http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:41:56 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:11:07 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Parents-get-your-kids-out-of-LAUSD?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner It does not matter whether the teachers and educational staff take a 12% pay cut and four furlough days or 7,500 to 8,500 employees are laid off.Morale is dropping and will continue to drop. Teachers will have more to do, class sizes can increase aga... LAUSD budget California Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:11:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Parents-get-your-kids-out-of-LAUSD?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Is-LAUSD-Superintendent-Cortines-busting-unions-or-just-busting-chops?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner 0 0 0 With last Friday’s announcement that each District employee must take four furlough days during the next school year and a 12% pay cut, he becomes a divisive figure for the unions.   The alternati... LAUSD budget Superintendent unions Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:18:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Is-LAUSD-Superintendent-Cortines-busting-unions-or-just-busting-chops?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d15-You-wonder-where-the-money-went-When-LAUSD-doesnt-spent-it-where-its-meant?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner On Friday, November 13, 2009, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Ramon Cortines told District unions that all employees must take four furlough days and a 12% pay cut during the next school year.Or else!If these concessions are not agreed to the Dist... LAUSD Superintendent budget cuts unions Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:33:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d15-You-wonder-where-the-money-went-When-LAUSD-doesnt-spent-it-where-its-meant?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d12-LAUSD-teachers-and-all-teachers-are-not-important-in-the-eyes-of-the-world?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner The highest earning American athletes for 2009: Tiger Woods $99,737,626Phil Mickelson $52,950,356LeBron James $42,410,581Alex Rodriguez $39,000,000Highest paid television salaries for 2007:Oprah Winfrey $260 millionSimon Cowell ... LAUSD teachers salaries Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:15:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d12-LAUSD-teachers-and-all-teachers-are-not-important-in-the-eyes-of-the-world?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d9-LAUSD-middle-school-backpacks-are-too-heavy?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner The other day I put the backpack of a seventh grader on my back. It was way too heavy even for an adult. I have lifted the backpacks of sixth graders and they are way too heavy. The backpack of the seventh grader was the heaviest. It weighed more tha... LAUSD middle school backpacks textbooks Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:53:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d9-LAUSD-middle-school-backpacks-are-too-heavy?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Where-did-all-the-LAUSD-students-go-and-why-did-they-leave?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner 0 0 0 According to the Los Angeles Times on November 4, 2009, enrollment in the District dropped 3% this school year while enrollment in the charter schools rose 19%. Even if you add charter schools to the enrollm... LAUSD Charter schools enrollment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:12:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Where-did-all-the-LAUSD-students-go-and-why-did-they-leave?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d2-LAUSD-Superintendent-Ramon-C-Cortines-its-time-to-retire?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner  You are in charge of what is arguably the most dysfunctional public school district in America.You laid off young teachers, the future of the District.You laid off substitutes, a needed commodity.You laid off custodians, clerks, and many other ... LAUSD Superintendent Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:36:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d2-LAUSD-Superintendent-Ramon-C-Cortines-its-time-to-retire?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-LA-schools-leader-considers-shortened-school-year-to-balance-budget?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner This article appeared on the Los Angeles Times.com on October 29, 2009.This hurts the LAUSD students first, and the school staffs next. For the students there is less educational time and for the teachers less time to teach and certainly less salary.... LAUSD budget Superintendent Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:40:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-LA-schools-leader-considers-shortened-school-year-to-balance-budget?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Reading-Comprehension-or-Fluency?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Reading comprehension is the ability to understand a written passage of text.Open Court, a Language Arts Program that I despise, emphasizes phonics. Phonics and fluency are tested first and frequently. Phonics are taught, comprehension is not as high... Reading comprehension Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:27:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Reading-Comprehension-or-Fluency?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d24-LAUSD-The-value-of-teaching-to-society-does-society-really-value-teaching?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Are teachers taken for granted? Does society just expect students to be educated? Do people who do not have school age children care about education? In order to be a public school teacher you must have a Bachelors degree, a teach... LAUSD teachers Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:58:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d24-LAUSD-The-value-of-teaching-to-society-does-society-really-value-teaching?