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A Very Different Definition of Choice

December 3, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Further, as the CSD is aware, iGranada is a well-designed independent study option, wherein most students are on campus daily, actively engaged in 1-on-1 and group learning.” – Brian Bauer, GHCHS The inclusion of a statement in each independent study agreement that independent study is an optional educational alternative in which no pupil may be […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Charter Accountability, GHC, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, iGranda, LAUSD, NAACP

Means, Motive, and Opportunity: Forcing the LAUSD School Board to Hold GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter

August 28, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Charter schools may not enact admissions requirements or other barriers to enrollment and must admit all students who apply, just as traditional public schools cannot turn away students.” – ACLU On Tuesday, August 23, 2017, I made a third presentation to the LAUSD School Board about the enrollment practices of Granada Hills Charter High School […]

Filed Under: Call to Action, Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Accountability, bankruptcy, Charter Accountability, GHCHS, Granada Hills Charter High School, Holding GHCHS Accountable to Their Charter, LAUSD, Special Education

A Charter School Violates Student Privacy to Shame Parents Into Volunteering

June 18, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

When work is required, it’s not voluntary. It’s wrong and unlawful to punish a child for what his or her parents can’t or won’t do.” – Hilary Hammell, Public Advocates attorney In return for their receipt of public funding, charter organizations are not allowed to charge parents and guardians any type of fees for their […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alliance, alliance college ready public [sic] schools, Charter, Charter Accountability, LAUSD, Parent Volunteer Hours, Public Advocates

The Politics of Retribution

May 15, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

“A plan for ensuring best and fair practices for charter operators, including results that indicate positive impacts on the achievement gap, inclusion of all students, fair labor practices, and parent engagement practices.” -Steve Zimmer, 11/13/12 Betsy Devos, Eli Broad, and Michael Bloomberg have spent millions of dollars pushing to privatize our public schools with disastrous […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, Elections, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, Charter Accountability, Nick Melvoin, Steve Zimmer

Charter Principal Gets Caught Engaging in Financial Shenanigans and is Punished with a $215K Payout

December 14, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

Ex-charter school chief gets $215K after resigning in wake of spending controversy” – Los Angeles Daily News, 11/30/16 The administration at El Camino Real Charter High School (ECRCHS) admits that David Fehte charged “more than $6,000” in personal charges on his school-issued credit card. An investigation by the Los Angeles Daily News found that “over […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Charter Accountability, David Fehte, El Camino Real Charter High School, LAUSD Charter School Division, LAUSD CSD

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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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