It is the responsibility of the school to follow the law and its authorizer to ensure this is done to the extent possible.“ – Debra Duardo, Superintendent Los Angeles County Office of Education Last November, the LAUSD rejected the North Valley Military Institute’s (NVMI) charter renewal. As allowed by California law, the school appealed the […]
A Charter School Cheats, LAUSD Sleeps
Existing law prohibits a pupil enrolled in school from being required to pay a fee, deposit, or other charge not specifically authorized by law.“ – California AB 1575 The North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) is no stranger to the LAUSD’s Charter School Division (CSD). Just last November, the CSD recommended to the District’s Board that […]
CA-25 House Candidates on Education Issues
That Steve Knight is vulnerable to defeat in his re-election campaign is widely known.” – Santa Clarita Gazette With the GOP staring down a blue wave in November, the numbers are not working in favor of CA-25’s Steve Knight. While the district was once solidly Republican, Democrats had 3,000 more registered voters in 2016. […]
Was the Public Deceived in the LAUSD Superintendent Search?
Is this for real?” – LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson When the East Area Progressive Democrats filed a complaint with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office regarding alleged violations of California’s Brown Act, LAUSD Board member Scott Schmerelson’s Public Statement was used as Exhibit A. In releasing this document, Schmerelson exposed that the Board had […]
Looking at the California Governor’s Race From an Education Perspective
Budgets are statements of values, and it is inexcusable to me that California is number one in per prisoner spending, and number 41 in per pupil spending” – Candidate Delaine Eastin It has been almost four years since John Deasy was forced to resign from the LAUSD after a failed $1.3 billion iPad program and […]
Parents Left In The Dark About Charter Schools
Under the current rules of the LAUSD, “a charter school [is] required to notify all parents, guardians and teachers in writing within 72 hours when the District issues a Notice of Violations…and that the notification include the District’s rationale for the action”. However, no such notification was made after a Notice of Violation was issued […]
Who Gave Permission
It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” – Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Granada Hills Charter High School has used its student-run newspaper to announce that its “Devonshire campus will open as a transitional kindergarten through eighth-grade school starting in the fall semester of 2019.” The article declared that “there is […]
Finding Hope in Florida
If the shooter in Parkland, Florida had been named Mohamad, we can be sure that Donald Trump would have immediately taken to Twitter in an effort to use the tragedy as proof for the need of his Muslim ban. If instead, it was Jesus or Jose, the subject of those Tweets would have been his […]
Charters: Public Schools or Private Businesses?
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to do both of the following: (a) Ensure that charter school governance is transparent. (b) Ensure that monitoring and oversight of charter schools are conducted to protect the public interest.” -California AB 1478 As recipients of public funding, one would expect that organizations running […]
LAUSD Board Set to Consider “Holding GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter” Resolution
It’s hard to light a candle, easy to curse the dark instead” – Nightwish In order to prevent charter schools from discouraging parents from enrolling children with special education needs, the Office of the Independent Monitor required that the District prohibit them from asking for any special education paperwork prior to enrollment. As originally pointed […]