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THE LOS ANGELES EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP will use a $250,000 grant from The Boeing Company to prepare Los Angeles teachers to use technology effectively to support instruction in mathematics and science.

The grant funds a new initiative that provides advanced technology training and communications for teachers, also known as T³. Teachers will receive instruction in use of the Internet, software, and other computer technologies to conduct research, enrich instructional material and collaborate with colleagues worldwide.

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A majority of members of the American Federation of Teachers say they support standards-based improvements.

Hands On, Minds On

The infusion of technology into teaching is changing the basic dynamic of how students do their work.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Open Magnet Charter School.

A CONCERTED NATIONAL "Affirmative Development" campaign including sweeping changes in education will be required if African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are to succeed at high levels in school, college, and leadership positions in society, according to a sobering new report released by the College Board.

The report, Reaching the Top, was issued by a 31-member National Task Force on Minority High Achievement established by the College Board with a mandate to explore why African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans are underrepresented among high-achieving students and to suggest solutions that address the problem.

Read a New York Times summary of the report or download the findings in their entirety (PDF FORMAT).

Applications for the LAEP Excellence Awards are now available. The second annual awards will once again recognize exemplary practices.

Parent Involvement

California Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill into law that will pay teachers to visit their students' homes after school and on weekends.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Murchison Street Elementary School.

AS A RESULT OF RECENT LEGISLATION ON CLASS SIZE reduction, about 22,177 new teachers will be needed statewide this year alone. More than a third of them are needed in Los Angeles County, according to the state Department of Education.

The situation is compounded by the fact that nationwide an estimated 42 percent of the nation's teaching corps - about 2 million teachers - will retire or leave teaching during the next decade.

Recent articles in the Cincinatti Enquirer and the Los Angeles Times address the teacher shortage issue and discuss some of the potential solutions.

What is one of the most important factors affecting student achievement? Recent research says it's the quality of teaching.

Series to Feature ULC

Urban Learning Centers will be one of seven nationally recognized school reform designs featured in a series to be broadcast on Los Angeles Channel 36.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Maclay Middle School.

THE NATION'S GOVERNORS, business executives, and educators pledged to take specific steps to improve teacher quality, offer greater learning opportunities to students, and strengthen accountability in schools at this year's National Education Summit held earlier this week in New York.

Through a series of discussion groups, town meetings, and technology demonstrations, the Summit provided these leaders with some of the tools they will need to achieve the goal of forging a world-class education system in the United States.

Check out articles from Education Week and the Los Angeles Times detailing the Summit's findings and conclusions.

On any school day, about 160,000 kids are absent from school because they fear being bullied. Find out how to help your child avoid becoming a target.

Textbooks Flunk Science Test

The most widely used middle school science textbooks have flunked an evaluation by the nation's largest organization of scientists.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Open Magnet Charter School.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MORE COMPUTERS than ever in America's schools, teachers are struggling to find high quality software and Web sites to use in their classrooms - so says Technology Counts '99: Building the Digital Curriculum, Education Week's third annual report on education technology.

In addition to the survey on digital content, Technology Counts '99 also includes the latest national and state-by-state data on technology in schools. The digital divide is even more pronounced in students' homes.

Check out Technology Counts '99 for an in-depth look at these issues and more.

Only about one-quarter of American students can write at a proficient level, according to a report released this week by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

LEARN Reform

Nearly a dozen children's centers in south Los Angeles are working with each other and with LAEP's Learning Community Program to prepare children for kindergarten.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Hobart Boulevard Elementary.

NEW TEACHERS IN LOS ANGELES will be the beneficiaries of a $1.2 million federal grant to train teachers to use technology in the classroom.

The grant, awarded to the Los Angeles Educational Partnership, provides a key source of support for teacher development through the newly formed Millennium Professional Development School (MPDS), a collaborative project of LAEP, California State University Dominguez Hills, the Manual Arts Cluster and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The “Technology for Tomorrow's Teachers” or TeaTech grant was awarded as part of the Administration's Educational Technology Initiative, which places schools at the forefront of the effort to increase access to technology for members of low-income communities. Take a closer look at how TeaTeach will help teachers integrate technology into instruction.

More than 200 teachers pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards began their journey toward teaching excellence.

Paying for Performance

California Gov. Gray Davis said the state will provide monetary bonuses to every public school that improves its Stanford 9 test scores at least 5 percentile points next spring.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Haddon Avenue Elementary.

Professional Development School to Aid Teachers Working Toward Credentials

BEGINNING THIS FALL, a group of novice teachers seeking their credentials will connect the theory of learning with the practice of teaching.

These 25 emergency credentialed teachers will comprise the inaugural class of a Professional Development School created by the Los Angeles Educational Partnership, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Funded in part by a $300,000 grant from the Stuart Foundation, the Professional Development School will immerse prospective teachers in classroom-based training in public school classrooms and will give them the opportunity to test instructional practices while being coached in the classroom.

Join these teachers on their journey toward teaching excellence.

Veteran teacher Jane Fung explains why novice teachers need adequate support to be successful.

If I were Principal ...

L.A. Times Columnist Dana Parsons says the new school year is a time for teachers and administrators to learn from students.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Welby Way Gifted Magnet.

Occasionally, the Learning Exchange will publish articles spotlighting candidates and education issues of importance leading up to the November 2000 election.

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE George W. Bush said last week that the government can do more to help poor children by taking away federal dollars from underperforming schools and giving the money directly to parents.

Speaking to a predominantly Latino audience in Los Angeles, Bush said federal education programs must place greater emphasis on basic curricula and demand measurable proof that children are learning.

Read more about Bush's education plan in this L.A. Daily News article.

Educators from Salt Lake City and Provo get a first-hand look at the Urban Learning Centers school reform model.

Better Readers

On September 18-19, the L.A. Times' Reading by 9 Conference will bring together 6,000-8,000 participants committed to improving reading education.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Coeur d' Alene Avenue Elementary.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME HAS ALWAYS BEEN exciting for children. It's a time to meet new friends, new teachers, and resume the adventure of learning.

Each fall, the U. S. Department of Education conducts a national initiative called "America Goes Back to School." It encourages families and communities to make the most of the back-to-school time by launching or expanding family-school-community partnerships and spreading the message about the importance of family and community involvement in education. America Goes Back to School conducts special events throughout the nation to stir excitement for the new school season.

The initiative was started by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley in 1995 and is sponsored by the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. Let's go back to School!

With the new school year upon us, let LAEP know how it can help you in the classroom, school and in the learning community.

Labor Day Special

How did this last holiday of summer come about and what does it mean? Find out by visiting these links of particular interest to educators.

Teaching Excellence

Each week, the Learning Exchange will feature a different Excellence in Education Award winner. This week — Park Western.