Interim director named at LA school for blind
WAFB - Local News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A former dean of students at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired has been named interim director at the school.
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Expanding L.A. School District Shuts The Door On New Hires
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Even as the Los Angeles Unified School District is in the midst of a historic building boom that includes the massive and still-rising campus at the site of the Ambassador Hotel in Koreatown, Superintendent Ramon Cortines announced Monday that school hiring is being put in a deep freeze. He made the decision in light of the district's $60 million deficit this year and a possible $480...
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LA school district chief warns of big deficit
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The superintendent of the giant Los Angeles Unified School District is warning of multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls and has ordered spending cuts and frozen hiring for some positions. The freeze taking effect Monday makes exceptions for classroom... Los Angeles Unified School District - Los Angeles - School district - United States - Education
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Choice, Choice, Choice and Choice: 2
The G Bitch Spot (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Another concern in the reshuffling and unshuffling of schools post-Floods is special education. When schools can pick and choose their students and are judged on test scores and attendance, why not limit the number of students who need the most resources? “Independent charter school” means the school needs its own social worker, special education...