One charter school cancels its plans to open while another has its records seized by the feds. Both schools have drained badly needed funds from LAUSD students.
Op-Ed: Mayor’s Education Appointment Presents Pivotal Opportunity
By Karen Wolfe, special to K12NN. She is a public school parent and member of the Venice Neighborhood Council Education Committee Rumors that Mayor Garcetti will appoint Thelma Melendez to be his education deputy are causing grave concern among public school parents. In making this appointment, the Mayor should follow his creed to lead by […]
Community Schools, An Untapped Resource: A March 18, 2013 Convening
By Deb McCurdy, Special to K12NN On March 18, 2013, public education advocates, administrators, school board members, school administrators, non-profit organizations and philanthropists convened at the California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles. The event followed from a discussion a group of First District CA PTA delegates had with State Senator Carol Liu’s staff on state […]