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The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Monica Garcia

January 31, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Please list your top 4 priorities for the elective office you are seeking. “1. Increase graduation Increase 3rd grade reading Reduce suspensions Reduce drop-outs” – Monica Garcia There are many challenges facing the LAUSD. As an example, just last month the District warned state and county officials that it “may not be able to meet […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: DIstrict 2, John Deasy, LAUSD, Mónica García

Employees of Charter Group Raided By FBI Among Funders of Mónica García’s Campaign

January 26, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Federal agents raided the offices of a network of Los Angeles charter schools Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of fraud and fiscal mismanagement.” – Los Angeles Times, 1/25/17 Exempting charters “from many of the regulations that govern traditional schools” was supposed to be a way to remove barriers to innovation. Unfortunately, […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Celerity, Celerity Educational Group, Diana Macias, Grace Canada, Mónica García, Montalvo Saucedo, Vielka McFarlane

A Failing Charter Gets a Pass

January 19, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

We cannot truly have the impact charters were intended to have – to reinvent public education – if we do not close those charters that have demonstrated an inability to meet the challenge of excellence and chronically underperform.” – California Charter School Association (CCSA) According to the statistics provided by the CCSA, View Park Middle […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, Dr. George McKenna, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD CSD, Mónica García, Ref Rodriguez, Richard Vladovic, View Park Middle School, View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle School

The Long Shadow of John Deasy

January 10, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana It has been more than two years since LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy was forced to resign in disgrace. Unfortunately, the legacy that he has left for the District’s students echoes into the present day. After spending at least $189 million on […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, iPad, John Deasy, Mark Geragos, MiSiS, Mónica García, Steve Zimmer

LAUSD Schools Face Bankruptcy While Charters Cheat on Admissions

January 9, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Through admissions policies that exclude vulnerable students by erecting various barriers to entry, charter schools have the potential to create a two-tiered system of public education.” – ACLU and Public Advocates The LAUSD Charter School Division (CSD) says that “a review of charter school pre- and post-enrollment forms is part of our oversight process”.  It […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Charter School Accountability, Charter School Admissions, ECRCHS, El Camino Real Charter High School, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, LAUSD, LAUSD Charter School Division

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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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