Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Black boys see bleak future at school - SFGate

Black boys see bleak future at school - SFGate:

Black boys see bleak future at school

Jill Tucker

Updated 10:30 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2012

Students in a manhood development class at Oakland High School wait for the bell to ring on Nov. 27. The school district has instituted programs to help males of color succeed. Photo: Lacy Atkins, The Chronicle / SF

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By kindergarten, 1 out of 4 African American boys in California is convinced he will fail in school, a self-fulfilling prophecy driven in part by poverty and trauma, according to the results of a legislative inquiry.

The Assembly select committee investigation on the status of boys and men of color also found that the boys are increasingly putting a strain on the state's economic health. The findings were drawn from several community hearings, expert testimony and the input of hundreds of other stakeholders over 18 months.

The final report, scheduled for public release this week, identified education, health and employment as among the most significant areas of concern, and offered recommendations, including where to focus resources and policymakers' attention.

"We have an untapped populace that desperately needs to be acknowledged and

Teacher Evaluation and the Whole Child — Whole Child Education

Teacher Evaluation and the Whole Child — Whole Child Education:

THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG

Teacher Evaluation and the Whole Child

December 3, 2012 by Thomas R. Hoerr

We measure what we value. This is true in how we spend our time, where we focus our efforts, and how we evaluate our teachers. Believing that educators must embrace the whole child—we must be sure that a child is healthy, safe, supported, engaged, and challenged—then how should that affect our approach to teacher evaluation? Don't misunderstand me: academic skills are terribly important, and teachers, principals, and schools are judged on how children perform on multiple-choice tests. We can mourn that (and I do), but it is a reality. But it can't be the whole reality. As we prepare students to succeed in the real world, not just to do better on their tests next year than they did this year, we must bring a whole child approach to how we view our students.

If we want our students to be healthy and safe, we need to be sure that this is a priority for teachers.

PSAT for 12-4-12: Give a PURE gift! Parents United for Responsible Education

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 12-4-12: Give a PURE gift!:

PSAT for 12-4-12: Give a PURE gift!

by admin

“They are watchdogs for public education in Chicago,

and they are fearless.

Every city should have a group like PURE.”

Diane Ravitch, May 26, 2012

PURE believes in promoting good solutions to the real problems of public education along with our diatribes against “reformers” bad ideas like reckless school closure/charter school expansion and misuse and overuse of standardized tests.
So, instead of talking about boycotting the bad guys on today’s Public Schools Action Tuesday, let’s talk about supporting one of the good guys, a corporation with a proven track record of positive contributions to public education in general and especially to the parents and families of Chicago school children.
That not-for-profit group is, of course, Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE), which incorporated in Illinois in the fall of 1987 – 25 years ago.

Give a PURE gift!
Give a tax-deductible gift to PURE using our DONATE button or snail mail (see below) – do it for yourself, for Chicago school children and their parents, or as a gift to a public school supporter that you care about. PURE will send you and your friend a gift card acknowledging the gift.

Over our 25 years of service, PURE has consistently and effectively spoken out against harmful education policies and practices, and promoted positive change. We have made sure that parents’ voices were heard, no matter who was in power or whether those in power wanted to listen or not.
In the mid-to-late 2000s, the corporate funding community in Chicago began to blackball groups that opposed Mayor Daley’s Renaissance 2010. Several citywide and local grass roots public school support groups were forced to close their doors, and many expected PURE to go away, too. But we didn’t. Although we currently receive no money at all from Chicago foundations, we have been able to access funds though progressive national foundations including W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, the 21st Century Foundation, and RESIST. We are deeply grateful for this support.
But we also need the support of Chicago parents and others who care about our schools, both in Chicago and across the nation. That means you!
PURE success 2012
PURE is a still great investment! With our small budget and mostly volunteer staff, we have been able to do some amazing things in 2012! Some highlights:

