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A Very Different Definition of Choice

December 3, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

A Very Different Definition of Choice

Further, as the CSD is aware, iGranada is a well-designed independent study option, wherein most students are on campus daily, actively engaged in 1-on-1 and group learning.” – Brian Bauer, GHCHS The inclusion of a statement in each independent study agreement that independent study is an optional educational alternative in which no pupil may be […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Charter Accountability, GHC, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, iGranda, LAUSD, NAACP

Don’t let Wendy Carrillo implement the Betsy DeVos agenda!

December 2, 2017 by Robert D Skeels

Don’t let Wendy Carrillo implement the Betsy DeVos agenda!

“[C]harter schools with privately appointed boards do not represent the public but make decisions about how public funds are spent…” — NAACP Wendy Carrillo is an enemy of public education. Carrillo is a contributing “network member” of the right-wing Education Post, an anti-public education and pro-privatization outfit funded by the Walton Family Foundation and other […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, Los Angeles Tagged With: betsy devos, California Charter Schools Association, CCSA, charter school corruption, Los Angeles, neoliberalism, politics, Privatization, Walton Family Foundation

Depriving the LAUSD Board of Ignorance

November 18, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Depriving the LAUSD Board of Ignorance

At the Los Angeles Unified School District, our goals are…5. School safety” – LAUSD Given the vastness of the LAUSD bureaucracy, there is no guarantee that the members of the School Board knew that Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) had been cited for making unauthorized modifications to their District owned campus that threatened student […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Charter School Accountability, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District

The LAUSD Continues to Reward Failure

November 10, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

The LAUSD Continues to Reward Failure

Shoot the hostage.” – Speed The California Charter School Association (CCSA) paid millions to purchase the LAUSD School Board, but their narrow majority is in danger. Not only is Ref Rodriguez, one of their hand-selected Board members, facing criminal charges related to his campaign, but the charter school chain he founded has accused him of having […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alliance, Alliance Alice M. Baxter College-Ready High, Baxter, Bennett Kayser, California Charter School Association, Charter Oversight, Dr. George McKenna, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, Mónica García, Nick Melvoin, Ref Rodriguez, Richard Vladovic, Scott Schmerelson

Parents Against Accountability

November 5, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Parents Against Accountability

As a school of CHOICE, you CHOOSE to be here and are expected to productively and respectfully resolve problems. You have options. Clearly, you are either a very satisfied customer who appreciates the roles you have as an employee, union steward, parent, and committee member, or….” – Johnathan Williams, The Accelerated Schools Like the “America, […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Parents Tagged With: Brian Bauer, David Fehte, El Camino Real Charter High School, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Holding GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter, Johnathan Williams, The Accelerated Schools

The LAUSD’s Failure to Follow Through

October 30, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

The LAUSD’s Failure to Follow Through

Lunch Shelter Area that is structurally unstable. It is an immediate safety hazard and must be fenced off until removed or constructed to the District’s standards and applicable laws.” – LAUSD Facilities Services Division Within a period of one year, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) was issued two Notices to Cure (NTC) and one […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD CSD, Notice of Violation, Notice to Cure, School Building Safety

Broad’s Latest Attack on Democracy

October 25, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Broad’s Latest Attack on Democracy

We serve the people of Greater Los Angeles because we believe there is a better path for the children of our great district. Unfortunately, the serious allegations against Dr. Ref Rodriguez distract from that critical mission.” – Monica Garcia, Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez While the LAUSD School Board was evaluating the performance of the […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: Election Fraud, Eli Broad, Kelly Gonez, LAUSD, LAUSD School Board, Mónica García, Nick Melvoin, Ref Rodriguez

Did GHCHS Endanger “the Health and Safety of Students, Staff and Other Individuals”?

October 22, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Did GHCHS Endanger “the Health and Safety of Students, Staff and Other Individuals”?

The following alterations are considered to be unsafe and use must stop immediately until corrections are made” – LAUSD Facilities Services Division The information within the unsigned letter sent to the “Granada Hills Charter Community” seemed innocuous. Framing the situation as a tenant/landlord dispute, Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS) said that during a routine […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD Facilities Services Division, School Building Safety

What About the Los Angeles Times’ Conflict of Interest?

October 18, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

What About the Los Angeles Times’ Conflict of Interest?

The following Letter to the Editor was sent yesterday in response to the Los Angeles Times’ article “L.A. school board member Ref Rodriguez faces conflict-of-interest complaint over $285,000 in payments”. Unsurprisingly, it was not published. As the accusations against LAUSD Board member Ref Rodriguez mount, it is important to note that the charges are not […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Eli Broad, LAUSD, Los Angeles News Media, Los Angeles Times, Ref Rodriguez

The Standoff Continues: GHCHS Doubles Down on Non-Compliance

October 16, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

The Standoff Continues: GHCHS Doubles Down on Non-Compliance

Well I know what’s right, I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around But I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down” – Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty In the ten months since I first filed a complaint about Granada Hills Charter High School’s enrollment practices, there have […]

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Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Holding GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter, IEP, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD School Board, Special Education

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

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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Betsy DeVos, #NOTMYSDOE

Betsy DeVos, #NOTMYSDOE

Take the pledge to #resist and fight for public schools as a public good TODAY. DeVos had to have the assistance of Vice President Mike Pence’s unprecedented tie-breaking vote in order to win her confirmation. Two GOP Senators voted against, all Democratic Senators voted against. Yet all the other GOP Senators who received campaign donations […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

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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