More money needed to fix faulty student records system in L.A. Unified Los Angeles needs to spend at least $11 million more to deal with problems caused by MiSiS, officials will tell the school board this week. Los Angeles Times John Phillips: LAUSD and the CTA: Making enablers pay up Lawsuits can be devastating for...

In a story last week, LA School Report erred in repeating an assertion without a confirmation. The story quoted Adrian Dove, chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality of California, saying he knew of a letter George Buzzetti wrote to LA Police Chief Charlie Beck, in which Buzzetti characterized Beck as a “bigot.” LA School Report...

Today, on the one-year anniversary of her death, LA Unified today named a school after Marguerite LaMotte, a decade-long member of the school board. The district held a celebration event at what is now known as Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary School at 4410 Orchard Ave. in South LA that was hosted by George McKenna, who won LaMotte’s...

California’s K-12 funding overhaul slowly takes root California has chosen an unusual, lead-from-behind approach that provides more state money to districts. SI&A Cabinet Report Apple pivoting iPad education strategy to regain its footing Google Chromebooks outsold Apple iPads in the U.S. education market, but Apple could yet make a come back. Yahoo Finance Freshman lawmaker...

* UPDATED LA Unified today increased its salary offer to the teachers union, UTLA, offering a one-year deal with a 6 percent increase. The district said in a press release the money would be distributed through a 2 percent ongoing salary increase retroactive to July 1; a 2 percent lump-sum payment based on 2013-14 earnings;...

LA Unified and Teamsters Local 572, the union which represents school administrative assistants and several other school supervisory staff groups, have reached a tentative new agreement. The three-year agreement includes a number of items, including changes to some food service practices, allowing employees to participate in a semi-monthly pay cycle, the creation of an advisory committee...

Ben Austin is stepping down as executive director of Parent Revolution, a group he founded six years ago to aid parents pushing for change in their children’s poorly-performing schools. Parent Revolution played a role in creating California’s parent trigger law and, later, helping three area schools use it. Three other schools used the threat of...

Via The Los Angeles Times | By Karin Klein There was a lot to dislike about the proposal to buy $500 million worth of iPads for Los Angeles Unified School District students (plus $800 million for the necessary broadband at schools): The price, the incomplete curriculum, the paucity of serious questions about whether all of...

How L.A. Unified got its iPad contract Was the Los Angeles Unified School District’s $1.3-billion iPads-for-all program handled properly? Los Angeles Times FBI investigation leaves L.A. iPad initiative in further disarray Sixteen months later, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s “Common Core Technology Project” is a fragmented, fractured mess. Education Week LAUSD students hope for...

FBI visits LAUSD headquarters and leaves with iPad documents Loyola Law School professor and former federal prosecutor Laurie Levenson said seizing of the LAUSD documents signals the FBI is early in its investigation. KPCC Impact of teacher preparation rules unclear The Obama administration last week announced draft regulations to evaluate the effectiveness of more than...