Morning Read: If not iPads for all, LAUSD looks to what is next
LA School Report | April 24, 2015
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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 suspends $20.5 million contract that is part of federal probe
Board President David itale said the school system followed specific procedures for reviewing a “sole-source” contract. Chicago Tribune
Only alternative for some students sitting out tests: Do nothing
Richard Hughes, the superintendent of Central Valley School District in upstate New York, is being haunted by two minivans and an S.U.V. New York Times
CA bill would require union buy-in for teacher evaluations
The degree to which student test scores in California could be used to evaluate teachers’ job performance would be decided in union negotiations. Huffington Post
Commentary: A credible threat to California’s transgender bathroom law
What makes the Personal Privacy Protection Act worthy of attention at this early stage is that it is a credible effort from a determined organization. Los Angeles Times