PURE successfully called attention to the overly harsh discipline policies of one of the nation’s most highly-touted charter school networks. We helped organized a demonstration march and press conference. The story gained national attention, led a state senator to propose legislation against the school’s discipline fees, and inspired Cong. Danny Davis to order an investigation of the school’s approach. More parents are calling us with their stories about charter school abuses.
PURE exposed yet one more ridiculous standardized test question, helping the public better understand the tests’ limitations. We have organized a citywide coalition against excessive testing and developed new fact and tip sheets for parents to address testing problems.
Based on PURE’s input, our national network, Parents Across America, adopted the Local School Council model as our alternative to the corporate reformers’ unsound “parent trigger” concept. With PAA, we made national news debunking the parent trigger and the “Won’t Back Down” movie that was made to push this unsound idea.
PURE’s executive director, Julie Woestehoff, wrote a chapter in the book, “Education Courage,” which the Christian Science Monitor named one of the “15 must-read books about K-12 education in the US.” A web site dedicated to the book included links to several of PURE’s fact sheets.

So, give for the PURE joy of it! Give to PURE via our donate button or by sending a check or money order to PURE, co/Siegel and Assoc., 11 E Adams Street, Suite 1401, Chicago IL 60603.
Thank you!!!

Des Moines Education Association: The Number of Children in Poverty Continues to Rise, When Will We Act?

Des Moines Education Association: The Number of Children in Poverty Continues to Rise, When Will We Act?:

The Number of Children in Poverty Continues to Rise, When Will We Act?

by Andrew Rasmussen

According to the latest information reported in the Des Moines Register, the number of children in poverty across the state of Iowa has risen to 16.2%, which is up from 10.8% in 2000. That is a 50.5% change in a decade, which outpaces the national increase, which stood at a 33.3% increase. It gets even worse when you consider that most experts agree that for a family to truly be able to support themselves they would need to make more than double the federal poverty level. If you take that into account, 41% of Iowa children 5 years or younger and 33.9% of those from the ages of 6 to 17 now live in poverty or near poverty homes.

One would think that such statistics would raise a cry of alarm at the State Capitol building as the next legislative session nears. Sadly, the governor of Iowa seems more focused on finding business tax breaks and pushing education reforms focused on teachers than in reforming the growing childhood poverty problem in Iowa. Nothing in the governor’s plans for this legislative session directly deals with children in

Missouri Education Watchdog: "2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer

Missouri Education Watchdog: "2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer:

"2012: An Educational Odyssey" and HALene the Computer

by stlgretchen

Welcome to your new reality.

View this clip on a practice test to see how children will taking assessments from Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) via computers. NWEA is described as:

Putting kids first, since 1977

We are a not-for-profit dedicated to helping kids live their dreams. Data is our tool -- gathered through our assessments, validated by research and brought to life by our 4,000 partners -- with our professional development as support.

How old do you think the children are in this tutorial? This practice test is for primary grades so I am assuming this test is targeted toward kindergarteners or first graders.

The test is exceedingly slow and there is no way to speed it up. Granted, this is a new test for 5-6 year old

Schools Matter: Defending bilingual education (again) in the Dallas Morning News

Schools Matter: Defending bilingual education (again) in the Dallas Morning News:

Defending bilingual education (again) in the Dallas Morning News

by skrashen

Research supports bilingual education (Bilingual education is better than immersion)
Published in the Dallas Morning News, December 1, 2012.

Re: L. Wooley, “An argument against increased school funding,” November 26

Contrary to Lynn Wooley’s statements, evidence for bilingual education is strong.

Wooley says scores “shot up” in Oceanside after bilingual education was dismantled in California in 1998. But scores for all students increased in California between 1998 and 2000; gains for Oceanside's English learners were similar to gains made in many districts that kept bilingual education.

