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Sunday, April 20, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-20-14

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







“Obamacore”: REPUBLICANS SEE POLITICAL WEDGE IN COMMON CORE
By JONATHAN MARTIN | New York Times | http://nyti.ms/1nhrkqJ      “You have this unlikely marriage of folks on the far right who are convinced this is part of a federal takeover of local education, who have joined hands with folks on the left associated with teachers unions who are trying to sever any connection between
L.A. Nonprofits Get Nearly $1 Million To Train Parents To Advocate For Their Kids’ Education
Deepa Fernandes | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC http://bit.ly/1i2eYRd Ashley Myers-Turner/KPCC | A preschool aged boy uses his recess time to play with a word puzzle. April 17th, 2014, 1:13pm  ::  Two Los Angeles area non-profit groups received grants of about $900,000 from theW.K. Kellogg Foundation to train families of young children in the Los Angeles Unified School District to advocate for
Academic Advantage: TUTORING CENTER PUSTED FOR SCAMMING MILLIONS IN FEDERAL DOLLARS
by Vanessa Romo, LA School Report | http://bit.ly/1niswtK April 18, 2014 11:56 amA tutoring company billing itself as “The trusted name for specialized tutoring” may not be so trustworthy after all. Unless, that specialty is in defrauding the federal government. The Academic Advantage, whose website is endorsed by The Governator himself —Arnold Schwarzenegger – and former LA Unified


4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 4-19-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Field Poll: 3 out of 5 OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS SUPPORT UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL FOR 4-YEAR-OLDSNews stories/Follow the links: Majority of California voters support universal preschool for 4-year-olds -- Most California voters think the state should increase the availability of preschool for the state’s 4-year-olds, ac