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MOMS UNITE by Victoria Rierdan Hurley
http://victoriahurleymomsunite.typepad.com/
A commentary on public education reform in Calilfornia, specifically in Los Angeles. MOMS UNITE is a grassroots advocacy group working with the school district to change public education.
- Added on: Jun 9th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Victoria Hurley
- Listed in: Primary Beliefs & Causes
- Tags: lausd public education reform victoria rierdan hurley budget cuts in california moms unite
Recent Posts
Correction - Teacher Furlough Days
As those of us who follow the travails of the public school system know, this is a story with about 12 sides. Two weeks ago I wrote a post wherein I said that teachers get paid for Spring and Winter break and that potential furlough day...
CA Takes More Money from Schools - More Bad News for LAUSD
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 f...
LAUSD Re-Hires Almost All Certificated Employees
Here’s a little good news – just in time for school. LAUSD has managed to re-hire almost all of the 8,846 certificated teachers, administrators and support staff that received layoff notices in March. The vast majority of people wil...
The Flores-Aguilar Proposal for School Reform - Vote is Aug 25th - You Can Make a Difference
As you may know, this summer a proposal was submitted by LAUSD Board Member Yolie Flores-Aguilar to allow charter operators, teachers & administrators, and/or parents to bid for the operation all newly constructed schools and schools on academic ...
Another Rumor About Class Size
This afternoon, a friend sent me Steve Lopez's great story on his meeting with UTLA leader AJ Duffy. It ran in Sunday's Los Angeles Times. http://ow.ly/jDu7 For those who have never had the pleasure, Mr. Duffy is exactly as described. I...
Superintendent Cortines on Prop. 98 - Stop the Governor
I usually like to write a few paragraphs of commentary based on what I see going on at LAUSD headquarters and in Sacramento and how decisions made affect our schools. In my last post I talked about the Governor's plan to "suspend" Prop ...
