Education Headlines

• Judges rule against letting public see LAUSD teachers’ performance

  The public has no right to know the names of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers in connection with their job performance ratings, according to a court ruling issued Wednesday.

  July 24, 2014

• Rialto Unified: In wake of Holocaust assignment, Jewish leaders to meet with school officials next week

  In the wake of a school assignment that asked middle school students to argue for or against the existence of the Holocaust and provoked international outrage, Rialto Unified officials and Southern California Jewish leaders will meet next week to work out a plan on how to repair the damage done.

  July 24, 2014

• La Mirada High’s Kim Brooks dropped as coach/AD after profanity-filled tirade

  More than two months after longtime La Mirada baseball coach and athletic director Kim Brooks was suspended for a profanity-laced tirade in front of student athletes that was recorded and made national headlines, the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District decided that Brooks will not return as coach or athletic director.

  July 24, 2014

• Alameda: A farewell to schools Superintendent Kirsten Vital

  With her time as superintendent of Alameda public schools winding down, friends, fellow administrators and city officials gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to Kirsten Vital and to wish her well.

  July 24, 2014

• LAUSD and UTLA far apart on teacher contract talks

  Los Angeles Unified administrators and teacher union leaders will enter their first round of contract negotiations this afternoon divided by roughly $280 million per year for pay raises and even further apart on matters that directly affect classrooms.

  July 24, 2014

• Brown keeps mostly mum on teacher tenure ruling

  In his first public comments on the controversial Vergara v. California ruling that struck down teacher tenure laws in June, Gov. Jerry Brown offered little insight into his thinking on the ruling.

  July 24, 2014