The increase occurred because a new state test was introduced. The first time a new test is given, scores are low; scores then increase each year as students and teachers become more familiar with the test. After a few

U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegates Selected - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education)

U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegates Selected - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education):

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Selects High
School Students for 2013 U.S. Senate Youth Program

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the selection of two remarkable California high school students as delegates, along with two alternates, to the highly competitive United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

Josephine Kao of Roseville (Placer County), a student at Mira Loma High School in the San Juan Unified School District, andDeeksha Goyal of Redlands (San Bernardino County), a student at Redlands East Valley High School in the Redlands Unified School District, were selected for their outstanding scholastic achievement, leadership qualities, and strong commitment to their schools and communities.

The first alternate is Anna Page of San Diego (San Diego County), a student at Mt. Carmel High School in the Poway Unified School District, and second alternate is Stefano Rumi of Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), a student at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in the Los Angeles Unified School District. .

"I'm amazed at what these four outstanding young people have accomplished," Torlakson said. "They are among California's—as well as the nation's—top scholars, and I applaud their achievements, both inside and outside the classroom. They are leaders and champions and, most impressive of all, they are dedicated to helping others and strengthening their communities."

Students must be nominated by their high school principal to participate in the program. A selection committee from the California Department of Education (CDE) reviewed eligible nominees and Torlakson selected the awardees based on the the quality of the application, high academic achievement, interpersonal and communication skills, knowledge of American government and U.S. history, involvement in school and community activities, demonstrated qualities of leadership, extracurricular activities, and service to the community.

The four students are scheduled to be recognized by the State Board of Education during its January 16-17, 2013 meeting in Sacramento.

For more information on the U.S. Senate Youth Program, please visit the CDE's Web site at United States Senate Youth Program - Initiatives & Programs. For access to their individual photos, please visit the CDE Multimedia Web site.

The students' biographies are as follows:

Delegate Josephine Kao

Josephine Kao is a senior at Mira Loma High School in the San Juan Unified School District (Sacramento County) and is enrolled in its International Baccalaureate program. Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown, she is the student member of the California State Board of Education.

Josephine was a member of the synchronized figure skating team, Sierra Storm, when it was a qualifying finalist for the U.S. Figure Skating National Synchronized championships.

Among her numerous school activities: she is a former president and current commissioner on the Placer County Youth Commission; speech captain of the nationally acclaimed Mira Loma Speech and Debate Team; second-place winner at the 2012 California State Speech Tournament for Original Oratory; teen councilmember of the Roseville Teen Library Council; outreach manager and grant writer for the Arden Creek Project Natural Resources (internship); founder of the local Literacy is for Everyone!

Josephine carries a 4.83 weighted grade point average and also has achieved the highest scores possible on her Advance Placement calculus exams. She plays the harp as a volunteer for the Kaiser Permanente Spiritual Healing Program, and has performed at libraries, hospices, nursing homes, benefit concerts, and the State Capitol.

She has received several honors and recognition including, the Youth Inspire! Award from the Sacramento County Office of Education for youth excellence; the Innovation in Programs Award for her contributions to the Roseville Public Library and the Joe Foss Institute Independence Day award, a $5,000 scholarship for her essay, "We are all American."

Once in college, she says she would like to pursue studies in economics and international relations. "I am interested in pursuing a career that will incorporate my love for motivational public speaking, global economic development, and research," she wrote in her USSYP application. "It is a goal of mine to one day start a nonprofit organization that supports educational opportunities for youth in developing nations."

Delegate Deeksha Goyal

Deeksha Goyal is a senior at Redlands East Valley High School in the Redlands Unified School District in San Bernardino County and is enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

She has been president for the past three years of the school's COMPACT Careers Club, which holds preparatory résumé and cover letter workshops and provides community outreach. She is a volunteer commissioner for the Redlands City Council, Traffic and Parking Commission.

One of her proudest accomplishments is raising money to pay for the surgery that corrected an African girl's bowed legs. "Although I was not present for the moment when she could walk properly, I take pride in knowing that the easy act of fundraising for a few days was enough to cure a child," Deeksha wrote in her USSYP application.

