CHEERS
Elizabeth Heubeck interviews NewMexicoKidsCAN’s Amanda Aragon Bernabe, who shares why a parent notification requirement in New Mexico’s literacy reform law can help adults work together to support struggling readers.
JEERS
LAUSD is considered by state financial experts to be at “high risk” for insolvency. Howard Blume has the details:
The state’s school Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team has concluded that the poor financial outlook has been brought on by increased hiring as enrollment declined, employee raises that exceeded the rate of increased state funding, sharply higher costs for educating students with disabilities, and maintaining classroom space for twice as many students as needed.
The district’s administration appears to understand the troubles, yet the teachers union is fighting the “fake independent analysis” and “rigged” evaluation as it continues to resist cuts and defend raises.
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