California School Districts Granted No Child Left Behind Waiver
Eight California school districts are free of academic and financial sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind Act this upcoming school year. In an unprecedented move, the districts banded together to secure the federal waiver.
Students Get iPads, Teachers Get Training at L.A. Unified
Two months ago, the Los Angeles Unified School District's board of education voted to spend $30 million to buy iPads for every teacher and student at 47 district schools. The district handed iPads out on Monday, and it's training teachers how to use them just in time for the new school year.