LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer Honored as Elected Official of the Year
The following is a press release from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Los Angeles Board of Education Member Steve Zimmer is being honored Saturday as the 2012-13 Elected Official of the Year by the California Association of School Counselors.pacificpalisades.patch.com
LA schools chief urges union cooperation on federal funds
If the Los Angeles Unified School District wins a federal Race to the Top grant, Deasy said, it could restore hundreds of jobs for teachers, counselors and others to help middle and high school students stay on track for graduation.www.latimes.com
East Los Angeles Schools Get Blended Learning Boost From Hyundai
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the community group TELACU and the education non-profit MIND Research Institute today announced a partnership that aims to boost East Los ...www.sacbee.com
Scare tactics -- and scary protests over Prop. 30 -- and some school-based ...
Deasy said the Los Angeles Unified School District would be forced to close 15 days early this school year and could forgo high school graduation ceremonies.www.sbsun.com
LAUSD's "I'M IN" Campaign Celebrates Good Food In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) "I'M IN" campaign, an all-inclusive program designed to raise awareness about the District's healthy meals to help fight childhood obesity and to encourage ...www.sacbee.com
LAUSD's Race To The Top Grant Awaiting Endorsement From UTLA
Facing an Oct. 30 deadline to file for a $40 million Race to the Top grant, Los Angeles Unified officials are still waiting for the teachers union to bless their application. United Teachers Los Angeles reviewed the original application and provided ...www.huffingtonpost.com
LA City Council celebrates charter school leaders
... some have risen and some have fallen," Perry said. Advocates recently celebrated a milestone - there are now 1,000 charter schools in California.www.scpr.org
SolarCity to Power 26 Los Angeles Unified School District Schools with Solar ...
LOS ANGELES - SolarCity® today announced a 7.4-megawatt (MW) solar power project that will bring renewable energy to 26 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools. The project will bring immediate and long-term cost savings to the District ...www.heraldonline.com
Settlement voided; teacher layoff process to go to trial
The voided settlement had allowed exceptions to rules stating that less-experienced teachers must be let go first. The apparent result is that seniority will, once again, be the basis for layoffs in the Los Angeles Unified School District pending ...latimesblogs.latimes.com
Cal high court won't overturn school layoff ruling
An agreement reached with civil rights lawyers two years ago allowed the Los Angeles Unified School District to bypass seniority when laying off teachers at 45 low-performing schools.www.mercurynews.com
Calif. sees record number of new charter schools
California has long boasted the highest number of charter schools and students in the nation with the Los Angeles Unified School District hosting the most, about 200 charter schools. Charters are autonomously operated public schools funded with public ...www.mercurynews.com
LAUSD's Clover Elementary selected as Blue Ribbon School
The elementary in the Los Angeles Unified School District has been designated as a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School, the highest award an American school can receive.abclocal.go.com
LA Unified and charter groups win teacher evaluation grants
The Los Angeles Unified School District and three local charter-school groups have won federal grants to develop their teacher and principal evaluation systems, the U.S.latimesblogs.latimes.com
Measure J Transit Tax
... his legacy will be spotty, at best, marked by unfulfilled promises, political failures such as the attempted takeover of the Los Angeles Unified School District, a freebie-ticket scandal and excessive absenteeism from L.A. - not to mention the ...www.laweekly.com
SolarCity to bring solar energy to 26 LA schools
"Los Angeles Unified School District strives to be the most sustainable and environmentally friendly large urban school district in the country," said Kim Kennedy, senior facilities project manager for LAUSD. More than 640,000 students attend LAUSD ...www.bizjournals.com
SolarCity Chosen for LAUSD Schools Project
SolarCity Corp., which design, funds and installs solar projects, announced on Tuesday a 7.4-megawatt project with the Los Angeles Unified School District to install solar panels at 26 schools, including locations in the San Fernando Valley. Officials ...www.sfvbj.com
Times Sues LAUSD for Info on Teachers
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The Los Angeles Times claims Los Angeles Unified School District is violating public records law by refusing to release records tying teachers, by name, to the expected and actual test scores of their students.www.courthousenews.com
Report: LAUSD misses mandated special ed targets
Los Angeles Unified schools failed to meet targets for providing speech therapy and other instructional services to special-education students as required by the settlement of a 1993 lawsuit, according to a report released Wednesday.www.dailynews.com
LA Unified ratings rise; two schools lose scores
The Los Angeles Unified School District registered a strong increase of 16 points on the state's Academic Performance Index, which is used to rate California schools, school districts and the state itself.latimesblogs.latimes.com
LAUSD, Pacific Palisades Area Schools See Mostly API Score Gains
The Academic Performance Index score for Los Angeles Unified schools -- summarizing students' performance on a series of tests -- rose by 16 points in 2011-12, outpacing gains made by students across the state, although the district still lags behind ...brentwood.patch.com
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