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Loren Scott is active in Los Angeles Democratic Party politics, the NEA, California Teachers Assocation. and a representative to UTLA (United Teachers of Los Angeles). This statement is prompted by talk of NEA endorsing Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary which will determine the party’s nominee. It was written after a tele-town hall held with […]
Click here for reuse options!By Karen Wolfe. She is an LAUSD parent activist and supporter of public schools with children who currently attend district schools. According to the Los Angeles Times, there was not much to report: “Protestors Add a Little Rain to Otherwise Sunny Broad Museum Opening Day.” Not “Education Activists Rain on Eli Broad’s Parade” or even […]
Click here for reuse options!If you read the Washington State Supreme Court ruling on I-1240, the ballot proposition that brought charter schools to the state after three prior failed attempts, you’ll see that the justices carefully framed their reasoning for rejecting the “public” status of charter schools on precedents dating back 100 years. In particular, Bryan was a particularly […]
Click here for reuse options!Jose Lara is the recipient the National Education Association Social Justice Activist Award 2015, an organization of 3 million members. He is a teacher in Los Angeles and a parent in Pico Rivera, CA. He can be reached at jlara2012@gmail.com. What do we need in the next superintendent in LAUSD? We need someone who is […]
Click here for reuse options!“Though boosted through a language of choice and effectiveness, the charters provide neither. Public funds pay for a system that lacks oversight, transparency, and funnels millions of dollars to privateers, who pocket salaries upwards of $1 million.” — Dr. Megan French-Marcelin By now everyone has heard the wonderful news that the Washington State Supreme Court […]
Click here for reuse options!Dear Parents, Soon California will release the results of your child’s Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, or SBAC tests. These tests are also known as the new Common Core test that California and states across the country implemented last year. Please know that as you receive the results of your child’s SBAC scores our child’s results […]
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