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Friday, September 12, 2014

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Los Angeles Board Votes to Shred Staff Emails, Then Reconsiders | Diane Ravitch's blog
http://dianeravitch.net/2014/09/11/los-angeles-board-votes-to-shred-staff-emails-then-reconsiders/ Los Angeles Board Votes to Shred Staff Emails, Then Reconsiders | Diane Ravitch's blog Talk about bad timing!   The Los Angeles Unified School Board voted 6-0 to adopt a policy to shred most internal emails after one year. The iPad scandal came to light only after reporters gained access to two-year

Channeling Rosemary Woods: LAUSD Board Votes To Expunge One Year Old Emails – redqueeninla
http://redqueeninla.k12newsnetwork.com/2014/09/11/channeling-rosemary-woods-lausd-board-votes-to-expunge-one-year-old-emails/ Channeling Rosemary Woods: LAUSD Board Votes To Expunge One Year Old Emails After just discovering that top ranking district administrators and private vendors effectively fixed a billion-dollar deal ahead of open bidding, this week our school board explicitly voted to thw
Shutting Out The LAUSD Stakeholders: Another Affront to LAUSD Parents by Carl Petersen
"I would like to move that we move the remainding [sic] of board meetings that are tentatively scheduled for 4:00 PM to 1:00 PM...Makes it easier for parents, certainly in my district, who might want to come speak to not be here at 11:00 at night when they have kids to put to bed and homework to supervise and it is impossible to get here during rush hour from most parts of the city to pull co
L.A. school board OKs contract to destroy emails, raising concerns - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lausd-emails-20140910-story.html L.A. school board OKs contract to destroy emails, raising concerns The Los Angeles Unified School District took steps this week to enforce rules under which emails are deleted after one year, raising concerns about whether important public records would be destroyed in the process.The action comes two weeks after
Petition | STOP LAUSD FROM ERASING DISTRICT EMAILS NOW & Establish a Public Policy that Assures Transparancy | Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/mayor-garcetti-stop-lausd-from-erasing-district-emails-now-establish-a-public-policy-that-assures-transparancy  Tuesday September 9, 2014, the board voted unanimously ( new member Dr. George McKenna abstained ) to delete their emails from their school district accounts after a year. This initiative will require a Microsoft program that costs taxpayers $1/4 of million While

Harvey Saferstein: Meet LAUSD Superintendent Deasy's Attorney-- HMMMMMM.../Who pays him ?
http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/harvey-saferstein Harvey Saferstein Harvey is the Managing Member for the firm's Los Angeles office. His practice includes antitrust and intellectual property counseling and litigation, as well as complex commercial and business litigation. With an extensive litigation background, Harvey has experience as trial and appellate counsel in antitrust case
LAUSD's Deasy seeks records of board members' tech-firm contacts
http://www.dailynews724.com/local/lausdaposs-deasy-seeks-records-of-board-membersapos-tech-firm-contacts-h236823.html LAUSD's Deasy seeks records of board members' tech-firm contacts 12 September 2014 Friday 00:30This news clip was read 9 times. In a bold challenge to his bosses, L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy has filed a public records request seeking emails and other documents involving school
9-11-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: Garcetti endorses Torlakson in state superintendent racehttp://laschoolreport.com/garcetti-endorses-torlakson-state-superintendent-race/ Garcetti endorses Torlakson in state superintendent race Mayor Garcetti Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today endorsed state Superintendent Tom Torlakson in his bid for reelection against Marshall Tuck, a former charter school executive. Cit