Stories matching tag 'Lausd'

Miramonte scandal affecting teachers

A second arrest of a member of the elementary school's teaching staff prompts a drastic response from its Superintendent. [...]

LAUSD and ECC adopt attendance plan to raise low attendance rates

LAUSD teams up with the Education Coordinating Council to boost attendance in the district. [...]

Opinion: LAUSD continues its broken promises

Social Justice Educator Jose Lara feels the LAUSD has left a trail of broken promises that affects the community in several ways. [...]

OPINION: Stop holding us back

Group encourages incorporating student test scores in teacher evaluations, despite the 25% error rate. [...]

Community celebrates contaminating plant closure

Local residents from the 28th Street Elementary School community look forward to revitalization after the closure of Palace Plating. [...]

Contaminating plant permanently closes in South LA

A South LA community celebrates victory with the permanent closure of a plant that was contaminating a neighborhood with hazardous chemicals. [...]

OpEd: Linking teacher evaluation to student test scores: wrong 25% of the time

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Are LAUSD school lunches too healthy?  It depends who you ask.

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“Don’t Hold Us Back” Movement Rallies at LAUSD Meeting

The group of parents and community members came together Tuesday morning to bring attention to their concerns as the city negotiates new contracts with teachers. [...]

Crisis at Dorsey, L.A. High and 42nd Street Elementary focus of community forums

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Union demands LAUSD rehire laid-off teachers

Teachers union representatives are calling on Los Angeles Unified School District to rehire laid off teachers to improve class sizes and student learning in the district. [...]

Harsh school punishment affects many students in South L.A.

In this week of focus on harsh school discipline, Maisie Chin of Cadre-LA talks about how it unfairly affects students in some communities. [...]

United Teachers Los Angeles protest proposed layoffs

Hundreds of educators protested the layoffs of more than 5,000 teachers outside the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters Tuesday. [...]

Marguerite LaMotte takes steady lead in school board election

Incumbent Marguerite LaMotte had the backing of UTLA, the SEIU and the majority of teachers going into the Board of Education election. [...]

Los Angeles school cafeterias boast healthier options

Due to district-wide cafeteria reform, Los Angeles schools now offer less junk food, less soda and more nutritious meal choices. [...]

OPINION: A field report from the Public School Choice 2.0 Advisory Vote

L. A. Unified teacher David Lyell shares his experiences while voting for the future of Central Region Elementary School #14 as part of the Public School Choice 2.0 process. [...]

OPINION: John Deasy a disappointing choice for LAUSD superintendent

Deasy's background and LAUSD's lackadaisical attitude are cause for concern for one teacher. [...]

John Deasy announced as new LAUSD superintendent

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OPINION: Making high poverty schools high priority

All children can learn. But it takes some re-thinking of the how, what, where, when and whys. [...]

South L.A. schools failing to prevent dropouts

A new report says schools are suspending too many students, effectively forcing them out of school. [...]

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