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Deasy and new board member Ratliff laud teacher report
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy on Thursday broadly endorsed proposals from an outside group for attracting and retaining teachers, including more money for those who take on difficult assignments and deliver measurable academic gains. Positive...Tags: Academic Progress, Adult Education, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Group urges teachers' raises based on student achievement
A local advocacy group is pushing for teachers' raises and bonuses based on whether instructors are willing to take on difficult assignments and on whether they deliver measurable student achievement gains. The proposals are part of two policy papers...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Students, Academic Progress, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Bridging the male education gap
In the ongoing discussion of how to boost the education and skill levels of the American workforce, one central issue is rarely addressed: the gap between male and female achievement. The reality is that the slowdown in U.S. educational gains is...
Tags: Columbia University, Sociology, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Social Sciences
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Most Crenshaw High teachers being displaced in LAUSD reorganization
More than half of the teachers and staff at Crenshaw High School, including two teachers union representatives, are being displaced by a campus reorganization process ordered by L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy. The school board in January endorsed Deasy's...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Examinations, Teachers
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Students protest loss of staff in Crenshaw High reorganization
More than half of the teachers and staff at Crenshaw High School, including two teachers union representatives, are being displaced by a campus reorganization process ordered by L.A. Supt. John Deasy earlier this year. In January, the school board...
Tags: Students, Nursing, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Letters: How to define cheating in schools
Re "A clash over how to address teacher cheating," May 12 As a principal and a superintendent, I had always taken the view that one of the very important roles of a teacher was to model appropriate behavior. It would appear that the state Commission...Tags: Los Angeles Unified School District, Geography, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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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: Students, Science and Technology, Academic Progress, Sex Crimes, Teaching and Learning
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Ratliff holding slim lead in LAUSD race
The race for an open seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education was close in early returns with Monica Ratliff ahead despite financial support and union backing that made her opponent, Antonio Sanchez, a heavy favorite. In the Los Angeles Community...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Voting, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Eli Broad
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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...
Tags: Columbia University, Lawyers, Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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Schools act to prevent high-tech cheating on standardized tests
The proliferation of cellphones and their potential use for cheating has prompted heightened security measures on this year's administration of standardized tests in California schools. The chief concern is that students will take pictures of test items...
Tags: Separation Anxiety, Students, Science and Technology, Electronics, Social Media
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Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset'
On its face, the election this week of a Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher to the Board of Education was a stunner. Monica Ratliff's low-budget effort included her boyfriend, a film school instructor, as her campaign manager. She had no paid staff and no...
Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Teaching and Learning, Finance
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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: Bill Clinton, Politics, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Antonio Villaraigosa
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