Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12-18-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit

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






®hee-Form 2014: “BAD TEACHERS” THE TARGET OF TWO PROPOSED BALLOT INITIATIVES 2014
California measure would replace seniority with performance for teacher layoffs By Laurel Rosenhall The Sacramento Bee http://bit.ly/1jjde6Z Published: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:00 am Last Modified: Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 - 9:05 am Hector Amezcua / hamezcua@sacbee.com A


State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Favors ‘Strong Accountability’ On School Funding
by Tom Chorneau, SI&A Cabinet Report :: http://bit.ly/19StvGs December 18, 2013 (Calif.)  ::  As Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration continues to mull adding restrictions on how schools spend billions in new money, the state’s top educator, Superintendent Tom Torlakson,  said Tuesday the additional funding needs to increase services – not just maintain the status quo. Torlakson’s comments are


Ucsf Chancellor Resigns To Head Gates Foundation
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of UC San Francisco since 2009, is leaving to become chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation By Larry Gordon, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1bQ01w0 UC San Francisco Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann in 2009. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) December 17, 2013, 4:07 p.m.  ::  Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of the medically oriented UC San
The 1st of 3-to-3-ties?: LAUSD BOARD DELAYS ACTION ON FILLING BOARD SEAT, iPAD NEXT PHASE
L.A. Unified board delays decision on replacing LaMotte Board members are unable to reach a consensus on postponing the discussion until after her funeral or taking action immediately. The board also delayed action on the iPad program's next phase. By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1i1dwxR Rep.

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A SECOND LOOK AT THE iPADS IN LOS ANGELES
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice  | http://bit.ly/18y2pt5 December 6, 2013 · 1:00 am  ::  The rollout of iPads in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is becoming a classic case study of what not-to-do when implementing any innovation whether it is high-tech or low-tech.  I wrote about the adoption of the innovation six months ago. What is clear now is that teachers

12-17-13 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: UPDATE: SUPERINTENDENT REJECTS APPLICANTS TO REPLACE AQUINO; LAUSD Re-posts Job Postingby smf December 17th, 2013  ::  After review of applications for the job of Deputy Superintendent of Instruction posted last September none of the applicants were acceptable to the superintendent -  so the job was reposted yesterday. UPDATE TO: LA UNIFIED BEGINS JOB S