The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Teacher Dismissal Bill Blocked Over Seven-Month Time Limit
After nine months of hearings and amendments, legislation aimed to quicken and streamline teacher dismissal procedures failed to pass in the Senate Education Committee by one vote. The Chair of the Senate Education Committee Carol Liu (D-Glendale) — the only LA-area lawmaker on the committee — decided not to vote for or against the bill...
By Brianna Sacks | July 11, 2013
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LA Unified Arts Programs Getting Serious Boost
Nearly a year after its launch last October, LA Unified’s “Arts at the Core” plan is getting a serious boost to help bring more music, dance, theater and visual arts back into arts-depleted classrooms thanks to a three-year, $750,000 initiative by the LA Fund. Since 2008, LAUSD arts programs have been cut by 41 percent,...
By Brianna Sacks | July 11, 2013
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Morning Read: Teachers Union To Release Evaluation of Deasy
Teachers Union to Unveil ‘Evaluation’ of L.A. Schools Supt. Deasy Continuing its aggressive rhetoric, the Los Angeles teachers union announced plans Thursday to release a performance evaluation of L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy. Don’t expect him to get a sterling grade. LA Times See also: LA School Report L.A. Unified Aims to Revive Arts Education...
By LA School Report | July 11, 2013
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Unions Send Letter of Concern over Deasy Comments
The unions that represent LAUSD teachers and administrators have sent the School Board a letter raising “a concern” over controversial comments Superintendent John Deasy made to LA School Report in June. Last month, following a decision by the Board to postpone voting on a motion by Tamar Galatzan to allow schools greater autonomy over how...
By Hillel Aron | July 10, 2013
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Board President Hires Reform-Affiliated Consultant
Newly elected Board President Dr. Richard Vladovic has retained the services of political consultant Mike Trujillo as a short-term communications deputy and strategist. Closely following Vladovic’s election as Board President, the move could represent Vladovic’s intention to improve his relationship with the media. “I think Dr. Vladovic understands that his role of being Board President means...
By Hillel Aron | July 10, 2013
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Watch: Transgender Student Bill Lands on Gov’s Desk
Governor Jerry Brown has a bill on his desk, AB 1266, that would allow transgender students in public schools to take physical education classes with boys or girls — and, most controversially, use the bathroom of whatever gender they identify as. According to KPCC‘s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, “L.A. Unified and San Francisco schools have had similar...
By Hillel Aron | July 10, 2013
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Morning Read: Miramonte Sex Abuse Lawsuits Still Stand
Judge Refuses to Throw Out Lawsuits Against LAUSD in Miramonte Sex Abuse Scandal Attorneys for LAUSD asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuits, but the judge sided with a group of attorneys representing 61 children and 73 parents and accused the district of concealing information about former Miramonte Elementary School third-grade teacher Mark Berndt. CBS...
By LA School Report | July 10, 2013
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Events: Discussion of Charter Schools
For those interested in a behind-the-scenes look into LA’s charter school movement, check out the TEACH (Transparency, Equity, Accountability for Charters) event this Thursday: “We are NOT trying to shut down charter schools,” said TEACH hosts, Robin Potash, Susan Philips, Sharon Stricker, Danny Feingold, Rabbi Jonathan Klein and former LAUSD School Board President Jackie Goldberg. “We...
By Brianna Sacks | July 9, 2013
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Is Monica Garcia Running For State Assembly?
The hot rumor going around that School Board member Monica Garcia is running State Assembly in 2014 gained a bit of credence when Garcia appeared as a “probable candidate” on the popular California politics website Around the Capitol. Scott Lay, who maintains Around the Capitol, said in an email that his information about Garcia was “based on...
By Hillel Aron | July 9, 2013
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Update: Rules Allow Board Members to Censure Colleagues
More than a week after they first surfaced in the LA Daily News, we still don’t know very much about the harassment and employee abuse allegations being investigated against Board member Richard Vladovic. According to LAUSD, Board members cannot “impeach” a colleague, but there is a 2003-approved code of conduct covering Board member behavior towards...
By Alexander Russo | July 9, 2013