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d21-LAUSD-Let-me-help-with-the-budget-cuts?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner LAUSD facing even bigger deficit is the title of a Daily News article posted on October 20, 2009. The district is facing a $258 million dollar deficit for this school year and another $221 million deficit for the next school year. I can... LAUSD< budget cut Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:22:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d21-LAUSD-Let-me-help-with-the-budget-cuts?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d17-LAUSD-and-your-property-tax-bill?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner My property tax bill just arrived and 12% of the monies due go to LAUSD. Why? So they can sell our newer and failing schools to outside bidders. Why? So they can keep bureaucracies and fiefdoms going. Why? So they can pay lobbyists... LAUSD property taxes. board bureaucrats Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:14:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d17-LAUSD-and-your-property-tax-bill?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d13-LAUSD--A-tale-of-two-cities?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner tIt was the best of schools, it was the worst of schools, it was the age of segregation, it was the age of separation. It was Los Angeles in the 50’s and early 60’s. Los Angeles was segregated. Los Angeles City Schools were segregated.&nb... LAUSD teachers funding Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:34:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d13-LAUSD--A-tale-of-two-cities?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d9-How-far-will-LAUSD-parents-go-to-find-a-better-school-for-their-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner  A parent who lives by Palms Middle School chooses to send her child to Paul Revere Middle School about seven miles away. This is a heavy traffic drive and the street leading to Revere is a one lane road in each direction.Why?  Because she ... LAUSD busing. improving schools Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:13:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d9-How-far-will-LAUSD-parents-go-to-find-a-better-school-for-their-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d5-An-Aide-Named-Sue-or-George-or-Bill-or-Mary?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Teacher’s assistants, educational aides, and paraprofessionals are really important at most schools.  They are the backbone of the school providing support and yard supervision, photocopies, paperwork, and working one-to-one and with small... Teacher aides Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:23:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d5-An-Aide-Named-Sue-or-George-or-Bill-or-Mary?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d30-LAUSD-budget-cuts-affecting-your-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Are the LAUSD class size increases affecting your children? Are there fewer staff members to watch the children on the playground? Are the students in the classroom receiving less individual attention? Do the teachers appear tired already? Is there l... LAUSD budget crisis parents Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:23:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d30-LAUSD-budget-cuts-affecting-your-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d26-LAUSD-School-Board-wants-fewer-meetings?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner They feel it will reduce costs with less staff time and materials. Critics feel that the reduction of meetings and meetings held behind close doors are plummeting the transparency of a public elected body. Meetings need to be held in public! Indignit... LAUSD Board Charter schools Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:36:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d26-LAUSD-School-Board-wants-fewer-meetings?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d23-LAUSD-Superintendents-fictional-news-conference?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Superintendent: Good morning members of the media, I will now take questions.Reporter 1: Mr. Superintendent, we are hearing reports of Kindergarten classes with 29 children in them.Sup: As of this morning the district wide ratio of students to teache... LAUSD class sizes Superintedent Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:10:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d23-LAUSD-Superintendents-fictional-news-conference?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Teaching-in-LAUSD--All-The-Fun-Is-Gone?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner Think of your fondest memories from elementary school. Was it making a 3 dimensional map with mountains, or a school Olympics, or putting on a play, or sewing a frontier outfit, or classroom discussions, or many other things? Maybe it was May Da... LAUSD test scores teaching Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:56:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Teaching-in-LAUSD--All-The-Fun-Is-Gone?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d15-LAUSD-teachers--Are-you-there-for-the-test-scores-or-for-the-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner  This generation of teachers is totally different from the generation that I trained and began with.We were there for the students, not the test scores.We had the freedom to plan our own lessons and to schedule them.The lessons were designed to ... LAUSD teachers testing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:58:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3311-LA-Public-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d15-LAUSD-teachers--Are-you-there-for-the-test-scores-or-for-the-children?cid=exrss-LA-Public-Education-Examiner