Results tagged “LAUSD”

• An Open Letter to the Next Mayor of Los Angeles

   

  We are pleased that LA's mayoral candidates are having a debate focused on education on May 7th and will listen with interest to what they have to say. We hope LA's next mayor will use the role to push for great public schools.

  From: In the News. Published May 6, 2013. Last Modified May 6, 2013.

• First LAUSD "Parent Trigger" results in unique charter/district K-8 model

   

  On April 11, parents of students at 24th Street Elementary announced that they have overwhelmingly chosen an unprecedented partnership between Crown Preparatory Academy and the Los Angeles Unified School District to operate their school under a unified K-8 model.

  From: In the News. Published April 11, 2013. Last Modified April 11, 2013.

• Response to LA Times: "LAUSD's Process for Charter Authorization is Rigorous"

   

  CCSA's response to an LA Times editorial claiming that charter school oversight is insufficient

  From: In the News. Published February 18, 2013. Last Modified February 19, 2013.

• 11/14/12 Charter News Round-Up Special: 1,500+ Charter Parents Rally in LA

   

  A special news round-up of coverage on a major parent rally in Los Angeles opposing a resolution to limit parent choices with a voluntary moratorium on any new charter schools

  From: In the News. Published November 14, 2012. Last Modified November 14, 2012.

• LAUSD Board Votes Down Resolution to Limit Parent Choice 2 - 4

   

  Parents spoke out - and the LAUSD board listened.

  From: In the News. Published November 13, 2012. Last Modified May 7, 2013.

• LA Charter Educators Come Out in Force for Special Education Summit

   

  Over 300 charter school educators came together for a Special Education Summit hosted by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Aug. 2.

  From: In the News. Published August 9, 2012. Last Modified August 9, 2012.

• CCSA Statement on Monica Garcia's Re-Election as LAUSD Board President

   

  On July 2, the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board of Education voted to re-elect Mónica García as School Board President for the 2012-13 school year, an unprecedented sixth consecutive term.

  From: In the News. Published July 2, 2012. Last Modified July 2, 2012.

• CCSA Statement on CCSA vs. LAUSD, CA Superior Court Decision, Regarding Prop. 39 Facilities Lawsuit

   

  On June 27, the CA Superior Court issued a ruling finding that LAUSD has failed to comply with Proposition 39 and its implementing regulations in calculating school space, including the number of classrooms, offered to charter schools for the 2012-13 school year.

  From: In the News. Published June 29, 2012. Last Modified July 2, 2012.

• California Supreme Court Sides With Charter School and District in Conversion Dispute

   

  The California Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Los Angeles Unified School District in a lawsuit brought by the UTLA challenging the District's 2007 approval of Green Dot Public School's Locke High School conversion.

  From: In the News. Published June 28, 2012. Last Modified July 6, 2012.

• What is an Affiliated Charter School?

   

  There are currently a couple dozen Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools that have petitioned to become "affiliated" charter schools. These petitions were presented to the LAUSD board on May 1, and are expected to be voted on in June.

  From: In the News. Published June 8, 2012. Last Modified May 7, 2013.

• UCLA Study: Students from Locke Family of High Schools Show Significant Improvement in Achievement, College-Preparedness

   

  New UCLA study finds that "students attending a cluster of Los Angeles schools overseen by the charter operator Green Dot significantly increased their test scores and persistence in school, and took more challenging courses than comparable peers," according to Education Week.

  From: In the News. Published May 15, 2012. Last Modified May 15, 2012.

• An Unprecedented Partnership to Turn Around a Low-Performing Charter

   

  Corri Ravare, Managing Regional Director, Los Angeles, talks about an unprecedented creative partnership through which a high-performing charter school will turn around a charter that has been struggling.

  From: In the News. Published May 4, 2012. Last Modified May 4, 2012.

• Alliance's Gertz-Ressler HS Honored With National Blue Ribbon Award

   

  Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School, a public charter school in Los Angeles serving a traditionally underserved community of Latino and African-American students, celebrated its recognition this week as a National Blue Ribbon School.

  From: In the News. Published April 2, 2012. Last Modified April 3, 2012.

• Thousands of L.A. Parents Will Rally for "Schools We Can Believe In" on Saturday, Feb. 4

   

  op city officials and education leaders are expected to join thousands of parents at a citywide rally this Saturday, February 4, at Exposition Park in front of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum to demand better public schools in Los Angeles. Among the featured speakers are Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAUSD Board President Mónica García and Superintendent John Deasy.

  From: In the News. Published January 31, 2012. Last Modified January 31, 2012.

• Member Perspective: Embracing Excellence

   

  "Our philosophy is simple: we should do more of that works, and less of what doesn't," writes Judy Burton, President and CEO of Alliance for College Ready Public Schools. "We know people need to hear from the parents and students who are benefiting from more choice, better schools, and a wider array of options." That's why she's joining the Schools We Can Believe in Rally on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles.

  From: In the News. Published January 30, 2012. Last Modified February 23, 2012.

• Despite Challenges, Aspire Applies for School Under Round 3 of Public School Choice

   

  Today Aspire Public Schools submitted its application to operate a new school in South Los Angeles under [Public School Choice (PSC)](/advocacy/public-school-choice-in-los-angeles.html), the Los Angeles Unified School District's unprecedented initiative to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools in the district.

  From: In the News. Published November 18, 2011. Last Modified November 18, 2011.

• Fact Sheet: Public School Choice - LAUSD's Reform Initiative

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  In 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District board passed Public School Choice (PSC), an unprecedented initiative to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools, known as focus schools, in the district. Charter schools have been active participants in this reform.

  From: In the News. Published November 7, 2011. Last Modified May 7, 2013.

• CCSA Statement on LAUSD Public School Choice

   

  CCSA Statement on the continuation of the Public School Choice process in Los Angeles

  From: In the News. Published November 2, 2011. Last Modified November 2, 2011.

• Two Exciting Court Decisions Support School Districts Partnering with Charters in Reform

   

  Two recent favorable court decisions signal groundbreaking new opportunities for California's charter schools and the school districts that partner with them to enact local reform.

  From: In the News. Published October 26, 2011. Last Modified October 17, 2011.

• Celerity Schools: Making a Difference in Los Angeles County

   

  Celerity Educational Group opened their first charter school in the heart of the Crenshaw community in 2005 with a focused commitment to serve LA's most impoverished and underserved students. Their model was simple - expect the best, give the best and accomplish the best. This has proven true.

  From: In the News. Published October 5, 2011. Last Modified October 7, 2011.