Please list your top 4 priorities for the elective office you are seeking. “1. Increase graduation Increase 3rd grade reading Reduce suspensions Reduce drop-outs” – Monica Garcia There are many challenges facing the LAUSD. As an example, just last month the District warned state and county officials that it “may not be able to meet […]
Archives for January 2017
Employees of Charter Group Raided By FBI Among Funders of Mónica García’s Campaign
Federal agents raided the offices of a network of Los Angeles charter schools Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of fraud and fiscal mismanagement.” – Los Angeles Times, 1/25/17 Exempting charters “from many of the regulations that govern traditional schools” was supposed to be a way to remove barriers to innovation. Unfortunately, […]
A Failing Charter Gets a Pass
We cannot truly have the impact charters were intended to have – to reinvent public education – if we do not close those charters that have demonstrated an inability to meet the challenge of excellence and chronically underperform.” – California Charter School Association (CCSA) According to the statistics provided by the CCSA, View Park Middle […]
The Long Shadow of John Deasy
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana It has been more than two years since LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy was forced to resign in disgrace. Unfortunately, the legacy that he has left for the District’s students echoes into the present day. After spending at least $189 million on […]
LAUSD Schools Face Bankruptcy While Charters Cheat on Admissions
Through admissions policies that exclude vulnerable students by erecting various barriers to entry, charter schools have the potential to create a two-tiered system of public education.” – ACLU and Public Advocates The LAUSD Charter School Division (CSD) says that “a review of charter school pre- and post-enrollment forms is part of our oversight process”. It […]