L.A. Board of Education approves next phase of iPad plan
The Los Angeles Board of Education approved the next phase of a $1-billion effort to provide computers to every student, teacher and administrator, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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Report: Los Angeles Schools Supt. Deasy to resign
John Deasy, the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District who has been at the center of a troubled $1 billion technology initiative, has told Board of…
School iPads to cost nearly $100 more each, revised budget shows
Providing Apple iPads to Los Angeles students will cost nearly $100 more apiece — or $770 per tablet, a new school district budget shows, according to the Los…
California holds out against Obama’s education vision
California is almost always there to boost President Obama's policy agenda as he fights fierce headwinds in Congress.
L.A. school board OKs $30 million for Apple iPads
Apple Inc. won a $30-million contract Tuesday from the L.A. Unified School District, paving the way for the company to provide every student with an iPad in the…
Teens favor Apple’s iPhone over other smart phones, survey finds
If you think you've seen a lot of teens with iPhones lately, that's because the popular Apple device may be owned by nearly half of all U.S. teens,…
Students’ online photos of California tests delay release of scores
Student photos of state standardized tests posted on social networks have caused a two-week delay in the release of scores ... Read more
Superintendent blasts police for not notifying school officials about threat
L.A. Unified superintendent says school officials were never notified by law enforcement about the danger posed by a student accused of fatally stabbing his former girlfriend at a…
Education takes a beating nationwide
After a particularly brutal budgeting season this summer, states and school districts across the country have fired thousands of teachers, raised college tuition, relaxed standards, slashed days off…
Title IX quotas in high schools challenged in lawsuit
The Pacific Legal Foundation, acting on behalf of the Washington, D.C.-based American Sports Council, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s policy guidelines on…
L.A. officials unexpectedly move to shut down charters implicated in cheating
In an unexpected action, Los Angeles school officials Tuesday voted against renewing the operating agreements of two charter schools involved in a cheating scandal last year, reports the…
L.A. schools halt sale of chocolate, strawberry-flavored milk on campuses
The L.A. Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to stop providing chocolate or strawberry-flavored milk in school cafeterias as of July 1, the Los Angeles…
Brown urged to restore funds for education databases
Educators and a state legislator are calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to restore funding to two computer databases that track the performance of students and teachers and could…
The disgraceful interrogation of L.A. school librarians
If state education cuts are drastic, the librarians' only chance of keeping a paycheck is to prove they're qualified to be switched to classroom teaching. So LAUSD attorneys…
Redevelopment agencies shortchanged California Schools $40 million, used funds for golf course
According to the Los Angeles Times, redevelopment agencies in California illegally shortchanged schools by at least $40 million last year, forcing the state to make up the money,…
Rep. Rand Paul unveils $500 billion in federal budget cuts
The freshman Republican congressman, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), would nearly eliminate the Department of Education and do away with the Energy Department, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Editorial: Too many education cooks
For the two decades that California has had a secretary of education, the position has never made much sense. Appointed by the governor, with a staff of a…
Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown’s shakeup of California Board of Education
In one of Gov. Jerry Brown's first official acts this week, he sacked the majority of the state Board of Education, replacing several vocal proponents of charter schools,…
Education fills big space on Brown’s chalkboard
As Gov.-elect Jerry Brown prepares to take office, major headwinds are buffeting the biggest component of his upcoming budget: California's schools, reports the Los Angeles Times.
California schools cancel deal with online Kaplan University
California's community colleges have dropped a controversial plan that would have allowed their students to take some courses at the online Kaplan University and make it easier to…
Republicans decry stimulus funds for student iPods
A million-dollar purchase of iPods for high school students in Utah is among the many uses of federal stimulus money cited in a 74-page report put out by…
Google rumored to be building a Facebook competitor
Silicon Valley is speculating that Google is working on a social network to compete with Facebook, called Google Me, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Facebook user phone numbers freely available on the Web
A developer that's trying to highlight the dangers of forgetting about personal privacy has unveiled a new service that shows how easy it is for users to have…
iPad tablet’s popularity has rivals scrambling to roll out competing devices
The success of Apple Inc.'s iPad has prompted other tech companies to plunge into the market for tablet computers, with start-ups and major PC makers racing to introduce…
Supreme Court to hear case on video violence
The Supreme Court agreed April 26 to decide whether California and six other states can forbid the sale to minors of violent video games that show images of…
iPhone users can now make internet-based calls
Users of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone now might be able to save money by making internet-based phone calls over AT&T Inc.'s cellular network, reports the Los Angeles Times.