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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-9-14

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





L.A. SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL ARTS INSTRUCTION BREAKDOWN: Check your school here.
Ed Code requires school districts to teach all K-6 students all four art forms: Visual Arts, Music, Dance & Theater. Only 70 of 500+ elementaries in LAUSD do …and then only to some kids! by Mary Plummer, KPCC/Pass Fail | http://bit.ly/1nfDwrh  A screenshot of a map created using data from Los Angeles Unified School District. Blue dots represent elementary schools that offer dance,

California Court: CORRUPTION IS NOT SUFFICIENT REASON TO CLOSE A HIGH-SCORING CHARTER SCHOOL

By Diane Ravitch, from her blog | http://is.gd/Ar1v9e July 6, 2014  ::  For a few years, the American Indian Model Charter Schools in Oakland, California, were the most celebrated charter schools in the nation, beloved especially by the conservative and rightwing media, not only for their high test scores but for their founder’s scathing comments about liberals, unions, and “multiculturalists.”


4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-8-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Mystery Group Sues Two Dozen School Districts Over Inadequate Physical Education, Including LausdBrett Kelman, The Desert Sun (Coachella Valley) |  http://desert.sn/1r6cHGn (Photo: File photo ) 10:07 p.m. PDT July 7, 2014  ::  Two desert school districts have been named in a far-reaching class-action lawsuit over inadequate physical education, but the s