Friday, October 25, 2013

10-25-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:





Senator Raises Questions About Protecting Student Data
“Putting the sensitive information of students in private hands raises a number of important questions about the privacy rights of parents and their children.” By NATASHA SINGER, New York Times | http://nyti.ms/Hm8aNF October 22, 2013, 12:01 pm :: A lawmaker who is a staunch advocate of children’s privacy is investigating whether the data collection and analysis practices of the growing

Rumors Reach Fever Pitch – And Video Trucks Hover – But La Superintendent Deasy Denies He’S Resigned
Annie Gilbertson and Mary Plummer | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1a5QyMQ Jed Kim | Supt. John Deasy addresses school leaders during the annual LAUSD Administrators' Meeting. October 25th, 2013, 11:42am  ::  Rumors of the impending resignation of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy reached a fever pitch Thursday night, after media reports circulated that he
John Deasy To Resign From Lausd After Almost 3 Years As Superintendent
The Huffington Post  |  By Anna Almendrala | http://huff.to/1dtFfVX 10/25/2013 3:38 pm EDT  |  Updated:  4:15 pm EDT  ::  After almost three years as superintendent of the nation's second-largest school district, John Deasy could reportedly leave the Los Angeles Unified School District by February 2014, according to the Los Angeles Times, despite the fact that his contract was extended through
CURRICULUM PROMPTS NEW CONCERNS IN L.A. iPAD PLAN
By Benjamin Herold,  Education Week |  http://bit.ly/1eQxl6X Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif. —Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/AP Published Online: October 25, 2013  | Los Angeles  ::  Education officials here tout the new digital curriculum embedded on iPads being distributed to tens of thousands of students as a
Aala: Big Philanthropy And Education
from the AALA Weekly Update for the week of October 28, 2013 | http://bit.ly/1armyiy 24 October, 2013  ::  Much has been written about the role that large foundations are starting to play in education in general and LAUSD in particular. More and more, the policy agenda of Broad, Gates, Walton and other foundations is being forced on educators despite their misgiving and the lack of supportive
UTLA: IT’S TIME. Time for a raise & Time for Deasy to go
utla president’s perspective; by Warren Fletcher from the October United Teacher | http://bit.ly/18l9ira IT’S TIME FOR A RAISE. We cannot wait any longer      "As our actions escalate, our focus must always be on our core message: that when you nickel-and-dime teachers and health and human services professionals, you devalue