The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Low-Income Schools Getting First Wave of New iPads
When school starts on August 13, students on 47 campuses will receive back-to-school gifts: brand new iPads, courtesy of LAUSD’s $30 million first phase of its technology plan, which aims to give every student and teacher an iPad by the end of 2014. And many of the campuses are located south of the 10 freeway....
By Hillel Aron | July 31, 2013
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Morning Read: Walton Funding 700 New Teachers for LA
Foundation’s Grant Will Bring 700 New Teachers to LA The Arkansas-based Walton Family Foundation announced Wednesday that it was donating $20 million to a nonprofit that recruits talented college graduates to teach in public schools for two years. The largest number of instructors, more than 700, is slated for Los Angeles. LA Times School Districts Invited to...
By LA School Report | July 31, 2013
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LA Arts School Gets the Principal It Always Wanted, From NYC
The beleaguered Ramon C. Cortines School for the Visual and Performing Arts has a new principal. As Los Angeles Downtown News reports, the $232 million school will be helmed by Kim Bruno, the former principal of New York City’s LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts, which provided the inspiration for the musical Fame. As...
By Hillel Aron | July 30, 2013
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Two Weeks from School and No Word on ‘No Child’ Waiver
With another month passing and the first day of school just two weeks away, the No Child Left Behind waiver request from LAUSD and eight other California school districts remains unfinished. A final submission must go to the U.S. Department of Education for approval. Last week, representatives from the California Office to Reform Education, which represents the...
By Brianna Sacks | July 30, 2013
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Apple to Replace LAUSD iPads if Broken, Stolen or Damaged*
Thanks to LAUSD’s deal with Apple, 30,000 retina display iPads — those are the latest — will land in student hands starting next month in a $400 million deal that will dramatically change how kids learn reading and math. By next August, the district says every LA Unified student will have access to a $678...
By Brianna Sacks | July 30, 2013
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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