The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Deasy to Vladovic (in effect): I See Your 7 and Raise You 7
Just days after Richard Vladovic proposed seven new committees at his first school Board meeting as president, Superintendent John Deasy suggested, in a memo to Vladovic the creation of even more committees. Another seven, in fact, covering: Arts, Human Resources and Personnel, School Safety and Discipline, Government Relations and Legislative Affairs, Charter and Prop 39 Oversight, Magnet and Autonomous School Expansion...
By Hillel Aron | August 27, 2013
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Ratliff Presiding Over Common Core Technology Session
One of the LA Unified Board’s new ad-hoc committees — the Common Core Technology Project Committee — is holding its first public meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow at district headquarters (333 S. Beaudry Ave.), with the board’s newest member, Monica Ratliff, presiding. The meeting agenda says the committee, which includes board members Tamar Galatzan and...
By LA School Report | August 27, 2013
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CA Getting ‘Smarter’ with New Tests to Probe Critical Thinking
When California’s new statewide tests are in place by the spring of 2015, an 11th grade student might be asked the following: “Pretend you are preparing a report for a congresswoman on the pros and cons of using nuclear power to generate electricity. Gather some evidence, then write an essay arguing for either using nuclear...
By Brenda Iasevoli | August 27, 2013
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Morning Read: Downtown Revival Must Not Ignore Schools
New Ninth Street School Deserves Community, Business Support Editorial: Amid all the Downtown development activity, one big-budget project has been frequently overlooked. The project is the Ninth Street Elementary School, which, like all Los Angeles Unified School District institutions, began classes on the ridiculously early date of Aug. 13. About 300 kindergarten through fifth grade...
By LA School Report | August 27, 2013
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Common Core Standards Now Available from CA in Print Form
As a tool for better understanding California’s public education shift, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said today the Common Core State Standards are now available in print for the first time. CDE Press, the publishing arm of the California Department of Education, is offering print versions of the California Common Core State Standards: English...
By LA School Report | August 26, 2013
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Duncan To Congress: Listen to Experts to Replace ‘No Child’
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan took to the Op-Ed page of the Washington Post on Sunday to argue for a replacing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, better known as No Child Left Behind, which he describes as “outmoded and broken.” He argues: “Washington’s role is to protect children at risk and promote...
By LA School Report | August 26, 2013
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Common Core Training Session Draws Overflow Crowd
Nearly 1,400 LA Unified educators flooded the California State University Dominguez Hills campus in Carson on Saturday for a free conference on the Common Core State Standards. “Launch LA Common Core” was organized by Teach Plus, a nonprofit that focuses on professional development for teachers. The event was held as states are scrambling to train...
By Brenda Iasevoli | August 26, 2013
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Morning Read: CA Finds Anti-Bullying Programs Go Unchecked
School bullying prevention efforts falling short, state audit says Responding to concerns that schools should do more to stop bullying, a new state audit found that most schools do not track whether their anti-bullying programs have made campuses any safer and that schools are inconsistent in how they record and resolve bullying incidents. Oversight and...
By LA School Report | August 26, 2013
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Teachers in Mexico Protest Proposed Reform, Evaluations
Via The Los Angeles Times | By Tracy Wilkinson MEXICO CITY — Thousands of striking teachers have invaded this capital, shut down both houses of Congress, forced changes in the route of an international marathon and generally created mayhem at levels not seen in a long time in what is always a chaotic city. The teachers,...
By LA School Report | August 23, 2013
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Hot Ticket: Teacher-Led Common Core Training Session
A teacher-led conference tomorrow focusing on the “what, how and why” of the new Common Core curriculum is shaping up to be popular with LAUSD teachers. Run by Teach Plus, a non-profit that focuses on teacher training, “Launch LA Common Core” was originally planned for 800 teachers who wanted to learn more about the new...
By LA School Report | August 23, 2013