At Jordan High School, a kid has a one in 3 chance of graduating from the place, and its...
Education
To Clueless UC Execs & Tyranical Fillibuster Fanatics: OH, SHUT UP!
REFORMING THE FILIBUSTERER Hendrick Hertzberg at the New Yorker writes about the wild outside...
Compton’s McKinley Elementary Becomes 1st “Parent Trigger” School….Maybe
Patrick Range McDonald and Simone Wilson at the LA Weekly are doing a great job of covering the...
ACLU Settles Historic Lawsuit: CA Schools Don’t Get to Charge for Education
Earlier this year the ACLU filed what has come to be known as the PAY TO LEARN class action suit...
California Appeals Court Tells State’s Schools to Shape Up….& More
On Tuesday, in a ruling that has gotten little attention but that could have lasting impact, the...
Senority-Based Teacher Layoffs: When Quality & Kids Don’t Matter
On Sunday, the LA Times ran a devastating story that illustrates the real cost of the state’s...