Encino’s Super Bowl Town Hall draws education’s movers and shakers This year’s 18th annual Super Bowl Town Hall, hosted by philanthropist and Fulfillment Fund founder Dr. Gary Gitnick, drew some LAUSD school board members. Los Angeles Daily News LAUSD seeks $1,761 from activist parent, places lien on home The Los Angeles Unified School District is...

LA Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines said today President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget would provided strong benefits for the district if approved by Congress. At stake: $1 billion increase for Title I, which supports schools with a high percentage of low-income students and a $3 billion investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math instruction, plus additional...

By The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board It’s not a big deal for a local political candidate to skip a debate or two during a campaign. But the last-minute disintegration of a planned three-man debate last Wednesday was another matter. Bennett Kayser, campaigning to retain his seat on the Los Angeles Unified school board, pulled...

Canoga Park High could be latest to become a charter school After more than 100 years with LAUSD, the western San Fernando Valley’s oldest high school could become an independent charter this fall. Los Angeles Daily News Commentary: Don’t punish other districts for L.A. Unified’s problems It’s very clear from readers that many don’t equate...

The slow pace of negotiations between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, continued yesterday, with the district proposing new language on employee evaluations, transfers and early retirement incentives and no counter-offers this time from the union on those issues or anything else. That leaves the talks about where they’ve been, with all 12unresolved issues...

Via The New York Times | By Susan Pinker  President Obama’s domestic agenda, which he announced in his State of the Union address this month, has a lot to like: health care, maternity leave, affordable college. But there was one thing he got wrong. As part of his promise to educate American children for an...

Districts seeking reimbursement for Common Core test cost The state could be liable for as much as $1 billion per year in costs. Ed Source 2 of 3 candidates for L.A. school board seat don’t show up for debate Absenteeism was a big problem Wednesday night at a forum for Los Angeles Unified school board...

* UPDATED If endorsements mean anything, the incumbents running to hold their LA Unified board seats have gotten a boost from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, the umbrella organization for more than 300 locals, representing about 600,000 workers. The group is supporting George McKenna in District 1, Tamar Galatzan in 3, Bennett...

The Associated Administrators of Los Angeles and LA Unified reached an agreement last week to consolidate two positions into one. The role of “assistant principal” and “instructional specialist” as of July 1 will be merged into the role of “assistant principal elementary” or “assistant principal secondary.” The change was explained by AALA in its weekly...

Schools don’t track whether under-vaccinated kids get all of their shots In some L.A. Unified schools, 60, 70, and even 80 percent of incoming kindergartners were enrolled conditionally in the 2013-14 school year. KPCC Teachers ask high court to hear union dues case Attorneys for teachers who are challenging the right of the California Teachers...