform Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC’s legislative clients of recent events in federal education legislation and/or administrative law – via email Sept 26, 2014 :: Last week, Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) introduced a bill that would allow States to reduce the amount of standardized testing they are required to conduct un
Crenshaw Principal Testifies That Teachers’ Dismissals Not Tied To Union Activity
By Stephen Ceasar | LA Times | http://lat.ms/1pvSOFa Alex Caputo-Pearl answers a question during a UTLA forum in June. The union president alleges he and 11 other Crenshaw High teachers were let go for union activism. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Sept 25, 2014 | 6:25 pm :: The principal of Crenshaw High School testified in a hearing Thursday that 12 former teachers who allege
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Closed Lausd Board Session Grew Out Of Request By Ratliff
by Michael Janofsky, LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1BeB1cb Monica Ratliff, LA Unified board member representing district 6 September 25, 2014 12:27 pm :: The LA Unified school board’s sudden decision to hold a closed door session next week grew out of a Sept. 17 email request from Monica Ratliff to Board President Richard Vladovic, in which she expressed her desire to “discuss the
L.A. Unified Oversight Panel Rejects $42 Million For Computers
LAUSD says it needs $25 million in computers immediately to be ready for state tests Bond oversight panel says LAUSD hasn't proved urgent need for computers Bond oversight panel faults LAUSD for not having a complete inventory of computers it already owns By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/YgWCE8 L.A. Unified bought 109,000 iPads before schools Supt. John Deasy suspended
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-25-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Colorado High School Students Walk Out To Protest Proposed Curriculum ChangesBy Jenny Deam - LA Times | http://lat.ms/YcD7N0 Students from schools in the Denver suburbs are protesting a proposal by the Jefferson County school board to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history. (Brennan Linsley / Associated Press) 9/2