An effort to fill the LA Unified board’s vacancy failed today when a 3-3 vote doomed an effort to set a process leading to an appointment. As a result, unless the board takes up the matter again at another time, the seat left open by the death of Marguerite LaMotte will remain unfilled until a...

According to the law, the LA Unified School Board cannot appoint a ‘voting member’ to serve temporarily on the board. That’s according to the legal team at LA Unified which is set to make a presentation today, in response to a request from the school board. According to the document – which outlines the options...

A public memorial service for LA Unified Board Member Marguerite LaMotte, who died last month, will be held  at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Washington Prep High School. The address is 10860 S. Denker Ave. LaMotte served 10 years representing District 1 on the board. She died attending a conference in San Diego. Previous Post: Marguerite LaMotte, Long-Serving Member...

Will the LA Unified school board vote (again) to move forward with its commitment to buy enough iPADs for students to take their year-end assessments? Is a motion to appoint an ‘interim’ board member to the vacant school board seat actually, well, legal? And how will that $7.8 billion in bond money for school repairs...

L.A. Unified needs enough iPads for the tests Editorial: The Los Angeles Unified school board got the new year off to a good start last week by voting to hold an election for the seat left vacant by the unexpected death of Marguerite LaMotte. On Tuesday, it should keep the momentum going by approving the funding...

This story has been updated for clarification. A group of some of the largest school districts in California is launching an online bank of student assessment tools to help teachers measure learning as the rollout of the new Common Core curriculum gains speed this year. The 60 “performance modules,” covering multiple grades for both English language arts and math instruction, are free...

L.A. Unified surveys prices others pay for digital devices The Los Angeles Unified School District is conducting a survey to determine what other districts pay for technology just as the Board of Education is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the next phase of a $1-billion program to provide computers to every student. LA Times  California...

The Los Angeles City Council today voted unanimously, 12-0, to approve the LA Unified School Board’s request to hold a June 3, 2014 election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Marguerite LaMotte last month. The Council vote is allows the city to coordinate with the board on the logistics of the...