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Schools face more penalties as feds reject California waiver
L.A. NOWFederal officials have rejected California’s request for exemption from rules that penalize low-performing schools and school districts, state officials announced Friday.... -
'California Schools Rule,' according to Kiplinger rankings
L.A. NOWEleven California universities were among the top 100 “best-value” public colleges ranked by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in a 2013 list that is set to hit newsstands Tuesday. UCLA led the way for California coming, in at No. 6 in the...... -
California gets F grade from education advocacy group
L.A. NOWCalifornia is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, according to a rating of states issued by a high-profile education advocacy group. California received an overall grade of F, ranking 41st nationally, from StudentsFirst, a Sacramento-based... -
Student test scores can identify effective teachers, new study says
L.A. NOWStudent standardized test scores can accurately identify effective teachers, along with other performance measures such as classroom observations and pupil surveys, according to a major national study released Tuesday. The study of 3,000 teachers in seven... -
L.A. Now Live: LAUSD board election watched nationwide
L.A. NOWThe Times' education reporter Howard Blume will join L.A. Now Live at 9 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the Los Angeles Unified school board races, an election that's being monitored around the country. Ten candidates are on the ballot for three seats on the... -
L.A. schools chief says test cuts could hurt at-risk students
L.A. NOWL.A. schools Supt. John Deasy aired concerns to the state's top education official about his proposal that would reduce the number of standardized tests that students must take next year.... -
Meet the L.A. school board candidates
L.A. NOWMeet the L.A. school board candidates... -
Crenshaw High group opposes reform plan and school closings
L.A. NOWParents, students and teachers rallied Monday in front of Crenshaw High School to protest a plan to restructure the low-performing campus and require teachers to reapply for their jobs. Under the plan, approved this month by the Los Angeles Unified...... -
The feds' education power grab
In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda,...
Tags: School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, George H.W. Bush, National Government, Columbia University
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Fresno teachers union backs controversial federal grant
L.A. NOWAfter a marathon debate, the Fresno teachers union agreed to endorse its school district's application for a federal grant that will require controversial changes in instructor evaluations.... -
Parents challenge Crenshaw High shake-up
L.A. NOWLos Angeles school district officials received a frequently skeptical and occasionally hostile reception Tuesday night when they met with parents and others to explain their plans to restructure low-performing Crenshaw High School.... -
Merced teachers union backs controversial federal grant proposal
L.A. NOWA Merced teachers union has voted to back a controversial federal grant program, but only after extracting district guarantees that student test scores would not be used to evaluate individual instructors. Sheila Whitley, president of the Merced Union...
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