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Commentary: New Year’s Resolutions for LAUSD
Happy New Year! 2014 is going to be an amazing year; I know it because I found LA Unified’s list of New Year’s Resolutions scribbled on a napkin at Philippe’s French Dip. Okay, I didn’t. But wouldn’t it be great if I did? I mean, if anyone needs to change, isn’t it LAUSD? Here’s what...
By Ellie Herman | January 7, 2014
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Ex-board president emerges as candidate for LaMotte seat
A new candidate has emerged for the LA Unified’s vacant District 1 seat, and it’s someone quite familiar with the job. Genethia Hayes, a former board member and president, told LA School Report yesterday that she would run if there’s an election and would serve if she were appointed. Hayes lost her seat in 2003...
By LA School Report | January 7, 2014
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UTLA calls do-over for elections over unpaid union dues
UTLA is making sure no deadbeats hold leadership positions in the teachers union. While it seems like common sense — if you want to run for a union office, make sure your dues are up-to-date — some candidates might not have gotten the message. The teachers union’s board of directors discovered in December that a...
By Vanessa Romo | January 6, 2014
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Board relents: no limit on number of speakers for vacancy
It could become the longest school board meeting in LA Unified history. With only one major agenda item at tomorrow’s 6:15 pm special meeting — to fill the District 1 vacancy by election or appointment — the board today removed any limit on the number of speakers addressing the board before action is taken. Previously,...
By LA School Report | January 6, 2014
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Memo surfaces on options to fill vacant LAUSD board seat
LA School Report has learned that a deadlock of the LA Unified school board on how to fill the vacant seat could lead to an election. In a memo prepared at the request of LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, County Counsel John Krattli analyzes options to fill the seat left open by the death last...
By LA School Report | January 6, 2014
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Pressure building: How, when to fill LaMotte LAUSD board seat*
The sides are digging in. With the holidays offering no break for the forces pushing to fill the vacant LA Unified school board’s District 1 seat, factions have firmly aligned behind US Representative Maxine Waters, for an appointment, and LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, for an election. Whatever the six board members decide at a...
By Michael Janofsky | January 6, 2014
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Happy Holidays to all our readers
With a holiday break approaching, LA School Report is taking a breather too. We will return on January 6, for full coverage of the intersection of politics and policy in public education here in Los Angeles.Thanks for checking in with us each day, and we look forward to resuming our coverage in the new year....
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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LA Unified’s 11 biggest stories of 2013 (told through headlines)
It may not have been the best of years or the worst of years, but 2013 was certainly among the most interesting of years for education-watchers in Los Angeles. Here are some of our favorite highs and lows of the year at LA Unified.
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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Millions of American students need to learn English
Via The Atlantic | By Trevon Milliard More than 5.3 million American public school students would struggle to understand this sentence. These students need to be taught the English language in addition to the usual material in math, science, and social studies. This presents a monumental challenge for educators nationwide, according to Patricia Gandara, a...
By LA School Report | December 20, 2013
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LA Unified ending GED tests, awaiting alternatives on paper
When 2013 comes to a close, LA Unified will stop offering GED tests over concerns about cost and computer-only access. Until the state chooses an alternative that provides a version with paper-and-pencil, degree seekers will have to visit schools outside the district. “The populations that we serve, especially the adults, are among those who need...
By Chase Niesner | December 20, 2013