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Los Angeles Education reform

How to Adapt Lessons to Common Core State Standards

Common Core State Standards, proposed by the National Board of Governors and adopted by 46 states to date, provide a consistent, clear...
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How to align technology with Common Core State Standards

This past month, I have had a rash of requests from school districts to assist them in aligning their technology program with Common Core State...
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College applicants: advice for the rejected

"We are the six percent." The phrase decorated the jerseys ofHarvardstudents during a football game againstYalelast fall. "We are...
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How to integrate Web 2.0 Tools into the classroom

‘Web 2.0’is a term familiar to all teachers. Stated in its simplest form, it’s the set of interactive internet-based tools used...
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South L.A. Town Hall

On Monday, January 23rd an education town hall meeting was held in South Los Angeles. The event was hosted by Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist...
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Education and Politics

Are politics the reason why Washington Prep High School did not start its Public School Choice (PSC) 3.0 Regional Academy training on Saturday,...
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Will public schools survive?

Yesterday demonstrators protested outside Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in Los Angeles.Protestors were upset with the removal of Principal...
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Is teacher quality or parent engagement most important for education reform?

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Op-Ed piece in the L.A. Times last week speaks of “teacher quality” being the #1 Job of education...
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Education Needs Remodeling not "Fixing"

Fast Company magazine published online an article on education reform How to Spend $100 Million to Really Save Education. An article I appreciate...
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Is CUSD ready for a charter school?

This week Compton Unified School Board member Micah Ali said that he wants Compton Unified School District to consider establishing a dependent...
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