The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Defiant Deasy Says He’ll Push Targeted Spending Plan Anyway
During Tuesday’s seemingly endless meeting, the LAUSD School Board postponed Board member Tamar Galatzan’s resolution to have new State education funds flow to schools with large numbers of low-income and English language learning students and approved Board member Bennett Kayser’s resolution calling for the district to hire more staff across the board. The votes seemed like...
By Hillel Aron | June 20, 2013
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People: Villaraigosa Deputy Transitions to New Challenges
One adjective keeps coming up during interviews with education advocates and insiders about Joan Sullivan: Determined. As the Deputy Mayor for Education in Los Angeles for the last three years, Sullivan was determined to keep Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s education agenda moving forward, say those who’ve worked with her — despite political and policy setbacks, budget cuts,...
By Ruth Welte | June 20, 2013
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Morning Read: Budget Simplifies Special Ed Funding
Budget Simplifies Special Education Money Under the new spending plan, the state is doing away with the involved, multi-step calculation used to determine funding for Special Education Local Planning Areas and replacing it with one based on average daily attendance. SIA Cabinet Report LAUSD Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to West Hills Murder of Wife Michelle...
By LA School Report | June 20, 2013
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Events: Leaders to Talk College Readiness
On Thursday morning, Supt. Deasy, Board member Zimmer and policy analysts from Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) and UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA) will gather to discuss a new report on the status of the A-G program. Passed eight years ago, the “A-G” resolution (a reference to graduation requirements needed to...
By LA School Report | June 19, 2013
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Update: Education Schools Denounce Critical Report
A new national report by the National Council on Teacher Quality and the U.S. News and World Report found that only four secondary programs in California — made the honor roll — none of which were in Los Angeles. Of 71 elementary training programs rated in California, 64% received the lowest scores, noted the LA Times. University...
By Brianna Sacks | June 19, 2013
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Marathon Board Meeting Signals Changes to Come
As anyone following us on Twitter knows all too well, Tuesday’s School Board meeting was a marathon session that lasted well into the night — much of it accompanied by the sound of protesters drumming on the street outside. Among several key decisions the Board arrived at during the lengthy session were votes to award a...
By Hillel Aron | June 19, 2013
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Watch: Board Naming School After First Lady
This CBS News segment describes how LAUSD has decided to name a Valley school after First Lady Michelle Obama. Click the link to see the video, or click here to see a video clip about the iPad decision.
By LA School Report | June 19, 2013
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Morning Read: Board Buys iPads, Revises Trigger
LAUSD Board Passes $6.2 Billion Budget The Los Angeles Unified school board passed a $6.2 billion budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday, the first time in five years that deep cuts and gut-wrenching layoffs haven’t been part of the financial plan. LA Daily News LAUSD Spending $30 million to Buy 30,000 iPads for Students The Los...
By LA School Report | June 19, 2013
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Live: School Board Meeting
Want to know what’s happening at today’s LAUSD Board meeting as it happens? We’re live-tweeting the event: [widgets_on_pages id=”Twitter Live Posts”]
By LA School Report | June 18, 2013
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LA Times: Kayser Resolutions “Silly,” Make “No Sense”
Today’s LA Times editorial page notes that several of the Board member budget resolutions being debated later today aren’t realistic or necessary. While there should be targeted hiring in key areas such as librarians and school counselors, according to the Times, the Bennett Kayser resolution to restore staffing levels across the board “makes no sense.”...
By LA School Report | June 18, 2013