Why Didn’t LAUSD Perform A Tech Review Before iPad/MiSiS Purchase?
http://thewire.k12newsnetwork.com/2014/09/26/why-didnt-lausd-perform-a-tech-review-before-ipadmisis-purchase/ Why Didn't LAUSD Perform A Tech Review Before iPad/MiSiS Purchase?Bad ed tech deals continue to plague LAUSD — currently starting its second month of meltdown, the MiSiS student tracking and class scheduling software mandated by a court-ordered consent decree is a ticking time bomb for hi
Is it Okay for YOUR UTLA Reps, Chairs and Officers to "CARRY ON" with LAUSD Superintendent Deasy ?
Ms. Schwab and rank-and-file UTLA Members, I too am disheartened at being attacked on this message board - not by fellow members, but by utla leadership representatives Scott Mandel and Mike Fuoroli.I'm someone who was initially excited for the "new" leadership - hoping they would turn things around - but then folks started telling me they aren't really new at all. And actually the oppos
From the Frustration & Chaos a New UFT Group Emerges - Educator Fights Back
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 There are roughly 200,000 members in the United Federation of Teachers. If you were to ask those members what a "caucus" in their union is, I bet 90% would not know or be able to name them. I know I certainly didn't just two and a half years ago. In fact, not only did I not know what a caucus was, but I routinely missed UFT meetings in my school entirely. "Am I
Did Lausd Pressure Staffer To Change Her Testimony In Miramonte Investigation?
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District are accusing district officials of "forcing" an employee to change her declaration regarding the handling of newly discovered child abuse reports. The charge comes in a motion filed Friday by the Law Offices of Luis Carrillo and the Henrichs Law Firm, which are among plaintiffs' co-counsels i
The Los Angeles school district's bond oversight panel rejected a move Thursday by officials to spend an additional $42 ...
The Los Angeles school district's bond oversight panel rejected a move Thursday by officials to spend an additional $42 million on new computers, including purchases under a controversial — and recently suspended — technology contract.The district's proposal was discussed for the first time in a meeting of the independent School Construction Bond Citizens' Oversight Committee, which reviews the us
Education majors need more time in classroom
http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/24/education-majors-need-time-classroom/16187811/ Education majors need more time in classroomBATON ROUGE – A state Department of Education survey has found that most newly graduated teachers did not receive adequate preparation for what they would face in classrooms and should have spent more time with qualified teachers before they graduated.
Attention LA Board of Education: More Nails for Deasy Coffin
http://citywatchla.com/8br-hidden/7614-attention-la-board-of-education-more-nails-for-deasy-coffin Attention LA Board of Education: More Nails for Deasy Coffin LA SCHOOLS-As the LAUSD Board of Education nears the target date for renewing the contract of Superintendent John Deasy, there are many things they must consider. Here are a DIRTY DOZEN issues which most teachers and UTLA recognize and re
WORKERS' COMP CLAIMS SURGE AT LAUSD. - tribe.net
http://kentucky.tribe.net/template/pub,oc,Detail.vm?topicid=42246e34-c1b8-472f-a632-eebd04ee9e7c&plugin=blog&inst=41953348 WORKERS' COMP CLAIMS SURGE AT LAUSD. Thu, September 25, 2014 - 12:17 PM An additional part of the problem is that the district fell short for many years to carry out workers' settlement with appropriate economic oversight. Youthful notes that the district has bee
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LAUSD knew of misconduct by Miramonte teacher in 1983, records show - LA Times
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