This is not a good time to be a student in my state. The University of California is jacking up tuition by 20% (in addition to the rate hike students and their families absorbed earlier this year) while cutting classes and services. And it was announced yesterday that our budget woes continue to wor ...
You have probably heard talk of more layoffs, pay cuts and furlough days for LAUSD staff. I wish I could say that it’s not true, but I can’t. Over the summer, the State government took an additional $225 million dollars out of the budget for education throughout California. The money that was origin ...
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I’d like to say that my brother was an upstanding citizen of the youth community as a teenager but I’d be lying. He was a little shit, but he was also a boy. The distinction between the two has always been a gray area for me. A bit like Men are from Mars, Women are for Venus but adjusted for sibling ...
Families In Schools would like to thank everyone who attended the training on the Public School Choice Resolution for community forum facilitators on November 2nd and 5th. Please stay tuned for continuous updates as well as for downloadable toolkit materials in English and Spanish. FIS also apprecia ...
This magnet stuff is confusing, isn’t it? I keep getting new questions in. Like today’s question, from Teri L. “Do you have any idea how they choose the kids that get into the Kindergarten Magnet? I know they do not have test scores yet so what makes the difference? My friend and I are going to send ...
Article in LA Daily News discusses that pilot schools – a school model that holds a lot of promise – may not be an option this year under the Public School Choice Resolution. This is because the district and UTLA have failed to reach an agreement to expand the current limit of ten schools. Since tea ...
1. CNNMoney has a report on “Stressful jobs that pay badly,” and the list includes fundraisers – 67% of whom say their jobs are stressful. “Add in a recession and their job gets even more difficult. But fundraisers must persevere in order to keep worthy charities and non-profit organizations running ...
This question just in from one of my newsletter subscribers: “I have a 2 1/2 year old and wanted to know when we need to apply to school (public) to register and what paperwork is required.” So here it is - The good news is that, while you may need to get on some waitlists for preschool when your ch ...
The California Planning & Development Report rounds up the results from all of Tuesday's land use-related ballot measures. Maywood is unhappy with the proposed location of a new LAUSD school, and parts of the Santa Clarita Valley voted both to remain unincorporated and to annex to Santa Clarita. Bot ...
