ACLU: Jefferson High class scheduling improvement plan may be flawed Attorneys for students who want LA Unified to fix class scheduling problems at Jefferson High say the district’s plan to cure the issues may fall short. KPCC LA Unified gets school lunch makeover in test of locally sourced meals Los Angeles Unified and 14 other...

Bonds should not pay for iPad curriculum, new L.A. Unified head says Newly installed Supt. Ramon Cortines said he opposes using construction bond money to pay for curriculum on student computers. Los Angeles Times California moving rapidly toward post-NCLB accountability In one sentence, the president of the California State School board signaled the end of...

In a speech today  in Buena Park, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, cited former LA Unified superintendent John Deasy as a failed example of school district management and argued for collaboration over fiat as the pathway to success in public education. “Collaboration is the vehicle that creates trust. It’s the vehicle that...

Via Los Angeles Times | By Steve Lopez It was back-to-school night in August. A time for new beginnings and high hopes at Thomas Starr King Middle School on the Silver Lake/Los Feliz border. Then came an awkward moment. With new parents and students in the room, a teachers union rep got up on a...

Education Secretary Duncan talks tech with L.A. Unified’s Cortines U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in a brief visit to Los Angeles on Tuesday, met with newly installed L.A. Unified Supt. Ramon C. Cortines. Los Angeles Times Education secretary says time to debate preschool is over U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a conference of...

Today, available by LIVESTREAM, the seven members of LA Unified school board will meet for the first time since the high-profile resignation of Superintendent John Deasy and the selection of Ray Cortines as interim replacement. At 10:00 a.m., the board is set to hear an update on the troubled computer system, MiSiS, which, has caused management...

New LA schools superintendent won’t use district-paid Deasy as adviser New L.A. Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines said his improvement plans won’t involve the man who arguably knows the district best: resigned Superintendent John Deasy. KPCC Deasy’s exit reflects other school battles across the U.S. Union leaders say Deasy’s exit marked a repudiation of his policies....

The Los Angeles City Council is considering a measure that would extend the terms of the next school board election winners to 5 1/2 years, from the usual 4. The longer terms would only apply to the next two school board voting cycles, bringing the board elections into even-numbered years that correspond with other city...

* UPDATED If it’s Tuesday, there must be another LA Unified board meeting. Now that the John Deasy era is over, the seven members begin facing more mundane matters, and this time, tomorrow, the 10 am meeting has only one item for open discussion before the members move behind closed doors to discuss, among other...

Brown’s plan for fixing school construction funding Capitol sources say Gov. Jerry Brown is developing a sweeping new proposal for righting school construction woes. S&I Cabinet Report Ding dong LAUSD’s John Deasy’s done! What do we do now? Commentary: The controversial superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District is out. Now what? Los Angeles...