Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews is the author of the book about Garfield High School that became the movie “Stand And Deliver” as well as several other books.   He’s also a big fan of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School teacher Rafe Esquith, as you can see from a recent column: “It’s hard to get the...

Teachers Union to Unveil ‘Evaluation’ of L.A. Schools Supt. Deasy Continuing its aggressive rhetoric, the Los Angeles teachers union announced plans Thursday to release a performance evaluation of L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy. Don’t expect him to get a sterling grade. LA Times See also: LA School Report  L.A. Unified Aims to Revive Arts Education...

Judge Refuses to Throw Out Lawsuits Against LAUSD in Miramonte Sex Abuse Scandal Attorneys for LAUSD asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuits, but the judge sided with a group of attorneys representing 61 children and 73 parents and accused the district of concealing information about former Miramonte Elementary School third-grade teacher Mark Berndt. CBS...

LAUSD Summer School a ‘Sorry’ Experience with Limited Offerings All 5,100 seats were reserved for students needing to make up a failed class, with priority given to ninth-graders who’d gotten an F in algebra and incoming seniors who had flunked a course that was required to graduate. LA Daily News  Redlands Superintendent Denies Cover-Up of...

Here’s LA School Report contributor Hillel Aron on the KCRW radio show “Which Way, LA?” from last week, talking about the Richard Vladovic LAUSD Presidency, Mayor Garcetti’s involvement in the process, among other things: Have any trouble getting the media player to work, you can listen to it here. There’s a second segment focused on...

Supt. John Deasy Faces Rocky Relationship with New LAUSD President The private warning from Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy was clear: If Richard Vladovic became president of the Board of Education, Deasy was poised to resign and cause a maelstrom in the nation’s second-largest school system. LA Times  LAUSD Student Truancy Rates Above County,...

Vladovic Defeats Galatzan for Board President In one of the more dramatic meetings in recent memory, the newly installed 2013-2014 LAUSD School Board selected Dr. Richard Vladovic (standing, left) as its next President by a vote of 5 to 2. LA School Report See also: LA Daily News, LA Times, KPCC Watts middle school students build...

Mini-dramas at L.A. Unified The Los Angeles Unified School District is in a period of possibly rocky transition. This coming and going is occurring at a time of apparent conflict between Supt. John Deasy and his elected bosses. LA Times (editorial page) See also: LA School Report, KPCC L.A. County Must Pay Millions to LAUSD...