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Jackie Davis May 11, 2013 at 12:22 am
I am very excited for the possibility of Global Citizens Academy. I believe that parents should…Read More have the opportunity to attend the best school for their child. I have always thought that successful schools are schools where parents are involved whether that be traditional public schools or charter schools. We are told that education is not a one-size-fits-all, some students thrive in traditional public schools, and some students thrive in a small charter. We need alternate options for students who are not thriving and would in the right setting. I love the LEUSD and know that they truly believe "students first," and because of that, they are going to look at all of the benefits that this charter would do for the district, the parents in our community, and the students who need another option.
s117 May 10, 2013 at 10:14 pm
I am very excited for the Global Citizens Academy and the possibilities that they will bring to…Read More young children. I am hoping that LEUSD will give this school a chance. Great schools and educators complement one another and GCA and LEUSD can do some great things if given the opportunity.
Rich Kirkpatrick May 10, 2013 at 09:24 pm
One fact that the LETA should be reminded of is that additional revenue will be surely be brought…Read More into the school district, providing needed funds for LEUSD–which benefit the teachers they represent. For instance, many students that will enroll are in other districts, so it is bringing their funds local.
Charter schools, when they work well, bring in competition and school choice which enhance a community. It is a "both and" approach rather than "either or" where all will win in public education. Public education is what I am a product of and what my two kids enjoyed both in public and charter options. The reality is that not everything is a one-sized-fits-all solution in education.
I would agree that there are good results in public schools and that parental involvement is the reason for this. As a parent, knowing my child's teacher is my choice. The charter of GCA specifically mentions this proven researched fact as a major win for having a school option like GCA.
The only reason to deny a charter which such large support and with a chance of success is to choose status quo. Choosing to allow this charter gives all in the public school system healthy and needed competition. Why be afraid of that?
(please note I edited previous comment as I mistakenly sent early.)
Arthur Spooner May 13, 2013 at 12:18 am
Just because someones kids parents make more than other does not mean that they help those kids with…Read More tuition. FAFSA is based on the parents income. There are plenty parents out there that do not help the kids with school expenses.
Roberto May 12, 2013 at 08:28 pm
These kid's will have less than their parents did and owe more in taxes. Thanks Barrack Obama!
Ken Mayes May 12, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Good luck with that. The first year 34% of these students will need remedial classes, the same…Read More percentage that will drop out the end of the first year. By the end of 4 years another 34% will have dropped out. When all is said and done after 4 years 50% of the 1/3 that graduated (less than 20% of those starting) will be working in jobs requiring a college degree, for this they will be thousands of dollars in debt.
mike hernandez May 9, 2013 at 05:48 pm
Tim Bedley was my kids teacher for their 4 & 5th grade years. He is the standard that all…Read More teachers should strive to achieve. Thank you Mr. Bedley for all your hard work.
Elsinore 33 May 10, 2013 at 06:25 am
LER, take your Lithium already. Every time a good story comes up on Melissa you bash her. You have a…Read More sick need to make her look bad when in fact she is doing great! You need help, you don't research anything and make statements that are the exact opposite of what is really going on. Stop thinking emotionally and start thinking with a reasonable mind, if you would be a reasonable person you wouild see she is doing a good job and you are in need of help for showing such hatred to another human being. You need psychological help, you act like a mean old bittie.
Roberto April 23, 2013 at 09:02 pm
All these "victims". that's what 40 years of democratic policies have created. People who…Read More feel helpless and "need" the government to take care of them. Terminate and hold administration accountable or more lawsuit like the sexual harassment lawsuit the is ongoing right now!
Bd April 23, 2013 at 05:13 pm
We need to get serious about education. There's just no room any longer for kids that disrupt…Read More classrooms at school. Seems to me that problem kids should simply be transferred to a 'special' school maintained by the district. Those kids would then need to earn their way back into the serious school through effort and merit. Meanwhile the kids in the serious school could focus on learning. The advantage to this would be that the district would still have those problem kids enrolled and would continue to receive their State dollars. Just a thought...
Roberto April 23, 2013 at 02:38 pm
Actually it's both...a parent and administrative problem. Drug test, uniforms, suspensions with…Read More teeth, parental community service for those who fail to rein in their perfect little monsters, prosecution of those who cannot keep their hands to themselves and early intervention. Not here though, to many do-gooders!
christina machado-wilson April 24, 2013 at 01:05 pm
The development of Common Core State Standards started in 2009. They're not bad. They're not very…Read More different from the previous academic standards. For example, one of the new standards for 1st graders is: Describe the characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. 2nd graders: Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. Please read them before judging. Potential problems lie with how the standards will be taught at the classroom level. It's important for the community to get involved in the instructional materials selection process so kids don't get wikipedia articles instead of textbooks.
David Russell April 20, 2013 at 05:32 am
Imagine if the auto makers were told by Washington that next year they needed to be 100% metric with…Read More 0% defects. But, none of the tools will be marked, there is no training manual, there is no time to retool plants and if too many cars are returned defective, the offending plants will be shut down.
