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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-29-14

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








L.A. Schools’ Maintenance Budget Trails Other Large Districts
  Annie Gilbertson |   Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/S6kXtI Facebook/Repairs not iPads April 29th, 2014, 5:02am  ::  The Los Angeles Unified school district has a backlog of 50,000 repairs. A look at next year's budget shows its likely to continue to trail the state in maintenance and operations funding. The Los Angeles Unified spends the least on maintenance and operations of


SUPREME COURT MAY BOOST FREE-SPEECH PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKERS …but be Very Careful!
Justices seem likely to rule that a government employee who testifies about corruption cannot be fired. First they'd have to revisit a 2006 ruling limiting those rights. The operative words in the above headline are “MAY” and “SEEM LIKELY” - ‘May’ has a meaning in the law, it is optional [a choice to act or not, or a promise of a possibility, as distinguished


4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-28-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:  PPIC Survey: CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT HISTORIC CHANGES IN SCHOOL FUNDING, CURRICULUMBy Teresa Watanabe, LA Times | http://lat.ms/PLgzhU Californians support new national learning standards known as Common Core, a new survey found. In Santiago Elementary School in Santa Ana, teachers are already using the new standards to emphasize critical thinking and pre