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LAUSD board approves labor deals — but not yet for teachers
The LA Unified School Board yesterday unanimously approved labor contracts for four of its major union partners, all of which would put (at least a little) more cash in the pockets of employees after years of devastating budget cuts and furlough days. The district signed off on deals with Service Employees International Union Local 99...
By Vanessa Romo | July 2, 2014
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LA Unifed set to revoke Urban Village Middle School charter
Another charter school may be biting the dust. Urban Village Middle School in Baldwin Hills is likely getting its charter revoked after failing to remedy a slew of violations identified by LA Unified’s Charter Schools Division. The school board, which will vote on the issue at the regular board meeting on Tuesday, gave the school...
By Vanessa Romo | June 27, 2014
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LAUSD using new ‘equity index’ to restore arts to areas of need
The plan to expand arts access for students across LA Unified and restore nearly $16 million in arts funding will include data gathered in a new Arts Equity Index, a tool to identify schools in greatest need of arts instruction. School board member Steve Zimmer, who proposed the idea at the board meeting Tuesday, called...
By Vanessa Romo | June 27, 2014
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JUST IN: LAUSD school board passes $6.4B budget unanimously
*UPDATE The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education unanimously approved a $6.4 billion budget for the 2014-15 school year, ending a tumultuous year for the district and Superintendent John Deasy. The budget represents the first in seven years that does not include cuts from the previous year. It reflects a $332 million injection of statewide...
By LA School Report | June 24, 2014
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LA Unified board nearing finish line on 2014-2015 budget
The long road toward finalizing LA Unified’s budget for the 2014-2015 school year ends later today (maybe) when the school board votes to approve Superintendent John Deasy‘s $7.2 billion spending plan. The new budget reflects not only added support from the state but also new guidelines for how to use the money, which is earmarked...
By LA School Report | June 24, 2014