Posts Tagged ‘LAUSD’
LAUSD to consider wider options for school choice
January 10, 2012 at 7:46 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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Faced with increasing competition for district students, the Los Angeles Unified school board will consider proposals that would dismantle the tradition of neighborhood schools and let parents send children to the campus of their choice.
Two dozen L.A. schools to lose federal funding
December 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm
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In the face of declining federal funds, Los Angeles school officials stripped about two dozen campuses of aid that has been used to improve the academic achievement of low-income students.The move, approved at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, was angrily opposed by school board member Tamar Galatzan. She represents the west San Fernando Valley, where [...]
Boyle Heights High-Schoolers Plan 4-Mile Walkout to LAUSD Board Meeting Over School Bus Cuts
December 13, 2011 at 7:35 pm
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flickriverNo more school buses in Los Angeles?A few hundred students from Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Boyle Heights will trudge over four miles through whizzing downtown streets today.
Big Changes In LAUSD Magnet Applications
December 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm
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It’s that time of year. No, not the holiday season, but the short application window to apply for a coveted spot in one of LAUSD’s high performing magnet programs, as well as Permit With Transportation (PWT) and No Child Left Behind Public School Choice (NCLB-PSC) schools.
Last year, we parsed the application procedure and explained the [...]
Demand for LAUSD magnet schools is booming
December 4, 2011 at 10:20 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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Online registration makes it easier to seek a berth in district's `jewels.'
LA Students Get Schooled In Energy Savings
December 4, 2011 at 12:00 pm
www.earthtechling.com
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Students at Brentwood School in Los Angeles will soon learn about energy savings every time they attend classes. The students are the first in the city to experience zero net energy classrooms. Four of Gen7′s green modular classrooms arrived at the school in late November.In addition to being eligible for the Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) [...]
LAUSD Considers Ads on School Vans, Trucks
November 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm
www.nbclosangeles.com
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LAUSD wants to rent space on its vans and trucks to advertisers to help make up for some of the budget shortfall, but advertisers will not be allowed to put up ads on school buses.Photo Credit: Olsen Ebright
LAUSD school menu gets unhealthy dose of skepticism
November 12, 2011 at 11:04 pm
www.dailybreeze.com
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Some kids are going hungry rather than trying the more nutritious fare.
Teachers to join L.A. protesters with “Occupy LAUSD”
October 17, 2011 at 12:42 am
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Tuesday's `Occupy LAUSD' is a new variation on national effort. Prompted in part by a three-time South Bay congressional candidate, a group of Los Angeles Unified teachers plans to march to school district headquarters Tuesday in solidarity with ongoing protests on Wall Street and at L.A. City Hall.
LAUSD Releases RFP for School Construction at Walgrove Elementary
September 22, 2011 at 6:13 pm
marvista.patch.com
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For months, Mar Vista and Venice residents have been hotly debating the LAUSD’s Request for Proposal that will allow a charter school to co-locate on Walgrove Avenue Elementary’s premises under Proposition 39.
The RFP is open to any charter school and there may be any number of applicants. However, two schools will definitely be submitting their [...]
LAUSD Postpones RFP for Walgrove School Construction
September 16, 2011 at 7:16 pm
marvista.patch.com
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The following letter was sent by Claudia Vizcarra, policy director for LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer.
Due to unforeseen delays, the Walgrove RFP is anticipated to be issued on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Staff from various offices, including the Innovation and Charter Schools, Contracts, Legal Counsel, and Planning and Development, have been working diligently to prepare a [...]
LAUSD teachers to offer positive gay images as part of anti-bullying program
September 14, 2011 at 6:40 pm
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Los Angeles Unified teachers will offer lessons that promote positive images of gay individuals and their contributions to the nation as part of an anti-bullying program approved Tuesday by the school board.
