Morning Read: Former LAUSD general counsel critical of testing
LA School Report | September 10, 2015
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Op-Ed: Standardized tests don’t help us evaluate teachers
Holding teachers and schools accountable is important, but the means should be accurate and fair. Los Angeles Times
Cops probing motive behind fatal stabbing of 3 boys inside SUV
LA police detectives are trying to determine the motives of a man suspected of fatally stabbing his three young sons inside an SUV in South LA. City News Service
Teachers wanted: Passion a must, patience required, pay negligible
Low salaries and the emotional drain of teaching at a high-poverty school make hiring an annual and exhausting task for one dedicated principal. Hechinger Report
Rep. John Kline is still optimistic on No Child Left Behind rewrite this year
Congress has not launched a conference committee to reconcile differences between the House and Senate revisions of No Child Left Behind. Washington Post
A first day of school spent in limbo instead of in class
For some families, the beginning of the city’s school year was a day of uncertainty, of waiting in line and handing over documents, of pleading. New York Times
Empty classes, no talks as Seattle schools stalemate continues
As school was canceled for a second day Thursday, negotiators for the Seattle school district and its teachers union remained far apart on teacher pay. Seattle Times