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Charter Schools Vs. Public School Students

August 9, 2019 by Carl J. Petersen

Transparency is key.” – CCSA Email marked “Confidential” The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is not always a welcoming place for a person who needs accommodations. According to a report released on October 25, 2017, a child with a physical disability would be unable to enter through the main entrance of one-fifth of the […]

Filed Under: Charter Schools, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Charter School Association, CCSA, David Holmquist, LAUSD, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nick Melvoin, PRA, Proposition 39, Special Education

Aiding and Abetting the Killing of an Open Government

June 13, 2018 by Carl J. Petersen

And I would have made millions if it hadn’t been for you meddling kids.” – Villain caught by Mystery, Inc. With multiple open investigations into alleged violations of the Brown Act, it is clear that the LAUSD School Board needs a refresher course on how this law works. According to LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin, […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Brown Act, David Holmquist, LAUSD, Nick Melvoin, Scott Schmerelson

The People’s School Board?

August 21, 2017 by Carl J. Petersen

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” – The First Amendment Apparently, the Bill of Rights is […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles Tagged With: Accountability, David Holmquist, First Amendment, LAUSD, Mónica García, Ref Rodriguez

LAUSD Law

July 14, 2016 by Carl J. Petersen

The 14-year-old student “went to a motel in which she engaged in voluntary consensual sex with her teacher. Why shouldn’t she be responsible for that?” – W. Keith Wyatt, representing the LAUSD The LAUSD’s Office of the General Counsel (GC) employs a legal staff whose mission is to “provide effective and proactive legal advice and […]

Filed Under: LAUSD, Los Angeles, Parents Tagged With: David Holmquist, Eric Ortiz, LAUSD, LAUSD Office of the General Counsel, Littler Mendelson PC, Office of the General Counsel, Vanderford & Ruiz, W. Keith Wyatt

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Federal Policy

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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