Deeksha maintains 4.67 grade point average and has achieved the highest score possible on her AP U.S. History, chemistry, and statistics exams. She is a researcher at the University of California, Riverside, where she is part of an immunology research project.

A skilled orator, she has been a top competitor on the school's varsity and debate team and is the individual events captain. She has earned "most valuable player" status on her varsity tennis and badminton teams and has taught Bharatanatyam Indian Dance for more than 10 years.

Her guidance counselor describes her "an amazing student" with an "amazing heart to serve others."

Deeksha said she wants to devote her career toward the "advancement of medical awareness and remedy" by combining an education that covers "not only medicine but also administration and political science."

First Alternate Anna Page

Anna Page is a senior at Mt. Carmel High School in the Poway Unified School District (San Diego County), where she is enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and carries a 4.22 grade point average.

She is the student board member on the Poway Unified School District Board of Education, youth director on the California YMCA Youth & Government Board of Directors, and a member on the Rancho Penasquitos Town Council.

She is a black belt in Karate, the president of her school's National Honor Society, and is a former defense captain of the speech and debate mock trial team, and has been an intern in the offices of a state senator and an assemblyman. Anna has received several awards, including the Fraternity of Academic and Civic Excellence for academic excellence, volunteerism, and community service.

Anna has a 40-year plan that includes serving in the Army, in Congress, as a Governor, and, perhaps, one day, as President. "No matter how I achieve my goal, my desire to create a better America will never change," she wrote in her USSYP application. "I am confident in the future of America, and I want to be among the group that positively impacts our country."

Second Alternate Stefano Rumi

Stefano Rumi is a junior at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in the Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles County), where he is currently taking nine Advanced Placement courses and carries a 4.275 grade point average.

Among his many school activities: Stefano is president of his class, captain of the speech and debate team and the mock trial team, founder and president of the Young Democrats Initiative, co-president and then vice-president of the Free Thinkers Club, founder and president of the Junior Professional Numismatic Association, and a swimmer on the varsity swim team.

He is an active volunteer and spends hundreds of hours a year helping out at several organizations, such as the Wilshire Lions Club, the Koreatown Youth and Community Center, St. Barnabas Senior Services, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. His long list of recognition and awards include the Barack Obama Award for Educational Excellence, the President's Volunteer Award (Gold) for his more than 250 hours of community service by the end of his sophomore year, and the Ministry of Education–Republic of Korea Award for outstanding ambassadorial skills abroad.

"By working with various organizations across Los Angeles to improve our community, I learned that my true passions lay in community outreach," he wrote in his USSYP application. After graduating from college, "I would like to return to Los Angeles and continue working with grassroots organization to get our community more involved."

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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

Education Research Report Tuesday 12-4-12

Education Research Report:

THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT

Math Assessment Accommodations for English Language Learners

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 11 minutes ago

WestEd's Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) examined the effect of linguistic modification on middle school students' ability to show what they know and can do on mathematics assessments. Linguistic modification involves reducing the complexity of the English used in a test in ways that support clarity without simplifying or significantly altering the targeted construct assessed. This can help ensure that math tests more accurately measure students' math understanding. This study resulted in a report prepared by REL West staff. Research Questions The primary research...more »

No Clear Path to Mathematics Learning

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 12 minutes ago

New research examining the course-taking patterns of some 24,000 students in 24 California unified school districts finds that students already doing well in mathematics in the 7th grade are more likely to take advanced math courses in high school and achieve proficiency on the California Standards Test (CST) in algebra. But for the many students who struggle with math in grade 7, there is no clear path to learning and achievement in this critical content area. Conducted by a team of researchers at WestEd and SRI International and released today by the Center for the Future of Tea... more »

Effectiveness of Four Supplemental Reading Comprehension Interventions

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 27 minutes ago

This article presents evidence from a large-scale randomized controlled trial of the effects of four supplemental reading comprehension curricula (Project CRISS, ReadAbout, Read for Real, and Reading for Knowledge) on students’ understanding of informational text. Across 2 school years, the study included 10 school districts, more than 200 schools, and more than 10,000 fifth-grade students. Schools interested in implementing 1 of the 4 supplemental curricula were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups or to a control group. The impact analyses in the study's first year revea...more »

