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Does #MeToo Apply to Students in Charter Schools?

December 4, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Students at North Valley Military Institute claimed they were victims of “abhorrent child sex abuse”. Was anyone listening?

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Kelly Gonez, LACOE, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, MeToo, North Valley Military Institute, NVMI

Excluding Special Education

November 20, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Confronted by evidence that the charter school industry is not fully serving children with special education needs, will the LAUSD act?

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Special ed Tagged With: GHCHS, GHCS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Granada Hills Charter School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Special Education, State of Denial

Charter School Industry’s Data Plan Goes Bust

November 14, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

The School Performance Framework (SPF) written by those who would like to privatize public education has been revoked by the LAUSD board with a 6-1 vote.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: George McKenna, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, School Performance Framework, SPF

Caught in a Venn Diagram in “Progressive” West Hollywood

November 13, 2019 by Tracy Abbott Cook

I stood near the nine school buses watching the teachers help the special education students climb the stairs and step between the curb and the bus door. These are the ‘short’ buses that have been the butt of jokes for decades. My heart ached. Where are all these nine buses of students going to go if this middle school pushes them out?

Filed Under: Charter Schools, featured, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Magnet schools, Parents, School Boards Tagged With: Nick Melvoin

What Is This Charter School Hiding?

October 30, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Three years after their principal resigned in disgrace, El Camino Real Charter High School still refuses to release records that show how public funds were allowed to be used for private benefit.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Public Records Act, David Fehte, ECRCHS, El Camino, El Camino Real Charter High School, fraud, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District

More Eyes Needed To Keep Watch On The Charter School Industry

October 29, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

The LAUSD is allowed to appoint a representative to each charter school governing board. The Board needs to step up and make this happen.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, Community Representation on Charter School Governing Boards, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District

A Fox Watches Over the Data Hen House

October 5, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Board Member Nick Melvoin got caught manipulating data for the benefit of the charter school industry. He now oversees the LAUSD’s data-driven efforts.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, Continuous Improvement Data Committee, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, School Performance Framework, SPF

The California Charter School Association Purposefully Puts Students In Danger

September 30, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

For almost a century, the Field Act has successfully protected public school students from earthquake damage. Charter schools are exempt.

Filed Under: Charter Schools Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, Earthquake, Earthquake Safetly, Field Act, Student Safety

Now In the Minority, A School Board Member Changes His Tune

September 27, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

In the majority, charter school supporters had little respect for the minority. With the roles switched, Nick Melvoin demands collaboration.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, School Boards, Uncategorized Tagged With: Austin Beutner, California Charter School Association, CCSA, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, Ref Rodriguez, Steve Zimmer

Manipulating Data for the Benefit of Charter Schools

September 17, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Instead of providing parents with information, The School Performance Framework (SPF) was doctored to serve the needs of the charter school industry.

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, School Performance Framework, Speak Up, SPF

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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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