The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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LA parent voice: A mom’s fight for the success of her autistic son
Every week, we sit down with Los Angeles parents to talk about their students, their schools, and what questions or suggestions they have for their school district. (See our previous interviews.) Lisette Duarte, project director of the Parent Empowerment Project of the Autism Society of Los Angeles, knows first-hand that families with autistic children face more than...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | March 21, 2018
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Emilio Pack and Cristina de Jesus: The only way forward is partnership
What kind of superintendent does the Los Angeles Unified School District need? It’s not an easy question to answer but it’s a deeply important one, especially at a moment when the district is facing crucial decisions not just about its own future, but also about the future of the 630,000 kids it serves. One of...
By Emilio Pack and Cristina de Jesus | March 21, 2018
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Antonucci: School unions gearing up for strikes, political campaigns
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. The Los Angeles Unified School District is going to have its hands full dealing with employee contract issues, if the smoke signals emanating from local unions are any indication. SEIU Local 99, which represents some 30,000 LAUSD education support employees, is currently holding an all-member strike authorization...
By Mike Antonucci | March 20, 2018
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Lots of talk but little action to help the lowest-performing schools in Los Angeles and California
There’s been a lot of talk but little action from Los Angeles and California education officials when it comes to supporting the lowest-performing schools. Last week state board members again voted to put off revisions to California’s education plan, which are required in order for the plan to be approved by the federal Department of...
By Laura Greanias | March 19, 2018
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LA students see in Villaraigosa’s California Students’ Bill of Rights an opportunity to improve schools and their teachers’ working conditions
As students across the country are making their voices heard on gun control, California youths are being given the opportunity to have a voice in ensuring all students have access to a quality education with a California Students’ Bill of Rights, unveiled Thursday in Los Angeles by gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa. Students from Alliance Susan...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | March 19, 2018
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Equity for high-need schools — courage and collective action required
I believe that most educators who are parents want for their students exactly what they want for their own children — to be academically, socially, and emotionally prepared and supported to thrive in their chosen college and career. My daughter is doing exactly that as a freshman at Hampton University this year, and I work...
By Latasha Buck | March 19, 2018
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Tenure should be a celebrated accomplishment that honors teachers’ hard work — and come after more time, feedback, and support
This week, many new teachers in California will be granted “tenure” and they won’t even know how or why or what it means for their career. By the start of my third year in the classroom, I learned I had achieved permanent status (a term more commonly known as “tenure”) when a trusted colleague mentioned...
By Lisa Quon Heinsen | March 14, 2018
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Teachers need time and support to earn the professional distinction of tenure
“Are you sure you want to do this job? You’ll be perpetually stuck in puberty.” Those were the first words I heard from a colleague on my first day as a middle school special education teacher. She was only half joking and five years later, I realize the truism of her question all too well: Pubescent pre-teens are...
By Josh Brown | March 14, 2018
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Courage, compassion, and concern — Wednesday walkouts across Los Angeles display students’ own fears along with support for shooting victims
Concerns about their own safety mingled with students’ expressions of support for victims of school shootings, as peaceful demonstrations were held Wednesday at campuses across Los Angeles. “I think we should have more drills at school because we haven’t had any, and I feel like we’re really unprepared in case a real (shooting) happens,” Talita...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | March 14, 2018
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LAUSD will strengthen school safety plans, joins calls for stricter gun control laws
Inspired by students’ activism and echoing their demands, the nation’s second-largest school district committed Tuesday to do “everything in its power” to ensure students’ safety. After hearing from a procession of students, LA Unified’s school board unanimously passed a resolution calling for stricter gun laws and stronger school safety policies. Tuesday’s vote came one day...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | March 13, 2018