BREWER PUSHES PARENTAL LITERACY PLAN 150 ANGELENOS MAKE SCHOOL-LOBBYING TRIP TO WASHINGTON.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. Superintendent David Brewer This article is about the businessman and Lord Mayor of London; for the American jurist, see David Josiah Brewer Sir David Brewer CMG (born 1940) was Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006. III brought his plans for a major new parental literacy program to Washington, D.C., on Monday and received high marks from Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson. In a meeting with Jackson that kicked off a weeklong lobbying blitz by the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) and more than 150 other Angelenos, Brewer said he outlined a plan to bring teachers to public housing units, beginning with Jordan Downs in Watts. "Research has shown if you empower the parents, you empower the students," Brewer said. Jackson, he added, was "very receptive" to the proposal and pointed to similar programs in Miami and Dallas. Brewer didn't have a price tag for the proposal Monday and said it was one of many pitches he and other school officials brought to Washington, where they are pushing for more money in a No Child Left Behind education bill and supporting a move to enhance the qualified zone academy bonds program, which lets schools borrow money at low or no interest to renovate campuses. In addition to meeting with Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, the LAUSD leaders -- including school board members Marlene Canter and Monica Garcia -- plan to meet this week with Rep. George Miller George Miller may refer to:
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. , D-Mass., who chairs the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee. They also will meet with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U.S. Senator from California, having held office as a senator since 1992. She is a member of the Democratic Party. ; Rep. Jane Harman, D-El Segundo; Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys; and Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon of Santa Clarita, the leading Republican on the House Education Committee. Canter said the school group came a day early to hit the ground running. Seeing lawmakers in person on their own turf "brings our stories to life," she said. "What happens in Washington very definitely impacts us in Los Angeles." lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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