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Posts by: Angel Zobel Rodriguez
It hasn’t been the greatest month to be an LAUSD parent. Or for that matter, a staffer, an administrator, or a teacher. First the Miramonte scandal rocked the headlines with one teacher, then a second, and then another arrest of a janitor at a different school. Several more instances of [...]
This week hasn’t been a good one for LAUSD. Or parents. Or students. First the news that a 30-year veteran teacher from Miramonte Elementary school was arrested on lewd acts with a child. And honestly, if that was the only story, I wouldn’t have written about it. The news has covered it well. The police [...]
After a robo-call from John Deasy this evening and a Daily News article this afternoon claiming the program would end February 3rd, the funding for the Donors Choose/Wasserman Foundation grants are all gone as of Tuesday evening.
Families attempting to redeem cards on the Donors Choose website were met [...]
The second leg of the Donors Choose/Wasserman Foundation Los Angeles programs rolls out today. Participating Starbucks offer free $10 Donors Choose gift cards, following a program that provided $15 cards to LAUSD families late last year. But for families along the 118, you’re frankly out of luck. Chatsworth, Porter Ranch, Granada Hills, [...]
It’s a case of deja vu all over again, but Superintendent John Deasy hit the airwaves yesterday proposing another parcel tax to increase funding for LAUSD schools.
The $200-300 per year parcel tax is targeted for the November election–after the 2012-13 school year begins. So the district has to make [...]
The LAUSD school board will be considering a plan to allow students to choose their schools, rather than be zoned for specific campuses by address, according to the Daily News. Families would apply to the school of their choice. Obviously the details have to be worked out, but the implications are tremendous.
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Making Schools Autonomous…and Responsible
By Angel Zobel Rodriguez On November 30, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Curriculum, LAUSD News, Public School Choice
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and UTLA have reached a tentative agreement to bring decision making to the school sites.
Replacing the Public School Choice resolution that put schools out to bid, teachers within a school will have three years to turn a school around.
If a school wants to change their [...]
Every family in LAUSD will soon be receiving a $15 gift card to be applied to teacher-requested projects on the Donors Choose website.
Originally, I had concerns about viral PR campaigns for certain projects, but each project is limited to 50 donors. Some teachers already use Donors Choose to help fund classroom [...]
Magnet Season in Full Swing
By Angel Zobel Rodriguez On November 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In LAUSD Magnet, LAUSD News, Public School Choice
So today is November 3rd. We’ve now been on two tours, which ironically weren’t even really for magnet schools, and last night we attended the Middle School Magnet Night at Sepulveda. Thanks to previous commitments, my daughter and I arrived 10 minutes late and circumnavigated several blocks in North Hills before parking on Sepulveda, completely [...]
Magnet Season to Begin Online
By Angel Zobel Rodriguez On October 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In LAUSD Magnet, Public School Choice
LAUSD has added a twist to magnet season: the brochures are going online. Starting on November 1st, families will be able to look up various programs, apply online, receive confirmation, change their minds, and reapply to different programs until the December 16th deadline.
Which is great news. But speaking as a parent [...]
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