Monday, August 11, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-11-14

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






AN E-MAIL CLAIMING TO BE FROM GEORGE McKENNA: “What kind of school board member do they deserve?”
from4LAKidsNews smf: I was just about to hang up the keyboard and give it up for th’ day, to stop the blizzard of tweets and endorsements and lawn signs and damnable campaign mailers in the war for District 1. Tomorrow the voters decide, and that is how it’s supposed to be. The voters. May God bless them and show them the way to the polls. The voters. Not the bloggers or the billionaires or

La Opinión: McKENNA FOR LAUSD
Editorial Endorsement by La Opinión- laopinion.com  | http://bit.ly/XYeO5B PUBLICADO: Aug, 10, 2014 12:01 am EST  ::  The results of the last primary election for the District 1 seat in the School Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) showed that only one candidate, George McKenna, has strong support from the community. McKenna garnered this support because he has a lot of

Politico: TUCK MAY HAVE A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN HECK + ATLANTA TEST CHEATING CASE TO GO TO TRIAL
from the Politico Morning education report of Aug 11 | http://politi.co/1kXFspC FIRST LOOK: TUCK'S PATH TO VICTORY? His own internal polling shows former charter school executive Marshall Tuck lagging far behind incumbent Tom Torlakson in the race for California state superintendent - yet with huge numbers of voters undecided, Tuck is convinced he can win. His staff

PE = National Security: OLD WAR HORSES LOBBY FOR FITNESS OF THE YOUNG
by Alisha Kirby, SI&A Cabinet Report ::  http://bit.ly/1B9ImfL August 11, 2014  ::  (District of Columbia)  ::  They’ve stormed the beaches at Normandy, held fast during a Cold War and survived the jungles of Vietnam. But for a special group of retired military executives, there are still battles to fight here at home, one being childhood obesity. Mission: Readiness, a nonpartisan, national


The Board District One Election: KNBC’s “ALMOST A DEBATE” + The LA Weekly’s “VOTER GUIDE ON 5 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JOHNSON & McKENNA”
“George McKenna brings a school administrator's perspective. Johnson brings a politician's.” McKenna, Johnson make their election cases on KNBC by LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1r5LIhy Posted on August 11, 2014 11:45 am  :: George McKenna and Alex Johnson appeared yesterday in the KNBC Sunday talk show, “News Conference,” and it was as close to a debate as the candidates for LA Unified’s

George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1
Home | George McKenna for LAUSD School Board District 1: LA County Democratic Party Endorses George McKenna For LAUSD District 1JULY 09, 2014The campaign of retired superintendent and decorated educator George McKenna for the vacant LAUSD District 1 school board seat got a huge boost Tuesday night with the endorsement of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.“I am proud to be the only candidate




LAUSD’s AP EXAM PARTICIPATION RATE CONTINUES TO RISE
L.A. Unified saw a 62% increase from seven years ago in the number of AP tests taken by students, pass rate stays static at 39% to 42% by Sara Hayden, L.A. Times |  http://lat.ms/Vd0qEU Students listen to Advanced Placement teacher Daniel Jocz lecture on 19th century American history during a class at the Downtown Magnet High School in Los Angeles. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)




4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-10-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: CLASS CUTBACKS AT WALTER REED MIDDLE SCHOOL RILE PARENTS + smf’s 2¢By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1pJXFpv Walter Reed Middle School will open on Tuesday with students attending six periods instead of seven, and some parents are unhappy about the change. Andy Holzman Staff Photographer   Posted: 08/09/14, 6:48 PM PDT  ::  As lead