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LAUSD Superintendent of Schools John Deasy Must Go

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Joseph K. is a 24-year veteran of LAUSD, a former mentor teacher twice named a Johns Hopkins University Teaching Fellow, who now teaches poor, inner-city children who wake up every morning in their gang-ridden, drug-infested neighborhoods at five a.m. to catch the bus by six. He teaches the old-fashioned way – by ignoring standardized test […]

Filed Under: Budgets, Federal Policy, Los Angeles, Parents, School Districts, Students Tagged With: Joseph K., LAUSD, Miramonte

Unsavory dealings by former CEO/current spouse of Sen Olympia Snowe the real rea…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Unsavory dealings by former CEO/current spouse of Sen Olympia Snowe the real reason for her resignation? Spouse John McKernan headed the largest for-profit chain of colleges in the U.S., which was sued by the DOJ & 11 states for fraudulent reportin…

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Archived livestreamed video from April 1, 2012 #OccupytheDOE events in DC. #p2ed

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Archived livestreamed video from April 1, 2012 #OccupytheDOE events in DC. #p2ed CaliFatherwww.livestream.comCaliFather on Livestream. I am a special ed teacher and faher of an autistic boy. I oppose the corporate takeover of our public schools and sup…

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With actions scheduled all throughout tomorrow. #OccupytheDOE

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

With actions scheduled all throughout tomorrow. #OccupytheDOEOccupy the DOE in DC Schedule March 30th to April 2nd, 2012unitedoptout.comTentative schedule subject to revision (download shortened version here) Occupy the DOE in DC, Friday, March 30th…

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Possible co-location comes to an eastside Los Angeles public high school forced…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Possible co-location comes to an eastside Los Angeles public high school forced to share space with a charter. In NYC, where co-location has reached pitched battles due to the extremes of real estate valuations & the cost of new construction, co-lo…

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Detroit public high school students demand an education, call out unstable staff…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Detroit public high school students demand an education, call out unstable staffing & low-morale teachers. A good education is worth fighting for.Detroit High School Protest: Students Suspended After Demanding 'An Education'www.huffington…

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Re-submitted petition to create a charter in Adelanto School District rejected,…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Re-submitted petition to create a charter in Adelanto School District rejected, as the petition was 20 signatures short of the required 51%. "Trigger opponent and parent Lori Yuan told the board the law was 'being used as nothing more than a …

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Student abuse at Miramonte Elementary prompts new LAUSD policy: 72 hour notifica…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Student abuse at Miramonte Elementary prompts new LAUSD policy: 72 hour notification if a teacher is removed due to sexual misconduct allegations. Los Angeles schools to notify parents when teachers are removedarticles.latimes.comParents will be notifi…

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The fate of LAUSD pilot schools and magnet schools, two experiments within the r…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

The fate of LAUSD pilot schools and magnet schools, two experiments within the regular public school system in that vast district, are underreported by the LA Times, which instead chose to publish "value-added" teacher rankings based on stude…

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Smart NYers: "A recent Quinnipiac poll found that New York City voters trusted t…

April 2, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Smart NYers: "A recent Quinnipiac poll found that New York City voters trusted the teachers’ union more than Mr. Bloomberg to protect the interests of public school students." Seems NYers are eager to rush Bloomberg out the door.Michael Mul…

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Quick Education Voter’s Guide to the California CD34 Race, April 4, 2017

There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

Betsy DeVos, #NOTMYSDOE

Take the pledge to #resist and fight for public schools as a public good TODAY. DeVos had to have the assistance of Vice President Mike Pence’s unprecedented tie-breaking vote in order to win her confirmation. Two GOP Senators voted against, all Democratic Senators voted against. Yet all the other GOP Senators who received campaign donations […]

Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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