Man sentenced to prison for theft of thousands of textbooks Corey Frederick was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison and ordered to repay $793,306 to the Los Angeles Unified School District. Santa Cruz Sentinel School boards and administrators oppose teacher evaluation bills A fundamental disagreement over granting teachers the power to negotiate...

Texas English teacher named national teacher of the year Shanna Peeples works with students facing poverty and traumas related to their immigration to the United States. Huffington Post Data science class offers L.A. Unified students a new handle on math Asking questions of data is the aim of a class being offered at 10 Los...

Poll hints of political train wreck over Common Core If most parents know little about the Common Core test, how will they react when they learn that a large percentage of kids failed? SI&A Cabinet Report Federal government urges K-12 schools to comply with Title IX The guidance comes against a backdrop of national concern about...

LAUSD developing next steps after iPad-for-every-student troubles The school district is rethinking the future of the $1.3 billion technology initiative. KPCC Fight against vaccination bill finds ally in ACLU An attorney for the ACLU wrote a letter to the bill’s two Democratic authors raising alarms about the bill’s constitutionality. Los Angeles Times New CPS boss...

California parents are ill-informed about school reforms, poll finds Fifty-five percent of parents surveyed had never heard of the new computer-based tests. Los Angeles Times California vaccine bill approved by committee on second try Legislation requiring vaccinations for nearly all California schoolchildren revived Wednesday, winning the approval of a Senate committee. Sacramento Bee LAUSD teachers...

After delay, lawmakers to vote on California vaccine bill A contentious bill that would require California schoolchildren to be vaccinated faces a critical vote Wednesday. Contra Costa Times Fight over renewal of Obama’s school lunch rules creates unlikely alliances The Healthy School Meals Act was seen as a landmark nutritional achievement for the most health-conscious...

Daily Breeze wins Pulitzer Prize for Centinela Valley Unified investigation The Daily Breeze just won a Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for their coverage of the Centinela Valley Unified School District. Daily Breeze Inconsistent training leaves special education staff struggling Special education staff operating outside the restrictions of general education. Ed Source Threats against Cleveland High...

LAUSD teacher union backs off battle cry, agrees to higher pay raise UTLA backed away from its demands for additional educators to help students inside crowded classrooms and, instead, collected a higher pay raise. Los Angeles Daily News Nonprofit hopes $25,000 prize lures L.A. schools’ District 5 voters A nonprofit voter group says it is...

Granada Hills Academic Decathlon team has championship in its sights In the last five years, Granada Hills students have won 11 out of a possible 14 city, state and national titles. Los Angeles Times Senate OKs bill barring sexual consent of minors as defense It comes after LA Unified Unified successfully argued last year that...

Southland parents still scratching their heads on Common Core math California’s new Common Core learning standards have some public school parents pulling out their hair. KPCC Wrestling coach accused of molesting 25 students on team A high school wrestling coach in Southern California has been arrested on suspicion of molesting 25 students on his team....