Effective Reading Programs for Spanish-Dominant English Language Learners (ELLs) in the Elementary Grades

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 30 minutes ago

This review synthesizes research on English reading outcomes of all types of programs for Spanish-dominant English language learners (ELLs) in elementary schools. It is divided into two major sections. One focuses on studies of language of instruction and one on reading approaches for ELLs holding constant language of instruction. A total of 13 qualifying studies met the inclusion criteria for language of instruction. Though the overall findings indicate a positive effect (effect size = .21) in favor of bilingual education, the largest and longest term evaluations, including the o... more »

First- Through Eighth-Grade Retention Rates for All 50 States

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 36 minutes ago

How many students repeat a grade each year? How do retention rates vary across states and over time? Despite extensive research on the predictors and consequences of grade retention, there is no systematic way to quantify state-level retention rates; even national estimates rely on imperfect proxy measures. This report presents a conceptually simple method—based on publicly available data that are routinely collected each year—that describes retention rates at the state and national levels. After describing and validating this method, the authors use it to report first- through ... more »

Why Superintendents Turn Over

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 42 minutes ago

Although superintendent turnover can hinder district reform and improvement, research examining superintendent exits is scarce. This studyidentifies factors contributing to superintendent turnover in California by matching original superintendent and school board survey data with administrative data and information hand-collected from news sources on why superintendents left and where they went. Among 215 superintendents studied beginning in 2006, 45% exited within 3 years. Using a multinomial framework to separate retirements from other turnover, the authors find that factors suc... more »

Recruiting Effective Math Teachers: Evidence From New York City

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 46 minutes ago

For well over a decade school districts across the United States have struggled to recruit and retain effective mathematics teachers. In response to the need for qualified math teachers and the difficulty of directly recruiting individuals who have already completed the math content required for qualification, some districts, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City, have developed alternative certification programs with a math immersion component to recruit otherwise well-qualified candidates who do not have undergraduate majors in math. This articl... more »

Behavior problems, not depression, linked to lower grades for depressed youths

Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 4 days ago

Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the *Journal of Health and Social Behavior. * "Behavior problems including attention issues, delinquency, and substance use are associated with diminished achievement, but depression is not," said the study's lead author Jane D. McLeod, a sociology professor and an associate dean at Indiana University. "Certainly, there are depressed youths who have trouble in school, but it's likely because they are also using substances, engaging in delinquent acti... more »

UPDATE: Remembering Fred. « Fred Klonsky + Don’t mess with my TRS-S-S-S-S-S-S

Remembering Fred. « Fred Klonsky:

Remembering Fred.

by Fred Klonsky

On December 4th, 1969 Chicago Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton was killed in his bed by the Chicago police under the direction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cook County States Attorney Edward Hanrahan. While no official was ever charged or convicted of the crime, the families of Hampton and Mark Clark, also murdered in the same incident, filed a civil suit and won a $1.85 Million settlement from the City of Chicago.

Ten minute drawing. Don’t mess with my TRS-S-S-S-S-S-S!

by Fred Klonsky

Welcome to Bizzaro World.

from Fred Klonsky's blog by Fred Klonsky

PopoutBack in the sixties there was a comic book called Bizzaro World.
Also known as Htrae, which is Earth spelled backwards, of course.
Everything was backwards in Bizarro World. They followed the Bizzaro Code: ”Us do opposite of all Earthly things! Us hate beauty! Us love ugliness! Is big crime to make anything perfect on Bizarro World!”
As I follow the debate of the so-called fiscal cliff in Washington and the pension fight in Illinois, I have come to believe that Illinois is actually Bizzaro World.

