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California Senate Candidate Alison Hartson on Education

May 31, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

We need to democratize our schools, not privatize them, giving educators, parents, and students more of a say in their school’s decisions.” – Alison Hartson California is firmly blue. Not only did the state’s voters provide 8.75 million votes for Hillary Clinton, all statewide offices are held by Democrats along with majorities of both houses […]

Filed Under: Elections, Los Angeles Tagged With: 2018 Elections, Alison Hartson, Dianne Feinstein, Senate

CA-25 House Candidates on Education Issues

May 30, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

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. […]

Filed Under: Elections, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: CA25, Jess Phoenix, Katie Hill, Steve Knight

CA-30 House Candidate Jon Pelzer on Education

May 28, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

Yes, we definitely need to take a closer look at charter schools and a moratorium would give us the time needed to collect data, research and share successful practices” – Jon Pelzer When I approached CA-30 Representative Brad Sherman for an endorsement in my first school board race, he asked who I was running against. […]

Filed Under: Elections, Los Angeles Tagged With: Brad Sherman, California Primary Election, Jon Pelzer, Mark Reed

Was the Public Deceived in the LAUSD Superintendent Search?

May 20, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

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 […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards, Uncategorized Tagged With: Austin Beutner, East Area Progressive Democrats, LAUSD, Scott Schmerelson, Vivian

Complaint Alleges LAUSD Board Violated the Brown Act

May 12, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

None of you should be making all these decisions in private and without the input of the public.” – Former LAUSD Board Member, Jackie Goldberg In 1953, the California legislature declared that “the people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, School Boards Tagged With: Austin Beutner, Brown Act, Dr. George McKenna, East Area Progressive Democrats, Jackie Goldberg, LAUSD, Scott Schmerelson

Looking at the California Governor’s Race From an Education Perspective

May 9, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

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 […]

Filed Under: Elections, Uncategorized Tagged With: Antonio Villaraigosa, California Governor, Delaine Eastin, Gavin Newsom, John Chiang, John Deasy, Josh Jones

Austin Beutner Hired As LAUSD’s New Superintendent Without Public Input

May 3, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

I am especially addressing those who have been expressing their frustration with the lack of transparency during the last ten days, when every member of the Board knew that decision had already been made while pretending to be maintaining an open mind toward all the candidates who were deemed finalists.” – LAUSD Board Member, Scott […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Austin Beutner, Brown Act, LAUSD, Scott Schmerelson

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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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