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The District’s Deaf Ears

December 29, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

Shut up! Sit down!” -Ben Stern Under Bennett Kaser’s leadership, the LAUSD’s Budget, Facilities and Audit (BFA) Committee exposed details of John Deasy’s iPad program that helped lead to the former Superintendent’s resignation. Kayser was rewarded for his efforts with a campaign to unseat him that was heavily funded by the California Charters School Association […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bennett Kayser, Budget, Facilities and Audit Committee, LAUSD, Office of General Counsel, Ref Rodriguez

The Learning Curve of the LAUSD Shutdown

December 19, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

I as Superintendent am not going to take the chance with the life of a student.” -Ramon C. Cortines In hindsight it is easy to look at the threat that was e-mailed to LAUSD Board members and say that the District overreacted by shutting down the schools for the day. Monday morning quarterbacks have the […]

Filed Under: LAUSD Tagged With: LAUSD, LAUSD Shutdown, Mónica García, threat assessment

We Are United: Why Missouri’s Proposed Bill Restricting Student-Athletes’ Free Speech Is Unconstitutional

December 17, 2015 by K12NN Site Admin

By Adam Juratovac Adam is an attorney, founder of AthletesLTD, and Team Captain of Team On 3. He advocates for athetes’ rights on the field and in the classroom through AthletesLTD’s academic and life skill programs.  FOLLOW ME: TWITTER: @JVACATTACK IG: @JVACATTACK FACEBOOK: @JVACATTACK   Earlier this year I wrote about athletes’ free speech, particularly their right to show support for […]

Filed Under: Athletics, Free Speech, State Education Law Tagged With: Higher Ed, Mizzou

Controlling Information

December 14, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.” -Atifete Jahjaga During the last Budget, Facilities and Audit Committee meeting […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Uncategorized Tagged With: Accountability, California Public Records Act, Facilities and Audit Committee, LAUSD, LAUSD Budget, LAUSD Charter School Division, parent engagement

The LAUSD Board Strikes Out

December 7, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

Fix our Public Schools, don't Privatize!

Resolved, That the LAUSD Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles opposes the Broad Foundation plan and all initiatives that present a strategy designed to serve some students and not all students -Scott Schmerelson When a leaked copy of Eli Broad’s Great Public Schools Now Initiative was published by the Los Angeles Times, […]

Filed Under: Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: charter schools, Eli Broad, Great Public Schools Now, LAUSD, Scott Schmerelson

Parents’ Guide To Charter Schools: How Do They Work?

November 25, 2015 by K12NN Site Admin

By Name Withheld for job-security reasons First, a note: Are charter schools public schools? I describe them as private schools run with public money. The charter sector will insist that they’re public schools when it suits them and insist that they’re not public schools when it suits them. The common term for non-charter public schools […]

Filed Under: Big Ed, Charter Schools, School closures, School Districts, School Vouchers

Saving Money by Shortchanging a Special Education

November 22, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

“For 13 years [we have] known what we should do for Special Education and we have ignored it as a district.” -Ramon C. Cortines, LAUSD Superintendent It cannot be denied that Special Education costs a lot of money. In fact, the Independent Financial Review Panel says that it “is one of the fastest growing parts […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Uncategorized Tagged With: Independent Financial Review Panel, LAUSD, Mainstreaming, Special Education

Saving Summer?

November 10, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

“Your Voice Counts.” -LAUSD When a LAUSD bureaucrat says that the District will call parents before a phone survey begins so that they will know when to “wait for the phone call,” it becomes apparent how little touch the bureaucracy has with reality. The J. F. Kennedy High School Theatre was more empty than full […]

Filed Under: LAUSD Tagged With: LAUSD, Parental Engagement, School Calendar, Summer Vacation

Tax Spending Without Representation

November 1, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

“Charter schools allow parents, teachers and the community to transform our public school system.” -California Charter School Association As Eli Broad prepares to implement his plan “to reach 50 percent charter market share” within the LAUSD, now is the time for Angelenos to begin asking what this privately controlled system would look like. While Broad […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, Los Angeles, Profiteering, Uncategorized Tagged With: Charter School Governance, Eli Broad, Granada Hills Charter High School, Jose Cole-Gutierrez, LAUSD Charter School Division

An Attempt At Engagement Falls Flat

October 25, 2015 by Carl J. Petersen

“The best way to predict the future is to create it” Steve Zimmer and George McKenna made clear where their loyalties lie when they joined Monica Garcia and Ref Rodriguez to block public access to the finalists in the search for a new Superintendent. At the October 13th Board meeting, Monica Ratliff proposed a resolution […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Uncategorized, vet the Supe Tagged With: Board of education, LAUSD Superintendent, Parental Engagement, Steve Zimmer

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