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A Web of Deceit

September 29, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

The public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.” -Law Offices of Young, Minney & Corr, LLP On behalf of El Camino Real Charter High School   Dear LAUSD Board Members: I have previously shared with the Charter School Division (CSD) the responses that I have received from El Camino […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Brown Act, California Public Records Act, ECRCHS, El Camino Real Charter High School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD CSD, PRA

Asleep at the Switch?

September 23, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

In response to this very unexpected action, the district has assembled a team to provide support to students and families as they transition during this difficult time, just one month after the start of the district’s traditional school year”. –LAUSD The charter industry has a propensity for manipulating data to meet their propaganda needs. For […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: ACLU, CCSA, City High School, El Camino Real Charter High School, LAUSD Charter School Division, NAACP, Rally in the Valley, The Charter Industry

What is the Opposite of Transparent?

September 18, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

The records you have requested are exempt from disclosure pursuant to California Government Code §6254(f) as they are the subject of an on-going investigation.” –LAUSD Office of the General Counsel It has been almost two years since David Binkle was removed from his position as LAUSD’s Food Services Director.  A draft audit by the Inspector […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California PRA, California Public Records Act, David Binkle, John Deasy, LAUSD, LAUSD Food Services Director, LAUSD Inspector General, Michelle King

Who Does The LAUSD Board Serve?

September 14, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

Charter families have lined up at dawn in biting cold winds holding babies. They’ve sweated it out for hours standing around ice chests or taking turns under canopies. They’ve waited hours—sometimes nearly a full a day—to get into an LA Unified school board meeting. Then, they wait hours more just to be heard.” –LA School […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Community Engagement, LAUSD School Board, Mónica García, parent engagement, School Board Meetings, Steve Zimmer

The Unrepresented

September 6, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

Gerrymander: “manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.” –Oxford Dictionaries If one wants to see a visual representation of “gerrymandered”, the map of LAUSD District 5 is a good place to start. In an effort to carve our Hunger Game like districts, the mapmakers at the Los […]

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Election Reform, Gerrymandering, LAUSD, LAUSD School Board

El Camino Digs In

September 2, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

Scientific method: “a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.” –Dictionary.com Education “reformers” claim that charters were created “as testing grounds for new and alternative educational models”. However, if these publicly funded private schools were actually […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Charter Oversight, David Fehte, El Camino Real Charter High School, Jeff Falgien, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Notice of Violations, Special Education, Village Nation

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Quick Education Voter’s Guide to the California CD34 Race, April 4, 2017

There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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