This is the third in a series of articles profiling the candidates who are seeking to replace Dr. Vladovic in LAUSD’s Board District 7.
The LAUSD’s 2019 Report Card
There were huge changes in the last year for the second largest school district in the country. A look back at some of the major events…
Using Students with Severe Special Education Needs As Lab Rats In An Education “Reform” Experiment
Was LAUSD’s plan to limit accessibility to Special Education Centers in the best interests of the students who needed those services?
Special Education Program at Fairfax High School Is Safe For Now
Nick Melvoin’s plan to displace a school for students with special needs is temporarily delayed. Will the other LAUSD board members fight to save it?
A School Board Member’s Latest Attack on Special Education
Nick Melvoin’s plans for an exclusive new middle school include displacing children with special education needs from Fairfax High School.
Charter School Industry’s Data Plan Goes Bust
The School Performance Framework (SPF) written by those who would like to privatize public education has been revoked by the LAUSD board with a 6-1 vote.
Caught in a Venn Diagram in “Progressive” West Hollywood
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?
When Facts Get In The Way, Change Them
The information age should have held truth to power. Instead, politicians from a school board member to the president just create new realities.
Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement On Others?
Nick Melvoin has put the interests of the charter school industry over the LAUSD students he is supposed to represent. Should this disqualify him from reviewing district employees?
How Do You Rank The Value Of A School?
While the charter school industry continues to push for a Yelp-like rating of schools, LAUSD parents support the effort to fight back.