All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
The Trumpification of the 2020 Election
Political campaigns have always bent the truth. In the Age of Trump, the lies don’t even have to make sense as long as they vilify the opponent.
LAUSD School Board Candidate Silke Bradford: An ‘F’ on Charter School Oversight
The former Director of the Charter School Office for LA County refuses to provide insight into the renewal of the North Valley Military Institute.
LAUSD District 3 Endorsement — Lifetime Educator Scott Schmerelson
The incumbent has a record of improving opportunities for children and is a far better choice than the charter profiteer or the inexperienced parent.
The Children Are Left Behind in LAUSD School Board Race
As the California Charter School Association and their allies spend millions on negative ads, education issues are swept aside.
Disregarding the Needs of the LAUSD’s Most Vulnerable Students
First and foremost, our students with disabilities are general ed students…All of them.” – Anthony Aguilar, LAUSD Chief of Special Education The end of 2019 brought a conclusion to the Chanda Smith consent decree and its modification. For the first time in over a generation, the delivery of special education services within the LAUSD is […]
LAUSD Candidate Elizabeth Badger Responds
The Board District 3 candidate has demanded a retraction to the candidate profile that was written about her.
LAUSD District 3 Election: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Five years ago Scott Schmerelson unexpectedly toppled a charter industry-backed incumbent. In 2020, these forces hope to seek revenge.
LAUSD Candidate Profile: Elizabeth Badger
This is the last of two articles profiling the candidates running to represent the residents of LAUSD’s Board District 3.
LAUSD Candidate Profile: Scott Schmerelson
This is the first of two articles profiling the candidates running to represent the residents of LAUSD’s Board District 3.