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Friday, June 6, 2014

6-6-14 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):





Ca’s reduction of student suspensions leads most states
Via EdSource | By Susan Frey A report released this week by The Council of State Governments Justice Center calls on school districts across the nation to hold themselves accountable for a positive school climate as well as test scores. “Research and data on school discipline is clear,” according to a synopsis of the 400-page report, School Discipline Consensus Report: Key Findings, Recommendati

JUST IN: Blake removed as principal at Kennedy High School
Suzanne Blake Principal of JF Kennedy HIgh School Suzanne Blake, whose three-years as principal at John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills have been marked by one controversy after another, has been removed from the school and given a new position at a district educational center. Teachers at the school said Blake learned of her dismissal before graduation ceremonies last evening. They also s


LA Unified joins with city to serve healthy summer meals
City Officials sample food at news conference for LAUSD summer meals program Now that school’s out for the summer, LA Unified is making sure students get at least one healthy and nutritious meal over the two-month break. Officials from LA Unified’s Beyond the Bell program announced yesterday at the Lake Street Community Center that it has partnered with the city of Los Angeles for the first time t


Morning Read: More than 300 CA organizations back Common Core
Hundreds of organizations sign statement backing Common Core More than 300 California business, nonprofit and children’s groups have signed a statement supporting the Common Core State Standards and staying the course amid the discord over Common Core in other states. EdSource Holding even-year L.A. city elections to boost turnout gets second nod A Citizens commission charged with finding ways to


6-5-14 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: Money race begins for McKenna, JohnsonMcKenna, Johnson seek funds, backers in L.A. Unified race The top two finishers in this week’s election for the Los Angeles Board of Education will meet in an August runoff, but first they face another crucial contest: the race for money and powerful end