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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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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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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
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Parent Trigger Group Creates “Truth” Site
Earlier today, LA-based nonprofit Parent Revolution announced that it was launching a new site, Truth in Education Reform, with the stated aim of “ferreting out and debunking the conspiracy theories and provable lies… that collectively threaten to overcome sensible debate on education policy and ed reform.” The site’s initial focus will be on attempting to debunk...
By LA School Report | June 17, 2013
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Social Media: Top Education Tweeters
Here’s our massive (but still probably incomplete) listing of top education-related Twitter users in LA — including official and unofficial representatives from the district, the union, Board members, teacher activists, mainstream media, and bloggers. See yourself listed? Be sure to tweet about it. Not on the list, or know someone who should be? Tweet about...
By LA School Report | June 17, 2013
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Update: Controversy Awaits $30 Million iPad Vote
The School Board will face a mini controversy tomorrow when it votes on whether or not to to purchase roughly 31,000 Apple iPad tablets at a cost to LAUSD of $30 million. The appropriation would be the first step in Superintendent John Deasy’s ambitious plan of equipping every student and teacher with a touch-screen tablet...
By Hillel Aron | June 17, 2013