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Adams says LA Unified is interested in him for the top post
The superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools, is on a short list of candidates being considered to head the Los Angeles Unified School District.
St. Louis Business Journal, by Diana Barr

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LA school district will be broke by 2020 unless drastic cuts are made
Which has a better long-term fiscal outlook: L.A.’s print newspapers or its school district?
LA Weekly, by Hillel Aron

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Brown budget: new approach, but no new funding, for early childhood
The governor’s budget has no new funding for pre-K students, but does propose a new block grant that will give districts more flexibility in how they allocate existing early education funds.
EdSource, by Susan Frey

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Video shows teacher’s aide striking special-education student in the face
A teacher’s aide in Antioch, Calif. was arrested Wednesday for felony child abuse after a cellphone video of the woman striking a 9-year-old special-education student made the rounds on social media.
Slate, by Laura Moser

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L.A. Unified had three weeks to re-create Porter Ranch classrooms
Re-creating two schools being completed after a massive gas leak near their home schools has caused about 1,100 students to be relocated from Porter Ranch.
Los Angeles Times, by Sonali Kohli

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Louisville schools: ‘We’re showing extreme precaution’
The Louisville Metro Police Department Thursday said it received a “vague, anonymous” tip that indicated threats against unspecified educational institutions on Friday.
Louisville Courier-Journal, by Kirsten Clark