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Bloomberg Donates $350,000 To Pro-Deasy School Board Candidate
Comments (0) | antonio sanchez, Bloomberg, Deasy, john deasy, l.a. unified, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Michael Bloomberg, Michelle Rhee, monica ratliff, public education
Bloomberg wants to keep John Deasy in this office. (lewisha1990/Flickr)
Bloomberg and his allies want to elect Antonio Sanchez.
Read more...Michelle Rhee Group Makes Splash In School Board Races
Comments (0) | john deasy, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Michelle Rhee, rhee, school board, standardized tests, teachers unions
Michelle Rhee is getting involved in L.A.'s school board races. (angela n./Flickr)
The education firebrand announced a $250,000 donation supporting three candidates.
Read more...College Cal Grants More Accessible To Los Angeles Students
Comments (0) | Cal Grants, California, California Student Aid Commission, college, college applications, Education, financial aid, high school, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, state student aid
A new system simplifies applying for financial aid.
Read more...Art In Public Schools: Could A More Creative Curriculum Lower Dropout Rates?
Comments (0) | arts in schools, at-risk students, continuation schools, creatice curriculum, dropout, graduation rate, john deasy, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Ran Klarin
A former principal discusses how creative classes could help students graduate.
Read more...LAUSD Special Education Failings Still Flying Under The Radar
Comments (2) | Budget Cuts, FAPE, funding, IDEA, IEP, LAUSD, Los Angeles and Region, Los Angeles Unified School District, low income students, mandates, Mayor Villaraigosa, minority students, OHA, Rick Selan, special ed, special education, special education programs, villairagosa
Special education students at field opening
Thousands without opportunities promised to them.
Read more...11,700 Teacher Layoffs Would Have 'Tremendous Impact' In L.A.
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Demonstrators rallied downtown on March 13 to protest LA Unified's cuts towards adult and early education programs. (Aaron Liu)
Problems may be on a systemic level.
Read more...Brenda Henry-Brown: "I Never Stop. I Can’t Afford To Stop.”
Comments (0) | Brenda Henry-Brown, California, Faces of L.A.’s Jobless: A Neon Tommy Special Report, Inglewood, l.a. unified, LAUSD, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles jobs, los angeles unemployment, Los Angeles Unified School District
It’s a rainy Friday afternoon at an Inglewood jobs center, and Brenda Henry-Brown is reminiscing. The sound brings her back to a sleepless night in her car last year, the rain tapping on the roof and keeping her awake.
Read more...L.A.'s Illegal Street Vendors Well-Aware Of The Cop With Many Hats
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Investigator Frank Martinez has written two to 10 tickets a day for seven years.
Read more...LAUSD Cops Try To Keep Up With Illegal Street Vendors
Comments (2) | food trucks, illegal street vending, illegal street vendors, L.A.'s Illegal Street Vendors, LA, LAUSD, lausd police, Los Angeles, los angeles food carts, los angeles food trucks, Los Angeles Unified School District, los angeles unified school district police, push carts
Parents, students mixed on whether vendors should be ticketed or not.
Read more...How LAUSD Can Improve Teaching Of English Learners
Comments (1) | California, Department of Education, esl, felipe martinez, la school district, la usd, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District, master plan for english learners, norman topping student aid fund, office of civil rights, russlynn ali
(Photo courtesy of Creative Commons).
English learners in public schools has grown 51 percent.
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