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Update: API Delayed Until October
For those of you wondering when the California Department of Education (CDE) will release its much-maligned Academic Performance Index (API) for 2012, don’t hold your breath. The API Index is the...
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Today I am pleased to announce the official launch of LA School Report. My goal is to provide meaningful coverage on issues related to the Los Angeles public schools and to shine a light on a system...
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“No” On Teacher Evaluation Bill
It’s not often that a single piece of legislation can be called catastrophic for the future of education in California, but Sacramento has managed to create it. It’s called AB 5 – a bill that will...
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Commentary: Union Points Fingers on Sex Abuse
UTLA: Everything to Hinder, Nothing to Help? Lots of blame was dished out last week after a state audit found weak dismissal and reporting practices at LAUSD regarding teachers accused of sexual...
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In DC, Duncan and Villaraigosa Praise LA
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Earlier this week in Washington, I was able to catch up with a number of familiar faces including President Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Asked about...
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Commentary: Do You or Don’t You Support Deasy?
If you were running for School Board it might seem obvious you would need to be prepared to answer this simple question: “Do you support current LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy?” But at last week’s...
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Commentary: “A Dangerous Game for UTLA”
(Published in today’s Los Angeles Times) Ousting Supt. John Deasy, as the union wants, would hurt students. by Jamie Alter Lynton The leadership of the Los Angeles teachers union recently conducted a...
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Story of Deasy Media Frenzy in 15 Tweets
No matter what happens later today when LA Unified superintendent John Deasy is set to emerge from a closed-door session with school board members to discuss his future, the events leading up to this...
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Villaraigosa Helped Broker Deal to Keep Deasy Superintendent
John Deasy, Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in 2011 LA School Report has learned the deal to extend the contract of LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy might not have been possible without the...
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Filling LaMotte Seat by Election or Appointment? Board is Decider
If history is any guide, a school board election is in the offing. As officials at the LA Unified school board scramble to work out options with the city and county on how best to fill the school board...
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Analysis: Zimmer takes center stage in LAUSD drama
Emerging as something of a Shakespearean figure, LA Unified School Board trustee Steve Zimmer took central stage earlier this week at a long board meeting complete with its share of sound and fury....
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Analysis: Hudley-Hayes resume raises more than red flags
Genethia Hudley-Hayes Rather than jump to conclusions in the case of allegations first reported here earlier this month, that a LA Unified School Board candidate, Genethia Hudley-Hayes, has numerous...
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Commentary: Mayor Garcetti’s elephant in the room
Via KPCC In his first State of the City speech, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti laid out a plan to boost job creation, safety and the city’s ability to compete in a global economy. Noticeably absent,...
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Hudley-Hayes still has big-name support in LAUSD board race
Genethia Hudley-Hayes Despite her inability to substantiate a number of academic credentials and other claims on her resume, Genethia Hudley-Hayes still has the backing of her major supporters in the...
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LAUSD labor relations lets the sunshine in (kinda)
UPDATED* A committee launched last year by LA Unified’s Office of Labor Relations to provide public information on labor negotiations is meeting today to discuss the district’s collective bargaining...
View ArticleLAUSD candidates agree (!) on value of public charter schools
Click to view slideshow. The latest forum for candidates running in a special election to fill the vacant seat in South LA’s District 1 produced unexpected agreement last night on some of the most...
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McKenna, leading in school board race, won’t commit on Deasy
*UPDATED With three weeks to go before the election, George McKenna, a leading candidate for the LA Unified school board representing south LA, is refusing to clarify whether he supports John Deasy,...
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Analysis: How to avoid a school board runoff in 4 easy steps
With seven candidates vying for the vacant LAUSD school board seat in South LA, what would it take to pull ahead of the pack and head off a costly stand-alone runoff? Coinciding with the California...
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To our readers: Happy 4th of July
To our readers: Happy 4th of July LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)
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Magnolia charter troubles having an impact beyond LA Unified
Magnolia charter troubles having an impact beyond LA Unified New troubles for the non-profit charter school network, Magnolia Public Schools (MPS), are beginning to raise concerns beyond LA Unified,...
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