This is a guest commentary written by Paul Bruno (@MrPABruno), a middle school science teacher in Southern California, about the possibility of new energy surrounding teacher preparation reform: I don’t know if — as LA School Report editor Alexander suggests — we are on the cusp of a national rethinking of teacher preparation programs. I do, however, agree...

Important LA Public Education Jobs are Changing Hands There’s a game of musical chairs going on in Los Angeles public education, and while the people involved may not be household names, they can play a key role in charting the direction of the L.A. Unified School District. KPCC A.J. Duffy, Still-Feisty Former Teachers Union Chief, Retires...

Deal Likely on School Finance Reform, Steinberg Says The Senate has dropped its call for a year’s delay in implementing Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan for sweeping K-12 finance reform, making it likely a deal over Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula will be struck in the next few days, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said...

LAUSD Offers New Settlement to Miramonte Students The Los Angeles Unified School District previously reached a settlement with 58 Miramonte Elementary School students and parents of students in a sexual abuse lawsuit in March.  LAUSD offered $17 million Wednesday to settle lawsuits by about 40 students and their families alleging sexual abuse at Miramonte Elementary...

LAUSD Board Postpones Discussion About Budget Plans to Next Board Meeting L.A. Unified School District board members on Tuesday postponed until June 18 its discussion about two proposals for use of new state funding, but that didn’t keep parents and representatives from teachers union from using the public comments portion of the meeting to let board members know their...

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LA Unified School Board Considers 2 Plans for Brown’s Proposed Boost in School Funding Board members at L.A. Unified will hold talks Tuesday morning about how to use funding increases expected from Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed student funding overhaul. KPCC/CBS2 See also LA Times Parents at Van Deene Elementary Picket Against Principal A couple dozen...

LAUSD Board Offers Conflicting Options for Spending New Revenue With millions in Proposition 30 dollars trickling in and more revenue promised under Gov. Jerry Brown’s school-funding plan, Los Angeles Unified board members are jump-starting the debate over the best way to rebuild a school district devastated by five years of budget cuts. Daily News Insurance...

Most Crenshaw High Teachers Being Displaced in LAUSD Reorganization The school is being split into three magnets in an effort to boost test scores and reduce the number of dropouts. Only 29 of the school’s 62 teachers were asked to return next year. LA Times LAUSD Students Share HIV/STD Statuses Via Text Message The Los...