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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-11-14

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:







CALIF RANKS 6th IN US ON AP EXAM PARTICIPATION + smf’s 2¢
The Associated Press FROM The Sacramento Bee | http://bit.ly/LS9Xft | Published: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 - 1:22 am   ::  SAN FRANCISCO -- California often ranks near the bottom of national measures of education quality and student achievement, but a new report puts the state ahead of the curve when it comes to the number of public school students enrolling in Advanced Placement classes and

Zimmer’S Plan For Lausd District 1 Vacancy Facing Big Vote
by LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1glP5Ze Posted on February 10, 2014 The LA Unified school board has an unusually long agenda for its monthly meeting on Tuesday, 39 items plus a handful of reports and updates. Each has consequences but few of them carry the import and emotional impact of Steve Zimmer‘s proposal to fill the vacant seat for District 1 on a temporary basis until a new member is
from KPCC: LAUSD WI-FI UPGRADE TO COST $800 MILLION, VERGARA UPDATE + DEASY TO ANNOUNCE ARTS+MUSIC PLAN
Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/w0MlFb LA schools' wifi networks to cost about $800 million Annie Gilbertson | Chris Dag/Flickr February 11th, 2014, 5:01am  ::  The Los Angeles Unified School District's board is scheduled to green light $66 million in wifi upgrades Tuesday, bringing the total reported costs of wifi upgrades need for its 1:1 iPad proposal to $795 million. With
Ab 1442: Ca Bill Among Many Proposals To Protect Student Data
by Kimberly Beltran, SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet |  http://bit.ly/M8KhvQ February 11, 2014  ::  (Calif.) When a southern California school district hired a data-mining company last fall to monitor students’ public posts on social media, the move made national headlines and set warning bells off for one state lawmaker, who filed legislation
Q&A: Publicly Funded Preschool ‘Top Priority’ For U.S. Dept. Of Education
By Lillian Mongeau, EdSource Today  | http://bit.ly/LS5qK1 February 10th, 2014 Expanding publicly funded care for children under 5 is a top priority for the U.S. Department of Education, said Libby Doggett, the deputy assistant secretary of Policy and Early Learning. Doggett, a Texas native, was appointed in late August 2013 to replace Jacqueline Jones, the first person to hold the
Lausd Responds To Cronyism Allegations In Miramonte Abuse Lawsuits
Previous information from an LAUSD whistle blower alleging cronyism in the district leads to more questions of scandal. For the first time, NBC4 gets answers to questions of LAUSD management and their handling of the Miramonte school sex scandal. By John Cádiz Klemack and Jason Kandel, KNBC News | NBC Southern California http://bit.ly/LS481z Holmquist Responds to LAUSD Miramonte Case...
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 2-10-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: NUMBER OF ARTS TEACHERS IN LA COUNTY DOWN 10%, IT IS LAUSD’s CUTS THAT DRAG DOWN COUNTY NUMBERSArts at the Core?: The Los Angeles Unified School District has lost about 200 full-time arts teacher positions since the 2010-2011 school year according to CDE.   Mary Plummer |  Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1ggyaao Ken Scarboro/KPCC | Music teacher L