“Fraud is a feature of deregulation, not a bug. When no one is looking, some people steal. Not everyone steals, but many do. That is why Ohio, Florida, Michigan, and California are scamming taxpayers.” — Professor Diane Ravitch The vile poverty pimps and privatization pushers of the lucrative charter school industry were infuriated when John […]
Sunday, November 23, 2014: Two ways to support Ethnic Studies supporter Bennet Kayser!
Sunday (Nov 23) Echo Parque for Bennett Kayser Precinct Walking https://www.facebook.com/events/556087097859768/ Join me, Robert D. Skeels, as we gather signatures for the Honorable Bennett Kayser to qualify for the ballot. Kayser’s sponsorship was a key factor in the recently passed Ethnic Studies for #LAUSD requirement resolution, and he has been a force for progressive change […]
The Network for Public Education Endorses Historic Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement for LAUSD
“Remember that consciousness is power” — Kochiyama Yuri The Network for Public Education just released the following in support of ethnicstudiesnow‘s historic resolution to make the successful completion of an A-G approved Ethnic Studies course a high school graduation requirement in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD): As the President and Executive Director of […]
UTLA Bilingual Education Committee PSA: LAU V. NICHOLS
40th Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision on Rights of Linguistic Minorities In 1974, the attorneys for Kenny Lau and 1800 Chinese speaking students sued the San Francisco School District on the grounds that these students were not receiving equal access to an education by virtue of their inability to comprehend English. The unanimous decision […]
40th Anniversary of Lau v. Nichols Decision: A National Conference on the Rights of Linguistic Minorities
40th Anniversary of Lau v. Nichols Decision: A National Conference on the Rights of Linguistic Minorities
August 20, 2013 LAUSD School Board Meeting Notes
By Karen Wolfe, LAUSD parent leader. Special to K12NN Parent Watch: Some notes on yesterday’s LA School Board happenings Parent representatives met with the Mayor’s office last week to express our concerns about the appointment of Melendez de Santa Ana. We pointed out that her political views and policy agenda conflict with the parents’ agenda, […]
Local Control Funding Formula — A View From SoCal
By Deb McCurdy, special to K12NN and reposted with permission. Students throughout California are finally getting some relief. A few weeks ago, the state legislature reached a compromise on the 2013-2014 budget, which also includes a plan for future K-12 public education funding, and Governor Brown has signed it. The compromise budget provides for about […]
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 […]
Why Rahm Does Not Care About the Kids in Chicago
Chicago leads the country in the number of murders of any major city. Our mayor continues to ignore this fact and go ahead with funding and building new parks that cost $55 million downtown and a new river walk downtown that costs $100 million. My students on the South Side of the city live in […]
Chicago Teachers Strike: Why I'm On Strike & What I'm Telling My Family and Friends
As the strike makes national news I am finding along with many teachers that many people are weighing in on the strike who really have no idea what is going on and are basing their opinions off a 2 minute news clip. Here are the talking points and explanation I will share with my family. […]