Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 11:05:45 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy told parents Monday evening that the district is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School in the wake of the arrests last week of two teachers on lewd conduct charges. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14580.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14580.html Mathetude nitajo 07/02/2012 James Encinas, Kyle Hunsberger and Michael Stryker -- We're teachers who believe that teacher evaluation, including the use of reliable test data, can be good for students and for teachers. Yes, yes, we know we're not supposed to exist. But we do, and there are a lot more of us. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14506.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14506.html Mathetude nitajo 29/01/2012 Sandy Banks -- With financial woes in Sacramento and new freedom on spending earmarked funds, the district proposes a budget that has no money to help adults get high school diplomas, learn English or acquire career skills. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14492.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14492.html Mathetude nitajo 28/01/2012 Los Angeles school officials will examine whether it makes sense to eliminate enrollment boundaries that determine where most students attend school. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14393.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14393.html Mathetude nitajo 18/01/2012 Broadway Elementary last year joined the ranks of more than 200 schools across the state to offer a dual-language immersion program in which students learn in two languages with the goal of becoming academically proficient in both. In the school's "50-50" program, teachers who use Mandarin in the classroom and those whose instruction is in English are paired, and students spend half their day with each. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14180.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14180.html Mathetude nitajo 30/12/2011 Thanks to the 9-year-old girls, unwanted and leftover lunch items from a Cudahy school go to needy families. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14143.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14143.html Mathetude nitajo 27/12/2011 California has the largest Hispanic student population in the nation but ranks at the bottom for Hispanic reading and math achievement. Only 11 percent of the state's 1.6 million English learners -- the vast majority of them Spanish speakers -- reached proficiency levels in English in the last school year. About a third drop out of school. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14128.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14128.html Mathetude nitajo 26/12/2011 Editorial -- The school district's recent rollout of healthier meals brought both distaste and waste. There are ways to feed students nutritious fare without trying to make international gourmets out of them. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14103.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14103.html Mathetude eduK8 22/12/2011 For many students, Los Angeles Unified's introduction of healthful lunches — part of a campaign against obesity, diabetes and other problems — has been a flop. The district says the menu will be revised. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14064.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14064.html Mathetude nitajo 18/12/2011 L.A. Unified will weigh a ban on preferences like those at Larchmont and Los Feliz, which admitted some students in return for special services or volunteering by parents. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14016.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14016.html Mathetude nitajo 13/12/2011