“[C]harter schools with privately appointed boards do not represent the public but make decisions about how public funds are spent…” — NAACP Wendy Carrillo is an enemy of public education. Carrillo is a contributing “network member” of the right-wing Education Post, an anti-public education and pro-privatization outfit funded by the Walton Family Foundation and other […]
Some noteable Los Angeles Education events for January and February
Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig to speak truth to TFA power EngagED event featuring Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an award-winning professor who has conducted research on Teach for America at Stanford University and the National Educational Policy Center. Dr. Vasquez Heilig will be speaking on a panel with 2 TFA alumni and a current TFA corps […]
Getting Back To LAUSD: Careful Choices
Guest post by Ellen Lubic, Executive Director of Joining Forces 4Ed. She also contributes to DianeRavitch.net’s blog community. The voting public showed their opinions about the Torlakson v. Tuck race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction by electing by a healthy margin, the incumbent, a former teacher, Tom Torlakson, and they rejected soundly the Wall […]
Why Marshall Tuck, Candidate for State Superintendent of Schools, Is The Wrong Choice
By Cheryl Ortega, Director of Bilingual Education, UTLA (United Teachers of Los Angeles). Cheryl Ortega taught for 38 years in kindergarten and primary education bilingual programs in LAUSD. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of UTLA as Director of Bilingual Education. I became acquainted with Mr. Tuck in 2008, the first year of the […]
K12NN Open Government Initiative: Public Records Requests of the LAUSD iPad Requests For Proposals (RFP)
This is what we at K12NN do: we prod traditional corporate-owned media to rise to a higher level of investigative journalism when it comes to putting the public good and the well-being of public education front and center. Last fall, when the iPad story was first reported in the major Los Angeles-area news outlets, the […]
Melendez Choice By Mayor Garcetti Only Deepens Questions Surrounding His Education Agenda
UPDATED, August 23, 2013: The OC Register reports that Melendez did not in fact file for retirement upon leaving Santa Ana Unified School District. This is despite her own blog post on her retirement, which cites wanting to spend more time with her aged parents as a reason for her early departure. Why the conflicting […]
Op-Ed: Mayor’s Education Appointment Presents Pivotal Opportunity
By Karen Wolfe, special to K12NN. She is a public school parent and member of the Venice Neighborhood Council Education Committee Rumors that Mayor Garcetti will appoint Thelma Melendez to be his education deputy are causing grave concern among public school parents. In making this appointment, the Mayor should follow his creed to lead by […]
MUST READ: An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools
Reposted with permission from SoCalMom.net. Dear Matt Damon: It has come to my attention that you and your family are moving to Los Angeles. As a lifelong Angeleno (with Massachusetts roots), I want to welcome you to our complicated city. Our diversity, energy and culture are equal to what you’re used to in New York […]
California Public School News Updates
[wp_rss_multi_importer category=”2″] Related articles Parent Trigger in California: False Promises and Failure Fiscal Showdown & Reduced Federal Spending on Education? We Say Kids, Not Cuts February 25 & 26, 2013: The Annual California PTA Legislative Conference (Teacher Evaluations) February 25 & 26, 2013: The Annual California PTA Legislative Conference […]
Community Schools, An Untapped Resource: A March 18, 2013 Convening
By Deb McCurdy, Special to K12NN On March 18, 2013, public education advocates, administrators, school board members, school administrators, non-profit organizations and philanthropists convened at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The event followed from a discussion a group of First District CA PTA delegates had with State Senator Carol Liu’s staff on state […]