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Sal Castro recalled as inspiring teacher
Sal Castro was praised as a tireless, inspiring leader and activist by university professors, doctors and a former California Supreme Court justice at his funeral Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. But he simply wanted to be remembered...
Tags: Human Rights, Minority Groups, Teaching and Learning, Students, Los Angeles Unified School District
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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: Teaching and Learning, Students, Academic Progress, Los Angeles Unified School District, Unions
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iPads in school: a toy or a tool?
At Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences in Granada Hills, every student has an iPad. That's 1,200 iPads, and if L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy can figure out how to pay for 660,000 more of them, every student in the district will have a tablet in the next...
Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students, Electronics, Apple iPad
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Funeral today for Sal Castro, who led '68 Chicano student walkouts
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning for former teacher Salvador "Sal" Castro, who played a central role in the 1968 Eastside school walkouts to protest inequalities in education for Latinos in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Castro...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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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: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Ron Calderon, Education
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Assembly panel approves teacher dismissal bill
SACRAMENTO -- A key Assembly committee has approved legislation that would expedite the dismissal process for California teachers accused of misconduct. Under current law, teachers who are fired can appeal their case to a three-member panel consisting...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Teaching and Learning, Joan Buchanan, Education
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Letters: Michelle Rhee and teaching children
Re "'Radical' educator takes on state's unions," March 27 I've always viewed the policies and philosophy of Michelle Rhee, a former District of Columbia schools chancellor, with some ambivalence. While she's to be commended for her determined efforts at...Tags: Michelle Rhee, Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, School Examinations, Same-Sex Marriage
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O.C. Register's university ad deals pose credibility questions
Early this year, Orange County Register executives approached officials at three local universities with an offer they couldn't resist — weekly, six-page sections packed with positive news about their schools. For $275,000 apiece, UC Irvine, Cal...
Tags: Orange County Register, University of California, Irvine, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Newspapers, Teaching and Learning
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On the school of second chances: a Q&A with Mike Rose
Each spring across America, thousands of students who once lagged behind their peers get accepted to top-notch universities, thanks to what author Mike Rose calls “second chance” learning. In California alone, 20,000 community college...
Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students, Authors, Back to School
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Cecilia Preciado Burciaga dies at 67; longtime Stanford administrator
As one of the first high-ranking Latina administrators at a top American private university, Cecilia Preciado Burciaga inspired and mentored hundreds of Chicano and Latino students and faculty members during 20 years at Stanford University. She taught...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of California, Los Angeles, Condoleezza Rice, Career and Workplace, Lung Cancer
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Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president
Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Lung Cancer, Celebrities
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L.A. Now Live: Michelle Rhee takes on teachers' unions
Former District of Columbia schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has partnered with Republicans and Democrats to challenge teacher union power and use student test scores in union negotiations. Join us at 9 a.m. as we discuss Rhee's policies and effect on...
Tags: Michelle Rhee, Teaching and Learning, Kevin Johnson, Defense of Marriage Act
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