But, says Arne Duncan, head of the US Department of Education, if you want testing relief, AND money to pay for the computers for testing AND money for training, AND money for curricula – all you have to do is sign up for Race to the Top waivers, tie funding to test scores, and, if kids fail the tests (when) relinquish governance to for-profit national charter school companies.
The long and the short of it is that in and if itself, CCSS’s has merit. But the muddling of Washington has left teachers treading water that has risen up to somewhere between upper lip and nose. There is no plan for success and the ones that will be hurt the most will be the kids who will be forced to be schooled in a climate where the shortsightedness of adults seeking a rapid political expedient to a perceived problem has left them in an intellectual cyclone of indecisiveness and abysmal National leadership.
David Russell April 20, 2013 at 05:32 am
As a degreed mechanical engineer, holder of a Masters in Elementary Math Education, 10 year veteran…Read More of the classroom, teacher panelist on the CDE Common Core Math Framework Adoption committee, member of the CDE State review board for Common Core Supplemental Materials in math, I believe I am qualified to comment on this topic.
The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM) is internationally benchmarked, written by math AND education experts and developed based on years of research driven evidence derived from data geared specifically to align with the cognitively appropriate mathematical pathways of children. It is a good program that looks, feels, and expects good math skills and reasoning capabilities from students at every age group. The CCSSM is RADICALLY different from the heavily procedural superficial national textbook curriculum that emerged as a result of the 1997 No Child Left Behind act.
Than being said, the implementation of the CCSS’s is nothing less than a political Gordian knot and boondoggle of epic proportions. As the article references, the DRAFT of the math frameworks was just released this week. To date there are NO textbooks, No training, No “tooling” or transition time, and No money even if these goods and services were available. What IS in place, however, is a complex computer based testing regimen that will be given to all students next year.
Bd March 25, 2013 at 03:03 pm
Arthur, my son's in a private Christian university and he and all of his friends are very…Read More conservative. That said, Julian is correct in that the further kids go in public universites, the more likely they will be liberal. That's probably because the liberals have taken over those schools, so the kids are inundated with that mentality. Not sure how an informed citizenry leads to Democratic votes. Seems to me anyone that votes Democratic really doesn't understand basic economics. They've been led by their hearts to feel that fairness means taking from some to give to others. How is that fair to the person that studied/worked hard to earn what they have?
Arthur Spooner March 25, 2013 at 12:35 am
BTW both of my kids came from LEUSD and both are highly educated and vote republican. So do most of…Read More their college educated friends. Funny though, most of the dems I know, their kids are not college educated. Only the conservatives are.....hhhhmmmmmmm
dB April 26, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Thanks Michelle.
I see the vision on their site. Nice vision.
So it will not be related to…Read More public schools or their curriculum and core testing systems?
The reason this is an important fact is that when funding is tied to scores, curriculum is developed for the scores and knowledge takes a back seat. A clear example is what is going on right now with the administrations of many schools across the country be caught in this fly paper. Just look at this article reference.
http://www.coreeducationllc.com/blog2/standardized-exam-cheating-confirmed-in-37-states-and-dc/
I am for raising the bar, not meeting a standard.
michelle Maddux April 26, 2013 at 03:12 am
I cant wait for this school to get there charter. I love the teachers they are all awesome and care…Read More deeply for our children. The small class sizes are great.. I can talk to any of the staff there and get my concerns addressed quickly...
michelle Maddux April 26, 2013 at 03:04 am
If you go to there website and look under the vision, There is more info.
Daniel Lane April 22, 2013 at 05:11 pm
Your welcome and thank you! I'm sure I will see you out there next year.
Janna Kaas April 21, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Daniel, thanks for the great coverage of a great event! I loved the pictures too! We hope to have…Read More lots more there next year.
Jerry Simeon April 7, 2013 at 10:43 am
Finally, a step toward REAL education.... this has been going on for many years in Europe and other…Read More parts of the world.... Welcome to the 21st century!! Now what is needed is more parental involvement to help fund the project.
Joy April 5, 2013 at 03:52 pm
For what it's worth, the article does say it's for kids in 7th-10th grades. Though I agree, I…Read More changed my mind so many times about what I wanted to do with my life, and didn't land on a career field until I was a senior in high school -- many people change their minds well into college. (And I still don't even work in my degree field!)
Laura Stansfield April 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Don't you all realize that this is grant funding from Kaiser Permanente? Sarcasm.....why not spend…Read More $3M on this when you are able to NOT provide proper care or treatment to your existing cancer patients or patients with other needs without a fight? And, no worries on who they provide program to because aren't almost ALL youth of today socioeconomically challenged? I know my own kids are and they don't even know it! To Kaiser Permanante: use the $3M to provide free and/or proper medical care/treatment to the socioeconomically disadvantaged population, not for pie in the sky unsustainable youth programs that will be cut due to budget constraints in the next year! And don't even let Jerry Brown tell us to vote to raise our taxes or he'll cut this educational program too.....come on, laugh with me people!
