LAUSD’s student information system becomes a technological disaster The Los Angeles Unified School District’s student information system, which has cost more than $130 million, has become a technological disaster. Los Angeles Times Law helps homeless students graduate A new law that will take effect in January is aimed at helping homeless students by allowing them...

Student who says he was bullied can seek attorney’s fees from LAUSD A judge ruled that a former student who alleges Los Angeles Unified administrators failed to intervene when he was bullied about his sexuality and forced to deal with panic attacks can seek attorneys’ fees if he wins his case. Los Angeles Daily News...

Federal grants to create ‘cradle to career’ services in LAUSD zones Local officials on Wednesday announced a milestone — $36 million in federal grants — for an ambitious program to provide a full range of social and education services to students and their families in several neighborhoods. Los Angeles Times Why are police using military-grade...

California leads the nation in homeless school children One out of every five K-12 students nationally who experienced homelessness in the 2012-2013 school year lived in California, according to a study by the California Homeless Youth Project. AllGov Education groups won’t back rainy day fund Gov. Jerry Brown won’t have key education groups helping him...

What’s wrong with the Vergara ruling Commentary: What’s wrong with the ruling is that it reinforces a completely false narrative in which incompetent teachers are portrayed as the central problem facing urban schools.EdSource Online resource offers help with discipline Educators who want to implement more positive disciplinary practices can now access an online national repository...

California, other states to set test cutoff scores During the next few weeks California educators will play a pivotal role in a crucial phase of work for the new Smarter Balanced assessments that millions of California students will take this spring for the first time. EdSource Why can’t the grown-ups get it right on education?...

State introduces tools for school change With districts working this fall to put into action their first locally created school accountability plans, the California Department of Education rolled out a new online resource center on Thursday designed to help schools change. EdSource Steps Weighed on Method for Flagging Bias in Spec. Ed. Federal officials face...

LAUSD and teachers union divided as talks continue United Teachers Los Angeles leaders and representatives of Los Angeles Unified will head back into contract talks today divided by 11 percentage points in pay and other matters concerning workload and classroom conditions. LA Daily News Age and gender factor into bullying more than language California Gov....

Brown splits package of bills aimed at reducing truancy Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday vetoed two bills aimed at curbing truancy and absenteeism among California students. LA Times Tuck, Torlakson debate union power, lawsuit The two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction disagreed on the condition of K-12 education in California, the influence of...

Brown wraps up ed bills, leaves some heads shaking Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have made kindergarten mandatory while at the same time signing one intended to show the overwhelming boost that optional year gives kids headed to first grade. S&I Cabinet Report Bond committee demonstrates how to ask questions about...