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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

9-9-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD

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Teachers union ups pressure on Deasy over technology, contract
Teachers union ups pressure on Deasy over technology, contract President of UTLA, Alex Caputo-Pearl With a new contract on the line, the LA Unified teachers union, UTLA, is stepping up its attack on Superintendent John Deasy, blaming him for problems large and small and the opening line the district has taken for a new contract with teachers. Union president Alex Caputo-Pearl ratcheted up the tens
LIVESTREAM coverage of LAUSD’s school board meeting today
LIVESTREAM coverage of LAUSD’s school board meeting today Today the LA Unified Board of Education will convene briefly at 10 a.m. before adjourning to a closed session. They will then reconvene at 1 p.m. for an open session, covering a variety of items. For the 10 a.m. board agenda, click here, and for board materials, here. For the 1 p.m. board agenda, click here, board materials, here, and the u
Torlakson, Tuck in statistical tie, according to new Field poll
Torlakson, Tuck in statistical tie, according to new Field poll Tom Torlakson (left), Marshall Tuck (right) A new Field poll shows that the race for state Superintendent of Public Education is tightening. Some might say it’s now nip and tuck. A survey conducted over the last two weeks in August of 467 people who said they were likely to vote in November found that the incumbent, Tom Torlakson, lea
Morning Read: LAUSD’s iPad program still raising questions
Morning Read: LAUSD’s iPad program still raising questions Questions persist over troubled iPad deployment in LA schools With the huge purchase plan suspended, Superintendent John Deasy has alternated between assertions of his acceptance of the slowdown as a chance to regroup and denunciations of others who he said had politicized the process. Government Technology Universal preschool spending dr
9-8-14 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): Commentary: Vergara could be a win-win for students and teachersCommentary: Vergara could be a win-win for students and teachers Via EdWeek | by Carl Finer As a veteran urban educator and career union member, I care deeply about both my students and building the systems to ensure that all students and tea