May 16, 2012 – Ama Nyamekye, E4E-LA executive director, describes how she hopes to inspire teachers to open their doors, get informed, connect with each other, and use their voices to make changes in the best interests of students. »
May 16, 2012 – Rebecca Mieliwocki, National Teacher of the Year, talks about how to elevate the profession - and how great teaching is far from teaching to the test. "That's what great teachers do. They're revolutionary." »
May 15, 2012 – Ronda Brown has taught arts education for eleven years, becoming an advocate when she realized that art keeps students who might otherwise drop out engaged in school. She joined E4E to come together with other teachers for the sake of their students. »
May 14, 2012 – Students at Locke High School, which was taken over by Green Dot public schools in 2008, are doing better than their peers in surrounding schools, but not by a lot, a new study shows. »
May 9, 2012 – The Los Angeles school board voted that next year's ninth graders will be required to pass college prep classes but will allow them to pass with a D instead of a C that is required by the state for admission to a Cal State or UC school. »
May 8, 2012 – E4E-LA teacher Marlita Hill, a dance teacher who has her "dream job" at Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, discusses the craft of teaching dance and how her school will be affected by layoffs. »
May 8, 2012 – Next year's ninth graders may be required to pass more rigorous classes but take fewer classes in general if the LA school board votes to approve a new plan. Some say the new plan is too demanding, but others say it's not demanding enough. »
May 4, 2012 – May 7 through 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we're celebrating in big ways at E4E. If you're a teacher, celebrate yourself and your colleagues, and if you're not, show teachers some love! »
May 1, 2012 – Retired LA teacher John McCormick argues for continued funding of adult education and ESL in LAUSD, both of which are facing serious cuts because the state has changed how it allocates funding to districts. »
May 1, 2012 – LA teacher Ron Taw describes the differences between his students in Los Angeles, where he has taught for 11 years, and in Japan, where he just returned from teaching for two years. Ron is also a member of the E4E-LA Teacher Evaluation Policy Team. »
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