CA teachers, community colleges know what to do with extra state funds On Thursday morning, Gov. Jerry Brown is set to unveil an updated budget proposal for the next fiscal year. KPCC In L.A. Unified races, both union and charter school backers target iPads Charter-school backers and the teachers union are on opposite sides in...

How low voter turnout impacts LAUSD schools Over the last 50 years, local election turnout plummeted from a about 50 percent to less than 10 percent of eligible voters. KPCC LAUSD board seat election could determine the fate of charter schools The spending on both sides has turned the tussle in District 5 into a...

Students teaching students in new world of Common Core math Four years into teaching Common Core-based math in elementary schools, Downey Unified is betting that its collaborative approach will serve its students. KPCC Toxic turf? Movement grows against synthetic turf Artificial turf fields, cushioned with recycled crushed tires and increasingly in demand for US athletic...

By Jenna Chandler Moms who turned out last week to hear vaccine critic Andrew Wakefield speak in Dana Point said the debate over whether to inoculate their children has become so divisive it’s severing friendships. “The ‘V’ word, man, it’s a hot topic,” said Dotty “Sunshine” Hagmier, founder of local moms group Moms In Charge....

UTLA contract fails to guarantee a single additional teacher in LAUSD LA Unified is not obligated to hire a single teacher to help ease crowded classrooms under the terms of its tentative agreement with UTLA. Los Angeles Daily News LA teacher says wi-fi makes her sick — so she wants it out of every classroom...

Some schools still waiting for Internet connection A handful of California schools are located in areas so remote that there are no providers. SI&A Cabinet Report L.A. County supervisors OK $450,000 payment for father of slain boy A wrongful-death complaint is still pending against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Los Angeles Times One Anaheim school...

L.A. Unified will investigate food-service contracts at PUC charters The findings of a state investigation into PUC Schools showed an alleged conflict of interest in the awarding of millions of dollars in food contracts. Los Angeles Times Commentary: LA Unified must recommit to goal of college for all The goal of college access for all at...

LAUSD charter group gave food contract to an employee’s firm The probe involved Jacqueline Duvivier Castillo, who works for PUC Schools and is a part-owner in Better 4 You Meals. Los Angeles Times Democrat’s teacher tenure law gets killed The legislature is faced with changing longstanding California laws for evaluating, firing and laying off teachers....

Popular LA pre-school language program is targeted once again A popular and well-regarded preschool program in Los Angeles would be shut down over the next two years under a district proposal to cut costs. Ed Source AB 47 passes with bipartisan support out of Assembly education committee Assembly Education Committee members, advocates, superintendents, and faith...

$25-50m in anti-truancy funding likely The legislation sailed through its first hearing Wednesday and now goes to the Appropriations Committee for passage to the Senate floor. SI&A Cabinet Report Judge to give new sentences in Atlanta cheating trial Three of the highest-ranking educators convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial will get new sentences...