‘Village’ program supports at-risk LAUSD students The novel program brings together volunteers and students of diverse backgrounds into campus “villages” to support an encourage young men. NBC Los Angeles Officials fight back against anti-immunization parents Health officials have long been frustrated with the increasing number of parents who decline to have their children vaccinated. Los...

Controversial iPad emails make LAUSD rethink when to delete Los Angeles Unified announced Tuesday it will double the amount of time emails are saved to two years – but is it long enough? KPCC Districts ignore student performance in teacher evaluations, study finds Major California school districts are failing to comply with a state law....

California creates system for rating early childhood centers The system is a result of the only statewide grants California received from President Barack Obama’s signature $4.3 billion Race to the Top program. Ed Source Number of public school students in poverty passes 50% A new report from the Southern Education Foundation found that over half...

Via The Los Angeles Times | By George Skelton Since when did the state government chipping in to help build classrooms for kids become a bad thing? Since Jerry Brown returned as governor, that’s when. Correct that: It’s not a bad thing for most people in the state Capitol — only the contrarian governor.  Brown...

Arizona group targets CA for graduation civics test Civics education advocates are looking to push through a requirement in California that public school students pass an exam based on one given for U.S. citizenship. KPCC Plenty of credits, no diploma The American School Counselor Association recommends a student-to-counselor ratio of 250 to 1. In California,...

In case you missed it, here are the top five stories from LA School Report this past week: LA Unified, citing new money, ups its offer to teachers Bolstered by a more robust state budget, LA Unified said it was doubling its offer to UTLA. Survey: Teachers support changes in state job protection laws The...

LA Unified announced a major expansion of its after school supper program yesterday through its Beyond the Bell Branch. The district currently serves 70,000 supper meals a day at 584 schools. Through new outreach efforts, the number could grow by more than a third, according to a district press release. It is also expected to generate...

Via The American Federation of Teachers | By Bianca Tanis I am a special education teacher in New York and a mother of two children on the autism spectrum. Sometimes it is difficult to separate these two roles. Being intimately involved in the education system has made navigating the world of special education for my...

LA Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines has invited Judy Burton, a former associate superintendent of innovation and instruction in the district, to serve as chair of what is now known as the Instructional Technology Initiative, nee the Common Core Technology Project. Cortines said Burton, founding president and CEO of Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, would work with...

LAUSD asks to postpone student test scores, so what’s next? A decision on LAUSD’ s request that the state postpone use of test scores from this spring’s planned standardized exams may not come until March. KPCC Los Angeles child protection team gears up for new year The transition team appointed to initiate sweeping child protection...