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Duncan To Congress: Listen to Experts to Replace ‘No Child’
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan took to the Op-Ed page of the Washington Post on Sunday to argue for a replacing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, better known as No Child Left Behind, which he describes as “outmoded and broken.” He argues: “Washington’s role is to protect children at risk and promote...
By LA School Report | August 26, 2013
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Common Core Training Session Draws Overflow Crowd
Nearly 1,400 LA Unified educators flooded the California State University Dominguez Hills campus in Carson on Saturday for a free conference on the Common Core State Standards. “Launch LA Common Core” was organized by Teach Plus, a nonprofit that focuses on professional development for teachers. The event was held as states are scrambling to train...
By Brenda Iasevoli | August 26, 2013
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Teachers in Mexico Protest Proposed Reform, Evaluations
Via The Los Angeles Times | By Tracy Wilkinson MEXICO CITY — Thousands of striking teachers have invaded this capital, shut down both houses of Congress, forced changes in the route of an international marathon and generally created mayhem at levels not seen in a long time in what is always a chaotic city. The teachers,...
By LA School Report | August 23, 2013
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Hot Ticket: Teacher-Led Common Core Training Session
A teacher-led conference tomorrow focusing on the “what, how and why” of the new Common Core curriculum is shaping up to be popular with LAUSD teachers. Run by Teach Plus, a non-profit that focuses on teacher training, “Launch LA Common Core” was originally planned for 800 teachers who wanted to learn more about the new...
By LA School Report | August 23, 2013
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District Urges Board to Dismiss Union’s Unfair Practice Charge
LA Unified is urging the Public Employment Relations Board to dismiss the teacher’s union’s unfair labor practice charge, filed in June. The nine-page district response, dated August 15 and posted today by the LA Daily News, outlines a series of reasons that the district says shows that the charges are without merit. The issue at hand is over...
By Hillel Aron | August 23, 2013
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Three-in-One Approach Gives Crenshaw a New Look for Success
On the first day of school last week, students at Crenshaw High School showed up in uniform. It’s the first time the school has ever instituted a dress code, and Principal Remon Corley was relieved when about 90 percent of students walked through the campus’s blue gates dressed in gold, black, blue, and white polo...
By Vanessa Romo | August 23, 2013
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Obama Phones Georgia School Employee in Hostage Ordeal
Via The Hill, By Justin Sink President Obama phoned a Georgia elementary school bookkeeper who talked a 20-year-old armed with an AK-47 assault rifle into surrendering, according to the White House. Antoinette Tuff, who has worked for the DeKalb County school district in Georgia for eight years, became an overnight celebrity for her actions. Suspect...
By LA School Report | August 23, 2013
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State DOE is Restoring Support for Federal Cuts in Head Start
Three days after the Obama administration warned that thousands of low-income California children would be shut out of federally funded Head Start preschool programs, the California Department of Education announced today distribution of $25 million in state “restoration” funds. The state money is intended to salvage preschool services as part of the California State Preschool Program, which...
By LA School Report | August 22, 2013
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New CA Law Changes Language of Teacher RIF Notices
A new state law changing the language of layoff notices is winning praise from Richard Vladovic, president of the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education. Vladovic had called for the changes after receiving complaints from employees in his district who interpreted the layoff notice as an accusation they committed some kind of offence. “In the...
By LA School Report | August 22, 2013
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LA Unified Schools Top Lists of California’s Best Charters
Los Angeles Unified schools were named the leading elementary/middle and high school charters in California, according to the seventh-annual USC School Performance Dashboard, a report that was released today. Synergy Charter Academy was ranked best in the elementary/middle school category, and High Tech LA topped the high schools. LA Unified placed six charters among the...
By LA School Report | August 22, 2013