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Friday, September 12, 2014

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-12-14

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







L.A. Unified Should Rescind Plan To Delete Year-Old Emails
“ The District's email rule might not be intended to hide district shenanigans, but it certainly could prove a useful tool for doing so. „ Editorial by The L.A. Times Editorial Board | http://lat.ms/1BzXuCn 12 Sept 2014  ::  It's possible L.A. Unified's plan to delete emails after a


Congressional Research Service Says Common Core Not Coercive
by JCM from the Brustein & Manasevit Federal Update, by email 12 Sept 2014 | Washington DC  ::  A new report from the research arm of the Library of Congress supports arguments that the Common Core State standards are voluntary and do not constitute a violation of legal standards which prohibit the federal government from setting curricula.  In this document, researchers from the Congressional


Deasy Lawyers Up
From the bio page of Deasy’s lawyer, Harvey I. Saferstein | http://bit.ly/1tITRoL   Harvey Saferstein Member “Harvey has also represented persons and companies alleged to have been involved in criminal price fixing.” and under “Representative Matters”: “Currently representing a company in a bid-rigging investigation in Los Angeles County”


4LAKids Sports Page: DEASY PLAYS HARDBALL? …OR GOES FISHING? LAUSD superintendent’s request for board members' emails opens a new front in battle over iPad plan
By Howard Blume | LA Times |  http://lat.ms/1tPJKCp John Deasy, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is requesting records of contacts between board members and tech companies. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) 12 Sept 2014  ::  LAUSD Supt. Deasy is requesting records of contacts between board members and tech firms L.A. Unified leaders request for board members'

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-11-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Updated: LA SCHOOL BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS EMAIL ARCHIVING POLICY  by Annie Gilbertson| 89.3 KPCC  | http://bit.ly/1owOzcV School board member Monica Ratliff in her former classroom at San Pedro Street Elementary. Rebecca Hill/KPCC September 10, 06:11 PM  ::   The Los Angeles Unified School District said Wednesday the board will revisit its email archiv