Deasy, Garcetti help kick off City Year in 25 LAUSD schools
Deasy, Garcetti help kick off City Year in 25 LAUSD schools Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, helping kick off City Year in LA Unified schools. LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti were on hand today to help 288 City Year Los Angeles members kick off a year of service in LA schools during a high-energy ceremony on the south lawn of City Hall. The ceremony began a
LAUSD 10th graders hold steady on state high school exit exams
LAUSD 10th graders hold steady on state high school exit exams The state today released the latest California High School Exit Examination results, and the news for LA Unified is either encouraging or disappointing, depending on your point of view. The percentage of district 10th-grade students who passed the on their first attempt, remained at near-historical highs, according to state figures sho
LA teachers group offers solutions for a post-Vergara world
LA teachers group offers solutions for a post-Vergara world Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa with Teach Plus Fellows Bootsie Battle-Hold and Kat Czujko. (Photo: Nick Toren for Teach Plus) While state teacher unions are spending time, energy and money fighting the landmark Vergara v. California ruling through appeal, one group of teachers in Los Angeles is helping shape what a post-Vergara world could lo
The debate — Torlakson vs. Tuck — that only a few people noticed
The debate — Torlakson vs. Tuck — that only a few people noticed Tom Torlakson (right), Marshall Tuck (left) Guess what: The two candidates for State Superintendent for Instruction — incumbent Tom Torlakson and challenger Marshall Tuck — debated Wednesday night, and almost no news outlets covered it, including LA School Report. No matter, here’s the video. It starts at the 11 minute, 43 second mar
Lots of strike talk expected as teachers union opens conference
Lots of strike talk expected as teachers union opens conference Alex Caputo-Pearl, President of UTLA United Teachers Los Angeles opens its annual Leadership Conference today, and strike talk will be a prominent theme. As part of the three-day gathering at the Concourse Hotel at LAX, local union leaders will hear from union chiefs from other cities who used the threat of a strike to get a new labor
Morning Read: LAUSD pays out to settle software vendor lawsuit
Morning Read: LAUSD pays out to settle software vendor lawsuit L.A. Unified settles suit with student data software vendor The Los Angeles Unified School District paid $3.75 million Thursday to settle a lawsuit with the vendor of a software system designed to track attendance, grades, schedules and other student data, officials said. LA Times L.A. school district will double staff helping with iP
9-18-14 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): Morning Read: New report says iPad curriculum rarely usedMorning Read: New report says iPad curriculum rarely used New report on L.A. Unified’s iPads reflects problems with curriculum An evaluation of the iPads-for-all project in Los Angeles schools found that only 1 of 245 classrooms surveyed even used t