The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Ratliff Retires Campaign Debt With Broad Base of Support
Before her election to the LA school board in May, Monica Ratliff was virtually unknown. Now, the race to influence her is on — and all sides have entered. Ratliff, a former teacher and upset winner over Antonio Sanchez in District 6, has raised just over $30,000 since her election to help retire her campaign...
By Hillel Aron | July 30, 2013
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Morning Read: Law Requires Parents’ Input on New Funding
Parents to Weigh in on How School Districts Spend New Funds A new report by the State’s Legislative Analyst spells out accountability measures school districts must meet under California’s new funding formula, which gives district with lots of low-income or English-learning students more money – and more control over how to spend it. One significant...
By LA School Report | July 30, 2013
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Who’s Who: Mayor Garcetti’s Dream Team . . . So Far
Newly minted LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, in office less than a month, has been busy tapping talent for City Hall and its agencies – but still no news yet on who he’ll hire for high-level education staff positions. While waiting, we decided to bring you a Who’s Who of all the Mayoral appointments so far....
By LA School Report | July 29, 2013
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Former NYT Correspondent Joins LA School Report as Editor
As LA School Report celebrates its first anniversary, Michael Janofsky, a former New York Times journalist, is joining us as Managing Editor, with overall responsibilities for content and the daily operation of the site. Janofsky, who lives in Los Angeles, worked at the Times for 24 years as a staff correspondent and bureau chief, specializing...
By LA School Report | July 29, 2013
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Morning Read: Parent Trigger School Opens a New Era
School Born of California Parent-Trigger Law Opens its Doors The Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, in Adelanto, Calif., welcomes students following a tumultuous process led by a group of parents determined to change the leadership and direction of what has been to date an academically struggling school. Edweek Debate Looms Over how to Spend Money for...
By LA School Report | July 29, 2013
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Miller Joins Parent Revolution Celebrating Parents, Triggers
Just a few weeks before the start of the school year, parent Cynthia Ramirez today joined California Congressman George Miller and Ben Austin, executive director of Parent Revolution, to celebrate National Parents Day (tomorrow) and to highlight efforts of parents across the country who used parent trigger law to improve their children’s schools. “On the...
By Ana Facio-Krajcer | July 26, 2013
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Time’s Harsh Trigger Take
There’s a fairly harsh take on the ‘parent trigger’ law in the Hechinger Report this morning, cross-posted on the Time Magazine website. “Only seven states have a parent trigger law on the books, with some versions weaker than others,” writes Natasha Lindstrom. “In 20 states, bills to create or expand such laws stalled or died...
By Hillel Aron | July 26, 2013
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Morning Read: Trigger Rope
With ‘Parent Trigger’ Laws on the Ropes, Three Overhauled Schools Reopen in Los Angeles Controversial legislation that allows parents to vote in new management at public schools is faltering everywhere but Southern California, where the law is getting its first real test. Time Deferred Classroom Repairs Loom as a Costly Crisis For Taxpayers For years, the...
By Hillel Aron | July 26, 2013
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Torlakson Hosting Roundtable With Focus on Common Core
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson is speaking tomorrow at a roundtable discussion hosted by La Raza Roundtable about the state of education in the state, specifically the ongoing transition to Common Core State standards. La Raza is an advocacy group that brings community members, elected officials and public sector representatives together in the...
By Brianna Sacks | July 25, 2013
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ICEF Building Permanent Quarters for View Park Schools in South LA
ICEF Public Schools, a network of K-12 charter schools that focus on sending African American and Latino students from south Los Angeles to leading colleges, is planning to create permanent facilities for its flagship family of schools, View Park elementary, middle and high schools. “Our teachers and staff will have the resources they need and...
By LA School Report | July 25, 2013