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    May 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. USC made its offer to neuroscientists a no-brainer

    The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant.
    The courtship that has riveted the neuroscience world blossomed at a Saturday night dinner in a tony Brentwood restaurant. USC provost Elizabeth Garrett and executive vice provost Michael Quick kept the conversation light. Over chicken with braised...

    Tags: USC Trojans, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Networking, Alzheimer's Disease

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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.
    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: Teaching and Learning, Columbia University, Unions, Elections, Michael Bloomberg

    3. May 17, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Troubled youths deserve more effective discipline than suspension

    The limits on student suspensions approved by the Los Angeles Unified school board this week may burnish the district's progressive credentials, putting L.A. in the forefront of a national shift away from zero-tolerance policies that ban kids from campus for minor offenses.
    The limits on student suspensions approved by the Los Angeles Unified school board this week may burnish the district's progressive credentials, putting L.A. in the forefront of a national shift away from zero-tolerance policies that ban kids from...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Students, F-bomb Dropping

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'The English Teacher' has a class of underachievers

    "The English Teacher" is a tragedy masquerading as a comedy and doing a disservice to both. The same could be said for the film's normally fine cast. Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano have all had better days.
    "The English Teacher" is a tragedy masquerading as a comedy and doing a disservice to both. The same could be said for the film's normally fine cast. Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Nathan Lane and Michael Angarano have all had better days. The movie...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Entertainment, Lily Collins, Sundance Film Festival

    5. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls

    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient manuscript fragments that would become a focus of his life's work.
    Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Canterbury, Book, Religion and Belief, Judaism

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Former L.A. Unified teacher to stand trial on sex abuse charges

    A former Los Angeles Unified School District teacher was ordered to stand trial on 14 charges of sexually assaulting nine students and a relative, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    A former Los Angeles Unified School District teacher was ordered to stand trial on 14 charges of sexually assaulting nine students and a relative, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Robert Pimentel, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Trials

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. L.A. school board keeps classroom breakfast program

    As Gov. Jerry Brown announced more funding for public schools Tuesday, the Los Angeles Board of Education agreed to pay for more school police, maintain a classroom breakfast program and keep supplemental staff at schools.
    As Gov. Jerry Brown announced more funding for public schools Tuesday, the Los Angeles Board of Education agreed to pay for more school police, maintain a classroom breakfast program and keep supplemental staff at schools. The board also heard...

    Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Finance, Students, Economy, Business and Finance

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 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: Teaching and Learning, Geography, School Examinations, Los Angeles Unified School District

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows

    The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only acting experience had been a walk-on part in a high school production of "Julius Caesar."
    The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only...

    Tags: University of Virginia, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Television, Laws

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Greek government orders teachers not to strike

    ATHENS -- Greece’s ruling coalition threatened Monday to arrest public high school teachers if they walk off work later this week, a strike that would potentially disrupt university-entrance exams for thousands of students.
    ATHENS -- Greece’s ruling coalition threatened Monday to arrest public high school teachers if they walk off work later this week, a strike that would potentially disrupt university-entrance exams for thousands of students. But the government's...

    Tags: Government, Job Layoffs, Teaching and Learning, Strikes, National Government

    11. May 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. LAUSD board could ban suspensions for 'willful defiance'

    Damien Valentine knows painfully well about a national phenomenon that is imperiling the academic achievement of minority students, particularly African Americans like himself: the pervasive and disproportionate use of suspensions from school for mouthing off and other acts of defiance.
    Damien Valentine knows painfully well about a national phenomenon that is imperiling the academic achievement of minority students, particularly African Americans like himself: the pervasive and disproportionate use of suspensions from school for mouthing...

    Tags: Jerry Brown, Teaching and Learning, Students, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Department of Education

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Ka-ching: Rick Perry's plan for Texa$ universities

    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them.
    There are three things Rick Perry would like to do to the great public universities of Texas, but he can only remember two of them. That’s a joke. You may remember that during a 2012 presidential debate, he started to list three departments of...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, France, NPR

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