Linking Suspensions and Health Risks
A California Endowment ad calling for changes in school discipline policies The largest health foundation in the state, the California Endowment, is putting big money behind an issue not usually...
View ArticleMorning Read: Teacher Misconduct Review
State Audit on How LA Unified Handles Child Abuse Claims The results of a state audit on how L.A. Unified handles child abuse claims is set to be released Thursday morning. KPCC California School...
View ArticleMorning Read: School Security Tightened After Newtown
Man Arrested After Threatening to Shoot up L.A. Schools, Police Say A Los Angeles man was arrested Sunday in connection with a Facebook post that threatened to conduct shootings at multiple area...
View ArticleMorning Read: Board Votes to Limit President’s Terms
L.A. School Board Targets Garcia With Term-Limits Vote A narrow majority of Los Angeles Board of Education members voted Tuesday to set a limit of two consecutive years for the school board presidency....
View ArticleMorning Read: School Board Group Aims to Limit Ed Secretary
National School Board Group Seeks Curbs on U.S. Ed Secretary The National School Boards Association and its 90,000 members are sponsoring legislation aimed at curbing the authority of the U.S....
View ArticleMorning Read: Teachers Pass as Students Lag Behind
Curious Grade for Teachers: Nearly All Pass Across the country, education reformers and their allies in both parties have revamped the way teachers are graded, abandoning methods under which nearly...
View ArticleSuspension Rates Vary Widely Among Schools
A new report released by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project adds to a growing collection of data that makes the case against using suspensions and so-called “zero tolerance” policies to discipline middle and...
View ArticleLAUSD school meals get healthy makeover by students
KABC features a student culinary education program called “Cooking Up Change” featuring students at West Adams High – part of a program at LAUSD to promote healthy eating.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....