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Morning Read: Major policy changes ahead for state
EdWatch 2014: Top 12 education issues in the new year The new year is ushering in some big changes in public education, from a revamp of school funding to uncharted territory in student testing and new educational standards. Here’s a glance at issues to watch this year that will define California education in 2014. EdSource...
By LA School Report | January 7, 2014
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Board relents: no limit on number of speakers for vacancy
It could become the longest school board meeting in LA Unified history. With only one major agenda item at tomorrow’s 6:15 pm special meeting — to fill the District 1 vacancy by election or appointment — the board today removed any limit on the number of speakers addressing the board before action is taken. Previously,...
By LA School Report | January 6, 2014
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Memo surfaces on options to fill vacant LAUSD board seat
LA School Report has learned that a deadlock of the LA Unified school board on how to fill the vacant seat could lead to an election. In a memo prepared at the request of LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, County Counsel John Krattli analyzes options to fill the seat left open by the death last...
By LA School Report | January 6, 2014
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Morning Read: LA Unified hiring teachers again
L.A. Unified finally hiring teachers again After an extended period of layoffs and hiring freezes, the Los Angeles Unified School District has resumed bringing on new teachers, while also being more selective about their quality than in the past. The nation’s second-largest school system forecasts hiring 1,333 instructors for next year; it hired 718 for the...
By LA School Report | January 6, 2014
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Happy Holidays to all our readers
With a holiday break approaching, LA School Report is taking a breather too. We will return on January 6, for full coverage of the intersection of politics and policy in public education here in Los Angeles.Thanks for checking in with us each day, and we look forward to resuming our coverage in the new year....
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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LA Unified’s 11 biggest stories of 2013 (told through headlines)
It may not have been the best of years or the worst of years, but 2013 was certainly among the most interesting of years for education-watchers in Los Angeles. Here are some of our favorite highs and lows of the year at LA Unified.
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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Millions of American students need to learn English
Via The Atlantic | By Trevon Milliard More than 5.3 million American public school students would struggle to understand this sentence. These students need to be taught the English language in addition to the usual material in math, science, and social studies. This presents a monumental challenge for educators nationwide, according to Patricia Gandara, a...
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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Private funeral service for LaMotte set for tomorrow
A private funeral service for Marguerite LaMotte will be held tomorrow at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Los Angeles, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Interment wil follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. LaMotte, who represented a south central district for a decade on the LA Unified school board, died Dec. 5 while attending...
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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Morning Read: LA Unified scores improve — but why?
What’s driving L.A. Unified’s better test scores? Editorial: Los Angeles schools showed the second-highest improvement in the nation on a test of urban school districts that is widely considered one of the most reliable measurements of student skills. This is cause for applause but also some frustration, because even the experts don’t know which factors...
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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Morning Read: Can’t stop talking about those LA Unified iPads
State’s largest urban districts post gains on national assessment Three of California’s largest school districts showed gains on a national assessment of urban districts that also singled out Los Angeles and Fresno Unified for special recognition from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. EdSource Network upgrades to push up cost of LA schools’ massive iPad...
By LA School Report | December 19, 2013