The parcel tax will help provide the funds to give Los Angeles students the schools they deserve. But Charter schools will also get a cut.
The Voters Have Spoken (Again). Is the LAUSD Listening?
With an overwhelming victory in the general election, Jackie Goldberg has earned the right to be seated immediately on the Board of Education.
LAUSD Board Delays Vote on Cutting Public Speaking Time
LAUSD Board member Nick Melvoin’s plan to change the Board rules was pulled from the agenda at the last minute. It will now be heard at a Board meeting in June.
The LAUSD School Board’s Secret Committee
LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia and Vice-President Nick Melvoin both make reference to a Rules Committee that has not held any public meetings. Where is the transparency?
The LAUSD’s Revolving Door Continues
Board President Monica Garcia announces her run for City Council. Once again she puts her personal aspirations above the children of Los Angeles.
L.A. Schools’ Superintendent Attempts a Coup
Austin Beutner gets caught actively keeping information from some of his bosses on the School Board. What is he hiding?
The LAUSD Superintendent’s Web of Deceit
The newly revealed lobbying contract with Sebastian Ridley-Thomas isn’t Beutner’s first dance with scandal-plagued former state assemblyman.
The Winners and Losers of the LAUSD Strike
In a School District currently defined by the fight between public education and privatization, both sides put everything on the line. Was it worth it?
Austin Beutner Must Go
As the LAUSD strike drags on it is abundantly clear that the only way to bring an end to the chaos is to fire the Superintendent.
Lowering Class Size: If Not Now, When?
If current and past members of the LAUSD School Board have called for lower class sizes, why are they battling their union on the issue?