Where Is the Outrage Over the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Results?
If you have not had a chance yet to review your school district’s state test results, known as California AssessmentRead More…
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Why Teachers Needs to Embrace Technology and Add New Tools to Their Toolkits
With every academic school year, there comes the opportunity to champion new initiatives and implement new instructional practices that canRead More…
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A Home Visit from the Principal Over Summer Vacation Made a Difference in My School Choice
Over this past summer my son and I were home on a Friday afternoon trying to stay to cool fromRead More…
Read More…“California’s Current Direction in Education is Not Moving us Forward” says Ryan J. Smith
Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of The Education Trust-West, issued the following statement in response to the release of California’sRead More…
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List of Shame: California’s Lowest Performing Schools
Tier I Schools Title I Program Improvement Schools identified as the lowest five percent. *from California Department of Education websiteRead More…
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My ESL Experience Helped Define Me
English has always been an interesting language. The language that invaded our ancestors homeland, and now it invades our everydayRead More…
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The New LAUSD Reform Board Gives an Extra $151 Million Back to Low Income Schools
On Thursday, LAUSD reached a settlement that will send an extra $151 million to 50 schools that serve students whoRead More…
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Are Teacher’s Unions Hurting Public Education?
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board published an opinion piece in June titled, “It’s time for the teachers union toRead More…
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LAUSD Must Get a Grip on Its Finances and Not at the Expense of Students
Last week, LA School Report published an article outlining how LAUSD plans to stay solvent. The solutions that were suggestedRead More…
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Quarterly Retreats Have Made a Difference for the Lynwood Unified School District Board of Education
I have had the privilege of serving on my local school board district for the last three and a halfRead More…
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