Carl Petersen III March 23, 2013 at 11:55 pm
ne Voice
5:40 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
"It was just before Brown became Governor that…Read More Arnold had discovered that those with EBT cards were using them to gamble in the casinos and take cruises."
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1) At the end of his two terms? So he was responsible?
2) Casinos and cruise lines managed to register as food suppliers?
Carl Petersen III March 23, 2013 at 11:36 pm
Long Time Local
3:10 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
"Easy Solution: NO MORE ANCHOR BABIES !"…Read More
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Forced abortions or changing the Constitution?
Martha L. Bridges March 17, 2013 at 12:10 pm
This is indeed good news! Congratulations to Alexis Alladio and Mia Macias and very best wishes for…Read More future success.
mary brown March 17, 2013 at 09:18 pm
What an awesome person and principal! You will be missed Mr. Wood.
Mary Brown
S. Dahlia March 17, 2013 at 07:01 pm
Mr. Wood you will truly be missed by a lot of parents. You have been an excellent principal at out…Read More school and my family is grateful to have known you. I know Joseph "Dahlia" will definitely miss you and your mispronunciation of his name ;-) (just kidding). Your next school will be lucky to have such an amazing person on their staff! Congratulations!!! Just know that WE WILL MISS YOU!!! <3 <3
The Dahlia Family
cynthia sanchez March 17, 2013 at 11:59 am
Aww good for you Mr Wood...He helped coach my daughters softball team when she played for LEGS. Many…Read More blessings to you & good luck on your adventure. :)
julian March 8, 2013 at 05:53 pm
Computers are important in today's world but they aren't necessary in each class room or on each…Read More desk. Sure, we need basic programming classes, coding classes, software classes, and computer engineering classes, but these are specialized classes and yes they do require computers. You can't simply put a kid in front of a computer and expect them to learn how to read, write, or even do math, or learn history for that matter. Go to the best schools in the country, or better yet go to any prestigious private school in LA like the Marlborough School, or CrossRoads, or Campbell Hall, or Harvard Tech, I could go on and on -because right our college I taught a these schools as well as in the public schools, and I've personally have seen the differences, and in expensive private school you will find Small Classes/seminars where basically the same thing has been happening since Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, and that is inter-subjective instruction. It's nice to think that spending all our money on a machine will solve our problems and the soft companies will definitely lead you to believe they will, and I'm sure some teachers would like to unload their responsibilities on a machine, but the fact is that we need small classes and strong dedicated teachers and a home-life that supports civil behavior. If there extra money laying around then sure lets put a note book on every desk, but this isn't the case. We might want to make sure a foundation is in place before adding the roof.
dick weed March 3, 2013 at 07:19 pm
well what if he is here illegally like you nick, people want to know !!!
Nick Shestople March 2, 2013 at 02:17 am
Was it really necessary to identify the man as Hispanic? What difference does it make?
Andria March 1, 2013 at 02:35 pm
The man didn't harm anyone, had no weapons, wasn't interested in the kids, and was obviously…Read More mentally ill. The children were safeguarded, police were called and the man was transported for mental health evaluation. He'll probably be put on a 5150. Sounds to me like it was handled excellently!
Ron Hewison February 25, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Ariana has helped at HOPE for months. Our most consistent (and efficient) student volunteer. Ariana…Read More spent hundred of hours stocking the shelves. Good luck at college!
Martha L. Bridges February 28, 2013 at 10:35 pm
Yes, this is a serious concern. There is very little visibility into the park from outside, and…Read More that presents a different kind of danger for the children while they move through the "park" which is essentially a detention basin for storm water control during the rainy season.
Jenny Nason February 24, 2013 at 11:35 am
That's an awesome idea, just please make sure the children have someone keeping an eye on them. That…Read More leaves risk for creepy creepers too.
Jenny Nason February 24, 2013 at 11:35 am
That's an awesome idea, just please make sure the children have someone keeping an eye on them. That…Read More leaves risk for creepy creepers too.
Linda Ridenour February 12, 2013 at 08:47 pm
In 2011 did they do a phase 1 study? If so why do they need to spend $48,000.00 for a new study? I…Read More think a park would be nice but who will pay for the maintenance?
Tina Tyra February 12, 2013 at 05:59 pm
List it for sale and see who responds. It would be a great place for a training facility for police…Read More dogs and therapy animals. Perhaps the city, the animal shelter, and a private source for training could partner to make it a state of the art facility, where people from all over the state would come to train their service animals. That would be a win-win situation. By sitting vacant for five years, how much has the school district lost in potential revenue. Let's put something there we can be proud of, help the district out of the mess it's in, and create something that will serve the community and others.
Alex February 21, 2013 at 02:26 pm
As a two time parent of Academic Decathon students, I believe this type of exposure is exactly what…Read More these students and this program needs! We are extremely proud of our bright students at EHS and the prospect of all their future contributions to society. Thank you Patch.
Martha L. Bridges February 20, 2013 at 07:36 pm
The teachers and their students are to be congratulated! It is sure nice to read about their…Read More success.
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