CA schools freed from costly after-school tutoring mandate California joined more than 40 states granted a waiver by the US Department of Education from sanctions established under No Child Left Behind. KPCC, by Annie Gilbertson Results due from new rating system for 6 school districts The CORE districts in the state, including LAUSD, received a waiver...

California schools rolling in dough, but ‘scary’ clouds appear on horizon Up and down California, school districts that handed out tens of thousands of pink slips in the recession are now buying equipment and scrambling to find qualified teachers. San Jose Mercury News, by Judy Lin State says number of students approved to get free...

Schools within 5 miles of Aliso Canyon leak will get air purifiers The largest number of devices, 210, is going to the largest campus in the area, Granada Hills Charter High School. Los Angeles Times, by Howard Blume LAUSD Supt Michelle King talks segregation, iPads, and priorities The new superintendent of the nation’s second-largest district...

From L.A. Unified teacher to superintendent: Who is the real Michelle King? There’s not much recent public evidence by which to evaluate King’s suitability for one of the most important positions in education. Los Angeles Times, by Howard Blume Plaintiff in lawsuit updates costs of inadequate funding The school boards association argues in a new...

Lincoln Heights Teen 1 of Only 12 to get perfect AP Calculus exam score Cedrick Argueta also earned perfect scores on the English and math sections of the ACT college-entrance exam, the district said. KTLA, by Kennedy Ryan and Kimberly Cheng Commentary: The Oracle Jerry Brown Weighs in on Prop 30 extension California awaits the...

Waiver states could learn from CA’s CORE on ESSA Building and implementing a new accountability system is perhaps the most challenging mandate imposed on the states by ESSA. Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran State to reimburse costs related to Common Core tests School districts in California may get a new influx of money to reimburse...

LAUSD not concerned about state’s threat of penalties California wants more kids vaccinated and says it will financially penalize schools admitting a high percentage of kindergartners who were overdue for measles vaccine. KPCC, by Rebecca Plevin Moving control of schools could save state millions, lawmaker says One lawmaker thinks the best way to improve your...

Amid preschool seats shortage, LAUSD has hundreds of openings There are 400 unfilled Early Transitional Kindergarten spots at district elementary schools. KPCC, by Deepa Fernandes New LAUSD Superintendent Michelle King to students: Dream Big Decades after she walked the halls of Century Park Elementary School, King toured the building and spent some time with the...

New laws require update of school sex ed programs If the data is accurate, many California districts have work to do to comply with two new laws that significantly alter the content and delivery of sex education. Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran Federal officials urged not to step on state’s school reforms The state board...

Report: Schools increasingly turn to ‘underprepared’ teachers to fill vacancies The report points to numerous studies that it says have found that the use of underprepared or substitute teachers can “harm student achievement.” EdSource, by Louis Freedberg Angelenos weigh in on new LAUSD superintendent We asked Angelenos what they thought of the choice of Michelle...