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LAUSD School Board Member Scott Schmerelson Steps Up

March 29, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

It appears that the “Board Meeting Accessibility to the Public” resolution has found the sponsor that it needed to move on toward Board approval.

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: Austin Beutner, Kelly Gonez, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, Open Government, Scott Schmerelson

If the LAUSD’s Goal is “Parent Engagement”, What is the Plan of Action?

March 25, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

The LAUSD Board is set to discuss the “Board Meeting Accessibility to the Public” resolution at Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday.

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Open Government

Stand Up For LAUSD Parent Voices

March 23, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

While other local school districts hold School Board meetings in the evening when working parents can attend, the LAUSD holds their meetings during the school day. This would change under the “Board Meeting Accessibility to the Public” resolution that I have proposed to the Board.

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, parent engagement

The LAUSD Empire Strikes Back

March 19, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Parents are caught unaware as Austin “Darth” Beutner quietly launches a plan that could close the libraries in some LAUSD elementary schools.

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Austin Beutner, LAUSD, libraries, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, UTLA

Improving Democracy: Ranked Choice Voting

March 13, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Jackie Goldberg and the case for Ranked Choice Voting: Why hasn’t a system that amplifies the voice of the voters, expands the universe of ideas and saves taxpayers money been more widely adopted?

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Graciela "Grace" Ortiz, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District, SEIU 99

The Voters Have Spoken. Is the LAUSD Listening?

March 7, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

With an overwhelming victory in the primary election, Jackie Goldberg has earned the right to be seated on the Board of Education.

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Graciela "Grace" Ortiz, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Ref Rodriguez, Richard Vladovic, Rocio Rivas, Scott Schmerelson

Candidate Red Flags: Democracy Lies In Your Vote in the Special Election, March 5th, 2019

March 4, 2019 by Dr. Rocio Rivas

Jackie Goldberg is the only clear choice to stop the plan between Eli Broad and the public officials he has purchased from making sure LAUSD fails and is broken apart.

Filed Under: Call to Action, Charter Schools, Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards, School Districts Tagged With: Allison Bajracharya, Eli Broad, Heather Repenning, Jackie Goldberg, Jose Huizar, LAUSD, Ref Rodriguez, School board elections

Allison Bajracharya: Looking to Fail Up?

March 3, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Camino Nuevo runs two charter schools labeled as “underperforming.” Their chief of operations wants a seat on the LAUSD School Board.

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Allison Bajracharya, Camino Nuevo, CCSA, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District

Jackie Goldberg: A Chance to Reclaim our Public Schools

March 2, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

If you are one of the 80% of families who sends their children to LAUSD public schools or you support public education and you live in Board District 5, you need to make sure to get to the polls. The future of our children’s education is depending on it.

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Allison Bajracharya, Allison Greenwood Bajracharya, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Ref Rodriguez, Rocio Rivas

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Federal Policy

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 […]

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 […]

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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