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LAUSD fighting for zero-tolerance on teacher cheating
The job of veteran teacher Ricardo Gonzales was on the line before a state review panel. He's a respected elementary school instructor who tutors students and coaches soccer on his own time. But the L.A. Unified School District wanted to fire him...
Tags: School Examinations, Students, Teachers, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public
Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Eric Garcetti, U.S. Army
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With Franklin win, LAUSD sweeps Academic Decathlon season
Academic Decathlon teams from Los Angeles have won the state competition and, in a first, taken both first and second place at the national competition. Now, the season ends with one more distinction for L.A. Unified: Franklin High School has won a...
Tags: Decathlon, Science and Technology
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A dangerous game for UTLA
The leadership of the Los Angeles teachers union recently conducted a survey among its members asking if they had confidence in Los Angeles Unified Supt. John Deasy. Although it was highly unusual for the union to mount this kind of frontal attack on...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Los Angeles Unified School District, Students, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Teacher evaluation bill opposed by unions dies in committee
Legislation that would have required more frequent evaluations of educators was killed by a state Senate committee Wednesday under strong opposition from teachers' unions. The bill, by Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello), would have required permanent...Tags: Ron Calderon, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Rumor of deal roils teachers union
The leadership of the Los Angeles teachers union is roiled over whether its officials made a private deal with a Board of Education candidate whom critics view as an ally of anti-labor forces. The dispute centers on an alleged understanding worked out...Tags: Career and Workplace, School Examinations, Antonio Villaraigosa, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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A curriculum crunch for California
While education reformers in Sacramento continue to obsess about how easy it should be to fire teachers and how important tests should be in evaluating their performance, almost no one is talking about the central issue of what students are supposed to be...
Tags: School Examinations, Students, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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In L.A. school board race, sky-high spending continues
Record spending will continue in the last remaining race for a seat on the Los Angeles school board, as a political action committee has put together a war chest of about $600,000 to use on behalf of a candidate endorsed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa....
Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers, Political Fundraising, Michael Bloomberg, Michelle Rhee
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L.A. school reform effort draws diverse group of wealthy donors
They hail from New York, the Silicon Valley, Arkansas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. They are a rich and diverse lot, including Republicans, liberals, Hollywood notables and international corporate executives. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, L.A....
Tags: DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Michelle Rhee, Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Media Industry
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Michelle Rhee and the unproven teacher evaluation
The debate -- and that’s putting it nicely -- over the use of standardized test scores in teacher evaluations has always confused me, because the answer seemed so simple. One of the things we ask of teachers -- but just one thing -- is to raise...
Tags: School Examinations, Michelle Rhee, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Students, Michelle Rhee, Republican Party, Government
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Letters: Teaching and tests
Re "Gates' warning on test scores," Editorial, April 11 Bill Gates has figured out what those of us in education have known all along: Standardized tests are pretty good at identifying students' academic strengths and weaknesses, one of them being test-...
Tags: Bill Gates, School Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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