The Los Angeles Unified School District — A Study in the Evolution of Facilities for Teaching High School Chemistry

2018 ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Gerald J. Garner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School District ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
High School Chemistry ◽  
Unified School District

Making the Cut: The Effectiveness of Teacher Screening and Hiring in the Los Angeles Unified School District

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 426-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Bruno ◽  
Katharine O. Strunk
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
New Teacher ◽  
Screening System ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Teacher Screening ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Unified School District ◽  
Hiring Teachers ◽  
Using Data

Many schools and districts have considerable discretion when hiring teachers, yet little is known about how that discretion should be used. Using data from a new teacher screening system in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), we find that performance during screening, and especially performance on specific screening assessments, is significantly and meaningfully predictive of hired teachers’ evaluation outcomes, contributions to student achievement, attendance, and mobility. However, applicants’ performance on individual components of the screening process are differentially predictive of different teacher outcomes, highlighting challenges and potential trade-offs faced by districts during screening.

Decentralization at the Los Angeles Unified School District

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
George Beck ◽  
Sharon L. Segrest‐Purkiss
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Unified School District
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