Schools Aren’t Just Supposed to Mass Produce Workers? | Truth in American Education

Schools Aren’t Just Supposed to Mass Produce Workers? | Truth in American Education:

Schools Aren’t Just Supposed to Mass Produce Workers?

by Shane Vander Hart

The mantra of advocate of the Common Core and many education reformers has been an emphasis on “career readiness.” Then you have data collection going on in schools to be shared with the Department of Labor and it all begins to seem rather Orwellian. I’m personally concerned that such an emphasis on STEM could lead to a deficiency in other subjects.

I know that Suzy majoring in underwater basket weaving isn’t going to prepare her for a career, but there’s got to be more to education than preparing for a career.
Jay P. Greene shares my concern:

Why do people bother trying to justify art in terms of math and reading achievement? Math educators don’t try to frame their accomplishments in terms of reading or vice versa. Why do people in art try to frame the benefits of their field in terms of other subjects?
The problem is that a good number of policymakers, pundits, and others who control the

Fred Hampton « Student Activism

Fred Hampton « Student Activism:

Fred Hampton

by Angus Johnston

Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton helped establish the Chicago Panthers as an organization providing community services for the poor and brokered a treaty between the street gangs of the city — all before his twenty-first birthday.
Hampton was murdered by police on this date in 1969, shot down in his bed as he slept with his heavily pregnant girlfriend beside him.
Here’s Hampton, just weeks before he died, responding to the Days of Rage, a Weatherman riot in his hometown of Chicago.

“We believe that the Weatherman action is anarchistic, opportunistic, individualistic. It’s chauvinistic, it’s Custeristic. And that’s the bad part about it. It’s Custeristic in that its leaders take people into situations where the people can be massacred — and they call that a revolution. It’s nothing but child’s play, it’s folly. We think these people may be sincere but they’re misguided. They’re muddleheads and they’re scatterbrains.”

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Will Classrooms be "Flipped" to Cut Costs? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Will Classrooms be "Flipped" to Cut Costs? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:

Will Classrooms be "Flipped" to Cut Costs?

by Anthony Cody

Guest post by Rob Powers.
My name is Rob Powers and I am a social studies teacher in Massachusetts. Like all teachers, my effectiveness as an educator has improved dramatically in the first few years of my career. It has been a rigorous but rewarding process. Just as I ask my students to become life-long learners, I am constantly motivated to improve my practice and reach kids in new ways.
Two years ago, a Google search changed my entire teaching practice. I was searching for "social studies technology projects" and stumbled upon a robust online professional learning community of like-minded colleagues; teachers from across the country and beyond who network through Twitter, blogs, and more. I can't even begin to express my gratitude for my newfound PLC.
The tech integration method I am most excited about is the flipped classroom. By making brief videos of me explaining the lecture notes I typically give in class, I can spend a third of class time reviewing the concepts

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, December 4, 2012

FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team:

Weather Forecast

Education Headlines

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Final days of counting shows Prop. AA winning, Prop EE trailing

Proposition AA, a $449 million bond proposal in the San Dieguito Union High School District, needed support from 55 percent of voters to pass and appears victorious with 55.52 percent as of Monday. Proposition EE, a $497 million bond proposal in the MiraCosta Community College District, also needed 55 percent but received only 54.83 percent in the Monday update from the Registrar of Voters office

Charter school chosen to remake failing Adelanto school has history of fast turnarounds

Once its charter application is approved, the charter school tapped to take over Adelanto's failing Desert Trails Elementary School will have only months to hire a staff and set up a new school before the start of the 2013-14 school year.

Students get more fruit, vegetables for lunch

More apples, squash sticks and whole-grain breads are showing up on school cafeteria trays under new public school nutrition rules that require extra fruit, vegetables and whole grains. But are kids actually eating the healthy stuff? That’s a question school nutrition directors would like to answer.

Bill to speed up teacher dismissals is revived

A state senator has reintroduced legislation intended to speed the dismissal of teachers for gross misconduct. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) acted in the wake of a state audit concluding that current laws added excessive cost and time to the firing process.

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