LAUSD parents, workers: Email me asap thoughts about new calendar, which shortens winter break from 3 weeks to 2? Send to: [email protected]. Please ID yourself. All comments on the record because all are allowed to have opinions about the calendar.

Qs for the L.A. Unified universe: When did Thanksgiving become a weeklong break in LAUSD? When did winter break become three weeks long in LAUSD?

District parents, UTLA members and other employees: Please send in thoughts on tentative pact between LAUSD/UTLA. Please ID yourself for piublication purposes: [email protected]. latimes.com/california/sto…

The debate over Black history rages on in Florida. Meanwhile, take a look at what's actually happening in a classroom in L.A. latimes.com/california/sto…

This piece by John Fensterwald raises important First Amendment & academic freedom issues regarding research on students in California: edsource.org/2023/californi…

Take your pick or read both. Stanford-based researchers tout success of charter schools: credo.stanford.edu/wp-content/upl…. Then, critics call that research into question: networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/upl…

L.A. Unified is about to repeal its COVID-vaccine mandate for employees based on the board discussion.

Hi. I'd like to hear asap, for possible publication, from lower-paid Cal State faculty what they like about the tentative agreement that just ended the strike. Best to email: [email protected]

Call out: What is your rain+school experience for the day? Should there be rain days? How have things changed with post-pandemic tech? Send thoughts to [email protected]. Please ID yourself. Need input asap.

Adding to call out topic: What was attendance like today among staff and students in the rainy Southland? Were a lot of students working remotely from home or did they tend to take the day off if not in school?

What do you think of a proposed California high school requirement for a financial literacy course -- with topics such as balancing a check book and managing credit cards? Send thoughts to [email protected]

If you worked for AllHere, I'd like to hear from you: [email protected].

Hi, looking for LAUSD teacher with asap input on what's going on academically in the district, at their school, in their classroom? What is helping students learn more effectively? Best to send email w name, grade & school to: [email protected]

The Tapitalists present: A Tap of The Creature's Curse -- A live tap dance musical show. Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17 @ The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale, California. Tickets & showtimes: tapwithhoward.com/curse-tickets

Nationally renowned tap dancer, Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin guest stars in the tap dance show, A Tap of The Creature's Curse on Nov 9, 10, 16, 17 @ The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale, CA. instagram.com/reel/DBcJh4Xyx…

A Tap of The Creature's Curse. A live tap dance show on Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17 @ The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale, California. instagram.com/reel/DB4dOezy1…

A Tap of The Creature's Curse. A live tap dance show on Nov. 9, 10, 16, and 17 @ The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale, California. instagram.com/reel/DB_pIjlP8…

Thank you to all who attended A Tap of The Creature’s Curse this past weekend! More showtimes coming up on Nov. 15, 16, and 17 at The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale. instagram.com/p/DCH7Gyqz0JF/…

We are heading into our final weekend of A Tap of The Creature's Curse. Come join us for a full weekend of tap dancing and comedy! Nov. 15 (8pm), Nov. 16 (1pm and 7pm), and Nov. 17 (1pm) @ The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale. tapwithhoward.com/curse-tickets

Scott Schmerelson will be next president of the L.A. Board of Education.