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It was quiet on the education front last week with the Thanksgiving holiday, so somehow I missed this comment by Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. When discussing who’s behind the concerns over Common Core implementation and testing, Secretary Duncan blamed “white, suburban moms” for the complaints against Common Core. When questioned on his […]
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Biggest Day Ever at “Ask a Magnet Yenta”
By Angel Zobel Rodriguez On April 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In LAUSD Magnet, LAUSD News, Public School Choice
Our sister site, “Ask a Magnet Yenta” had its heaviest traffic yesterday and today, surpassing our previous numbers by several hundred views. With magnet acceptance letters posted and mailed out, and SAS season in full swing, we shouldn’t be surprised. Indeed we’re grateful. Helping parents find the best schools and stay informed on LAUSD […]
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Affiliated Charters Face Growing Pains on Several Fronts
By Angel Zobel Rodriguez On March 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Curriculum, LAUSD News, Public School Choice
Families at affiliated charters have been getting bad news left and right this week. Affiliated charters, or charter light, or hybrid charters, or any of a variety of ways used to explain the program, are semi-autonomous schools that receive their funding from the state, and yet are still for all intents and purposes tied to […]
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With less than a week until the March 5th election, LAUSD voters are being inundated with mailer after mailer. At my place, we’re up to 14, and I’m sure there will be at least half a dozen more in the next few days. This L.A. Times article believes the battle is over John […]
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This post isn’t going to be about LAUSD today. It’s about parents, and specifically about parents driving around schools. School has been in session for nearly a month now and I’d like to think that traffic conditions are better than they were on August 14th. But they’re not.
I read reviews written by parents from […]
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Yes, it’s been a few months.
With culmination activities of a fifth grader (and saying goodbye to a phenomenal school), a college graduation, a shortened summer, and the dread of starting a new middle school, I chose to spend time elsewhere. The dread is middle school as an institution. We truly believe we’ve found the […]
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I’ll admit, I’ve been with the district longer than most families. With a son who started in 1995, and a daughter who will graduate in 2019, I’m afraid to even do the math to say the number when it comes to my tenure with LAUSD. Suffice it to say, there will be some major celebrating […]
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Achieve. It means to reach or attain by effort or skill. It means to have some level of success with whatever it is one is achieving. So it’s no wonder that Los Angeles was abuzz with conflicting headlines when it was announced they would be raising certain standards while lowering others. Confusion is about all […]
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In the same week that LAUSD issued 11,500 pink slips to warn of potential layoffs to teachers and other staff members, the LA Daily News has discovered that the district has hired a social media “coordinator” to the tune of $93,000. The district was quick to point out that $87,000 comes from a […]
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LAUSD’s School Experience Survey arrived at my house yesterday. It could be in your child’s backpack, or it might be mailed home (secondary schools). The survey is an attempt to gauge parent satisfaction of many aspects of the school–from safety to meeting with teachers to the school having programs for parents. The questions are […]
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