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Synopsis of ‘The George McKenna Story’: He risked it all to make the grade

Football players help Principal McKenna paint over graffiti in “The George McKenna Story.” The tag line of the film “The George McKenna Story” (also known as “Hard Lessons”) is a punny George...

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A movie, a principal and a turnaround school: 30 years since ‘The George...

  George McKenna doesn’t talk about it much, but Denzel Washington played him in a TV movie called “The George McKenna Story.” Fellow LA Unified school board members may occasionally rib him about it,...

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More money sought for after-school programs

LA Unified School Board members Scott Schmerelson and George McKenna join City Council members in calling for increased funding for after-school programs. (credit: CA3) Members of the LA Unified School...

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A view from inside LAUSD’s board: Teaching moments from George McKenna and...

George McKenna is often considered one of the more curmudgeonly characters on the LA Unified school board (although he has some competition). As vice president of the board and the senior member of the...

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A recipe for teaching from LAUSD board member George McKenna, who’s been at...

Principal Aresa Allen-Rochester, Superintendent Michelle King and George McKenna at a January visit to Windsor Hills Elementary Math/Science Aerospace Magnet. George McKenna is going into his 55th year...

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Renowned educator warns that LA Unified’s future is ‘dire’

Pedro Noguera presents his recommendations to LA Unified board members and superintendent. Internationally renowned education expert Pedro Noguera warned members of the LA Unified school board and...

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District puts renewed emphasis on required ethnic studies courses

Nolan Cabrera of the University of Arizona. Anti-immigrant rhetoric going on in presidential politics and a potential state law have added a renewed emphasis on developing required ethnic studies...

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These 20 LAUSD schools are among the state’s lowest performers

A total of 20 schools—14 district schools and six charter schools—that fall under the LA Unified umbrella are among the bottom 5 percent of low-performing schools in the state of California. The...

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‘The data is miserable’: LAUSD board members rake academic officer over the...

“We have a crisis with our youngsters,” board member Richard Vladovic told the district’s chief academic officer. LA Unified’s chief academic officer came before board members Tuesday with an...

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Strategic plan lacks clear mission, so board agrees to champion ‘100 percent...

School board members and facilitator Jeff Nelsen (far right) at USC’s Caruso Catholic Center for a special committee meeting. LA Unified’s three-year strategic plan lacks a clear mission statement....

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School board concedes they don’t have much to do with what goes on in the LA...

Monica Ratliff places a sticker on a list to identify dysfunctional school board characteristics. Some school board decisions get ignored, all board meetings are too long and most decisions have...

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LAUSD officials in Sacramento to talk trans-k, adult ed and budget

LA Unified officials are in Sacramento today lobbying for adult education and transitional kindergarten programs. Oh yeah, and the budget, too. Among those joining in on the road trip are Chief Deputy...

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Zimmer names McKenna, Ratliff, Vladovic as LA Unified reps

After Steve Zimmer was elected unanimously last week as the LA Unified board president, one of his first orders of business was appointing a Vice President and finding members to represent the district...

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Students face LAUSD board, demanding end to military weapons

The LA Unified board endured a long and unusual protest last night as about 50 students demanded specific actions to get military-style weapons out of the hands of district school police. The...

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LA Unified board nitpicks survey for superintendent search

Hank Gmitro of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates Even before the superintendent search team passes out the first public survey, members of the LA Unified school board yesterday raised questions...

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LAUSD panel unsure why girls score better than boys on English tests

One of the most interesting and surprising results of LAUSD student test scores this year was that across the board, girls outscored boys in English Language Arts. It didn’t matter if they were in...

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LAUSD asking public to rate qualities necessary in next superintendent

The whole world can now prioritize the characteristics necessary for LA Unified’s next superintendent through an online survey the district released last night. The question is — as some school board...

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LAUSD board member websites range from active to somnambulent

Months after LA School Report found confusion, dated information or simply no information on the websites of LA Unified board members, a number of them still appear to be squandering them as their most...

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After passionate debate, LAUSD goes on record: ‘No’ to Broad plan

Scott Schmerelson The LA Unified board today put itself on record as opposing a proposal that originated with the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to expand the number of charter schools in the district...

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You can graduate, but LAUSD doesn’t want to settle for D grades

Although LA Unified stands to potentially have its highest graduation rate ever this year, the district doesn’t want students to settle for D grades. In fact, the percentage of students maintaining a C...

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