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California Budget Crisis Leads to LAUSD Teacher Layoffs and Odd MathWhen the LAUSD urged voters to approve a parcel tax to help prevent teacher layoffs, Angelenos refused. With the California budget crisis problem adversely affecting LAUSD employment, voodoo mathematics doesn't help. Or does it?- How to Survive the LAUSD System - Part 2Tips on making CHOICES work for you - the current state of LAUSD with the new Superintendent
LAUSD to Propose Los Angeles Parcel Tax AgainThe Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is looking at a $543 million budget hole. To make up some of these funds, Superintendent John Deasy is proposing a parcel tax ballot measure.
LAUSD Improved School Lunches! Good, but Not Good Enough!LAUSD finally changed school lunches, adding nutritious veggies and fruits. But at one local school, it's all going to waste!!! Find out why good is not good enough!
Embattled LAUSD to Raise Los Angeles Property Taxes in Spite of Proposition 13Los Angeles County homeowners, who are currently upside down in their mortgages, will soon see a property tax increase, if the LAUSD gets its way. How is it possible for the school district to circumvent Prop 13?- LAUSD Discord Spreads to ParentsParents on the LAUSD Advisory Council disagreed over whether meetings should be in Spanish or English. What next for this already dysfunctional school district.
- Should L.A. Mayor Have Control of LAUSD?A judge's ruling could end up leaving a controversial issue regarding LAUSD tied up in the court's for a long time. The question is whether power needs to be taken away from the L.A. school board?
Halloween Comes Early to LAUSD Teachers, Part IIIMore concerning the value added method of evaluating teacher and what led up to it.- LAUSD Financial Woes Pit Los Angeles Mayor Against Teachers UnionThe Los Angeles Unified School District is California's largest public school system and mired in union squabbles, embezzlement scandals and hiring problems. Now the L.A. mayor takes a stand. Question is: what took him so long?
Halloween Comes Early to LAUSD Teachers Part IThoughts about public education and publicly evaluating teachers by standardized test scores.
California LAUSD Cancels Summer SchoolsWith the efficacy of summer schools ranging from babysitting to academic catch up, the cancellation of summer school by the L.A. Unified School District has parents scrambling to find activities for school age children during the summer.- LAUSD's Superintendent David Brewer on ChangeSummary of Superintendent David Brewer's speech on changing the district climate. The speech was delivered at the Town Hall in Los Angeles, CA on November 15, 2007.
- How to Survive the LAUSD School System - a SeriesIn this series, I will describe my various experiences in demanding better from our public school system.
- While Administrators Fiddle, Parents Step in to Save Failing California SchoolThe Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) reports a four-year derived grade 9-12 dropout rate of 34.4 percent for the 2008-2009 school year. Compare this to the statewide figure of 17.2 percent.
- Are Students Really Eating Better in School?For years, LAUSD students have eaten Café LA's breakfasts and lunches. But is school food really healthy?
Halloween Comes Early to LAUSD Teachers, Part IIExploring Value Added Model of evaluating teachers and its effect on education.- Improvement by Evaluating the InstructorIt's proposed that improvement in LAUSD schools be achieved through teacher evaluations and publishing those scores in the Los Angeles Times will promote improvement and increased teacher accountability.
- Teacher's Union Leader Upset by the Los Angeles TimesA.J. Duffy, President of teacher's union, United Teachers Los Angeles called to boycott newspaper the Los Angeles Times after an article was published that examined the effectiveness of over 6,000 LAUSD elementary school teachers.
- Los Angeles Unified School District Decides Future of 30 SchoolsOn February 24, 2010, the LAUSD School Board decided the fate of thirty low-performing schools across Los Angeles.
- Swine flu sparks panic, hurts economyMy 10-year-old cousin, Alana, told me a boy in her class wore a surgical mask to school on Thursday. He also occasionally rubbed hand sanitizer near his mouth and nose.
- Surviving LAUSD - the Final ChapterHow I got my daughter into KIPP, and found a true partner in my daughter's education
Los Angeles County Diabetes Rates Continue to RiseThe rate of diabetes is continuing to grow in Los Angeles County. The disease is also more prominent in minority groups and those living below the poverty line.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Vaillaraigosa Gets an "F" from the AnimalsAntonio Villaraigosa promised to make Lo Angeles NoKill but he has failed. In the last 12 months, fewer animals left the shelter alive, twice as many are dying from illness and injury in the shelter. What is the Mayor going to do about it?
Problems in the Public SchoolsProblems in the Public Schools System including standardized testing, violence and drop out rates- New Discipline Policies for Los Angeles SchoolsThere have been so many problem kids in the Los Angeles schools, that a new policy has been adopted in the hopes that students' behavior can be improved by newer methods. Punishment is not the complete answer.
- Teachers Have to Become Scrooges?After teachers at an Irvine school allegedly told parents of a child they would have to give them lavish gifts in order to keep their child in school, more districts look to policy guidelines on gift giving.
- The Privatization Factor of Public SchoolsPrivatization is a possibility for a school just recently visited by the U.S. Education Secretary leading a continued discussion of the No Child Left Behind Act.
- Recent Supreme Court Cases Prompt Discussion on Brown vs. EducationThe Supreme Court handed down decisions on two different cases in which Brown vs. Board of Education formed the basis of the lawyers' court arguments thus proving that the implications of the case are still being discussed today.
- Developing Educational AlternativesWhat is one of the largest businesses in the United States? Education. But, everyones children can attend the public school in their school district for free. Most parents don't realize how much is spent each year on textbooks and testing systems.
ESL in a Social Studies ContextThe subject of Social Studies varies from region to region, country to country, and state to state. ESL students typically have a difficult time with this subject for cultural and language reasons.
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