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When layoffs come to L.A. schools, performance doesn't count
![John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education" in the nation's second-largest school district.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58081414-05151735.jpg "John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education\" in the nation's second-largest school district.")
John H. Liechty Middle School opened in 2007 in Los Angeles' impoverished Westlake neighborhood with a seasoned principal, dozens of energetic young teachers and a mission to "reinvent education" in the nation's second-largest school district.
The...Tags: History, Court Preliminary, Career and Workplace, Unions, Science
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3 Schools Closed after Principal Shot
The Placerville Union School District is shutting three schools down through Friday in the wake of the shooting death of Principal Sam LaCara.
Grief counselors will be on hand when students return back to the classroom.
The three schools are: Sierra...Tags: Louisiana
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Friday Early Release Schools Because of Weather
With Friday's snowy weather, some schools have closed for the day. Of those that opened, some are closing early: Placerville Union School District is releasing kids early according to this schedule: Edwin Markham Middle School will release at 12:30...Tags: Louisiana
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House of Worship of the Week: First Unitarian Church of Orlando
The Religion WorldWho: First Unitarian Church of Orlando Where: 1901 E. Robinson St., Orlando 32803 Phone: 407-898-3621 Website: www.orlandouu.org Worship times: Sunday, 10:45 a.m. When founded: 1912 Membership: 250 Demographic: predominately white, middle-aged and older... -
In reforming schools, quality of teaching often overlooked
Sitting in the library during a break, two veteran teachers at Edwin Markham Middle School rattled off the names of principals who had been sent to fix the chronically low-performing school in Watts.
There was Kimbell, Miller, Norris and Borges. Then...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Charlotte, Career and Workplace, Science, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Hearings continue in lawsuit against L.A. Unified
L.A. NOWA hearing in a civil lawsuit aimed at preventing the school district from laying off more teachers at three of the city's worst-performing middle schools was held Tuesday and is expected to continue Wednesday afternoon. The suit, filed on behalf...... -
L.A. Unified barred from budgetary teacher layoffs at 3 schools
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Unified school district cannot for budgetary reasons lay off teachers at three of the city's worst-performing middle schools, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. Several civil rights groups filed a class-action... -
Judge Blocks Teacher Layoffs at 3 Inner-City Schools
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A superior court judge has issued an injunction to block district-mandated layoffs at three Los Angeles Unified middle schools. The ruling specifically affects three low income schools: Samuel Gompers, John Liechty and Edwin Markham middle...Tags: Los Angeles, Career and Workplace, Justice System, KTLA, Antonio Villaraigosa
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ACLU sues city school district and state over teacher layoffs
L.A. NOWThe American Civil Liberties Union and other groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of students at three of the city's worst-performing middle schools. The suit claims those students were denied their legal rights to an education and aims to...... -
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Tribune senior correspondentWe sure don't like our wrinkles! After the on anti-aging goos, readers want to join the conversation. Thanks for your suggestions on other things to try (or reject). In the interest of all of us who want to remain young, here you go: Anna Gunter Kaplan,...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Martin Luther King Jr., Rod Blagojevich, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Crimes
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