Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
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Filtering Noise From Signal In The Succession At LAUSD
19 Dec 2013Sometimes, reasonable minds really can disagree on a course of action. And sometimes that disagreement is not hypocritical or foot-dragging;…
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The Most Important Parent Parameter Of Them All
16 Dec 2013….it’s called time_devoted_to_kid. That’s what distinguishes not kids who “make” it, but kids who have a fighting chance to make…
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The Crocodiles Are Circling…
12 Dec 2013This past week saw the death of sitting LAUSD board member Marguerite LaMotte. She was an icon of her predominantly…
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What’s Politics Got To Do With It?
09 Dec 2013What’s “politics” mean to you, for that matter? Because it is evidently another of these words for which there are…
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Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte — Thank you…
06 Dec 2013This remembrance first appeared at CityWatchLA.com on 12/5/13 One of the most admirable, staunch old grandma-supporters of public school children…
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I’m Thankful For Canada’s Health System
30 Nov 2013Four years ago I was unable to afford this week’s great joy in cooking a special meal for family and…
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Scarecrows Countering Common Core
27 Nov 2013We seem to be caught up in a national hysteria that confuses association with cause. Everywhere there is talk of…
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Ipad “Opposition” Is Not
24 Nov 2013John Deasy’s ipad fiasco is not just a roadbump on the path to Reform that has triggered an irrational “emotional…
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Magnet Schools, Anti-Poverty Measures and LAUSD
21 Nov 2013Let’s do a little thinking about magnet schools in LAUSD. Currently, there are 696 schools in LAUSD. 476 of these…
