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EDSOURCE
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Lawsuit settlement results in $50 million for reading programs in California schools |
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Seventy-five California elementary schools where students have the lowest average reading scores will share $50 million in state grants to improve reading and writing instruction, according to a legal settlement announced Thursday. The settlement in Los Angeles Superior Court ends a much-watched lawsuit filed on behalf of students who struggled with reading at three elementary schools — La Salle Avenue Elementary School in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Van Buren Elementary School in the Stockton Unified School District, and Children of Promise Preparatory Academy, a charter school in the Inglewood Unified School District.
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https://edsource.org/2020/lawsuit-settlement-results-in-50-million-for-reading-programs-in-california-schools/624049 |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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LBUSD Board Members Spar Over Legal Fees |
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The Laguna Beach Unified School District’s Board of Education approved an additional $220,000 for legal fees on Feb. 13, doubling down on a commitment to defend itself in lawsuits, including one filed by a school board member. The school board voted 4-1 to add $50,000 to its legal war chest for defending itself in a federal lawsuit brought by board member Dee Perry who claims she was discriminated against after sharing a letter that the school district deemed confidential.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/lbusd-board-members-spar-over-legal-fees/ |
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LBUSD Welcomes New Principal at TOW Elementary |
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At the Feb. 13 regular meeting of the Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education, the board took action to approve the appointment of Julie Hatchel as Principal of Top of the World Elementary School (TOW) effective April 20. Hatchel replaces Michael Conlon, who was promoted to the position of Director of Human Resources in September.
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https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/lbusd-welcomes-new-principal-at-tow-elementary/ |
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HuffPost
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New Mexico Sues Google For Collecting Children’s Data In Schools |
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New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque claims Google is using its education services package that is marketed to school districts, teachers and parents as a way to spy on children and their families.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-mexico-google-lawsuit-education-services_n_5e5002f4c5b6b82aa6528890 |
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CALmatters
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California will pay millions to settle suit claiming it violated children’s rights by not teaching them to read |
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The state of California today agreed to settle a years-long, high-profile lawsuit that accused the state of depriving low-income students of color of their constitutional right to a basic education — by failing to teach them reading skills. Under an agreement reached with plaintiffs in the complaint, Ella T. v. State of California, the state will provide $50 million specifically to improve literacy in the 75 California elementary schools with the highest concentration of third-graders scoring in the bottom tier of the state’s standardized reading exam.
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https://calmatters.org/education/k-12-education/2020/02/california-literacy-rights-lawsuit-settlement-teaching-students-read/ |
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OTHER NEWS OUTLETS
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First-time California science test results reveal wide achievement gaps for black and Latino students, dismal scores for the state’s English learners |
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A state task force newly assigned to narrowing California’s achievement gap got further proof of the challenges ahead with this month’s first-ever release of the California Science Test scores, showing that less than 1 in 5 low-income black and Latino students met or exceeded the standards. The results released by the California Department of Education show that, across all grades statewide, 9.94 percent of disadvantaged black students and 15.64 percent of disadvantaged Latino students met or exceeded the science standards on the inaugural test known as CAST, compared to 44 percent of non-disadvantaged white students and nearly 60 percent of Asian students.
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http://laschoolreport.com/first-time-california-science-test-results-reveal-wide-achievement-gaps-for-black-and-latino-students-dismal-scores-for-the- |
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