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A charter school story

April 16, 2019 by Robert D Skeels

Passage from (Knapp v. Palisades Charter High School (2007) 146 Cal.App.4th 708 [53 Cal.Rptr.3d 182].)

Appeared originally as my Twitter thread Researching for a case and came across a personal injury settlement between a charter school corporation in the Central Valley and multiple student plaintiffs for some $6-million+. The amount is on the low side considering the horrific injuries some of the students suffered. It was the typical charter school money-making […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools Tagged With: charter schools, Lawsuits, neoliberalism, Privatization, rdsathene

The Los Angeles Times’ History of Putting Kids Last

April 16, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

As the paper of record for those who want to privatize our education system, the Los Angeles Times endorses a candidate for the LAUSD School Board even after saying that she does not have any “insightful or original” ideas. They did have good things to say about Jackie Goldberg.

Filed Under: Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: Heather Repenning, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Unified School District, Ref Rodriguez, Tamar Galatzan

Stealing Scarce Education Funds From LAUSD Students

April 9, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

The District has not received payments from Community Preparatory Academy for the months of January 2017 through June 2017, which total to $82,240.97 currently owed to the District.” – LAUSD Charter School Division The LAUSD School Board took the rare step of considering the denial of a charter school’s renewal during their April 2, 2019, […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Community Preparatory Academy, Dr. George McKenna, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD CSD, LAUSD School Board, Los Angeles, Nick Melvoin

The LAUSD School Board’s Secret Committee

April 7, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia and Vice-President Nick Melvoin both make reference to a Rules Committee that has not held any public meetings. Where is the transparency?

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: Board Rules, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Mónica García, Nick Melvoin, Open Government, Rules Committee

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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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