Which Way, L.A.?
Social Promotion
Social Promotion -- the latest catchword to catch heat in the sweep to revamp public school standards. When, and based on what, should a kid go to the next grade: Governor Wilson is proposing a massive intervention and retention program. Could we afford to flunk or tutor every student who needs it?
By Warren Olney • Glee Johnson: Undersecretary, Governor Wilson's Office of Child Development and Education Delaine Easton: State Superintendent of Schools Mike Spence: Member, West Covina Unified School Board John Liechty: Director of middle schools, LAUSD. Working to define appropriate intervention programs under direction of Superintendent Zacarias David Tokofsky: Member, LAUSD School Board Wayne Johnson: Vice President of California Teachers Association Rick Orlov: City Hall reporter, Los Angeles Daily News Katherine Spillar: National Coordinator, Feminist Majority Foundation
topic: Feinstein, Riordan Schools Initiative
