LA School Report

A ruling by a federal judge in Texas yesterday is forcing the Obama administration to postpone the start of new immigration policies that would lead to work permits and job protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants. The action by Judge Andrew S. Hanen, of Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas...

L.A. Unified tracks measles shots, reports higher vaccination levels LAUSD officials have launched an effort to increase and document the percentage of young children who’ve been vaccinated against measles. Los Angeles Times Commentary: Test scoring of schools being dismantled California’s education establishment is dismantling or softening state and federal testing-based “accountability” systems. Los Angeles Daily...

Hey, remember that 1995 film, “The Usual Suspects?” Come on, it ranks No. 2,745 on the all-time domestic ticket sales list, according to Box Office Mojo. Anyway, the California Charter Schools Association Advocates, a political arm of the California Charter Schools Association, decided it was memorable enough to reprise a climactic scene as the landscape...

LA Unified will be conducting a district-wide dress rehearsal on Thursday for the upcoming Smarter Balance exam, California’s new standardized test assessing students on Common Core State Standards. The aim is to identify and resolve any glitches in the technological infrastructure before the tests are given, Lydia Ramos, a district spokesperson told LA School Report....

Via Educators 4 Excellence As California school districts, education leaders and court systems debate the future of teacher tenure, Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles (E4E) members has issued a series of recommendations to preserve the job protections but make tenure designations far more meaningful. A team of nine Los Angeles teachers spent four months researching tenure...

This is the next in a series of profiles on candidates running in the March 3 primary for the LA Unified school board. Today’s focus is board President Richard Vladovic, who is seeking reelection for the District 7 seat. In many ways, LA Unified school board President Richard Vladovic sees himself as captain of a...

Statewide testing begins without proficiency mark For the second year in a row, the API will almost certainly be inactivated. SI&A Cabinet Report Bon Jovi, Guns N’ Roses and more unite for arts education Music class is now at Westminster Elementary in Venice thanks to Adopt the Arts and The Carter Lay Charitable Fund. RYOT...

With six candidates crowding the stage, the LA Unified District 3 school board debate last night more often resembled a game show, as candidates were forced to limit answers to either a minute or 30 seconds. Incumbent Tamar Galatzan, who is seeking a third term in the March 3 elections, seemed to be thinking the same...

Lovelyn Marquez-Prueher, an eighth-grade English teacher at LA Unified’s Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes, was named today as one of five California Teachers of the Year for 2015. All five will be honored at a dinner Monday night in Sacramento, according to an announcement by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. Here’s...