NEWS & EVENTS
EdWeek: Barr’s Quest to Save a New Orleans School
Lesli Maxwell writes: Steve Barr, the colorful founder of unionized charter schools who shook up Los Angeles Unified several years ago with his brazen efforts to both compete and cooperate with the district to fix some of its worst schools, … →
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FINNOLA Announces Board Meeting Schedule
(Los Angeles, CA) February 7, 2013 – FINNOLA officially confirmed today their existing school board meeting schedule: John McDonogh High School board meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month through July 2013. Contrary to some news … →
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Washington Post: New Ideas from a New Generation of Teachers
Mike Stryer, Director of Teachers for a New Unionism, writes in today’s Washington Post that the new majority of teachers union members – teachers with ten years or fewer in the classroom – are bringing much-needed innovation to the nation’s … →
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LA Times: FIN to Partner with LAUSD to Create Teacher-Driven Schools
Future Is Now Schools’ CEO Steve Barr announced a new project to develop innovative academies within the Los Angeles Unified School District. The schools would resemble independently managed charter schools but would remain under direct district supervision with substantial control entrusted … →
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