A quick flashback of the other stories that I covered during 2020:
- January
Disregarding the Needs of the LAUSD's Most Vulnerable Students: The head of Special Education declares that ALL kids are general education students leaving out those with severe intellectual disabilities.
- February
LAUSD District 3 Endorsement Lifetime Educator Scott Schmerelson: The incumbent has a record of improving opportunities for children and is a better choice than the charter profiteer or the inexperienced parent.
LAUSD District 7 Endorsement Parent Patricia Castellanos: Castellanos' experience will bring a unique voice to a board that currently lacks a parent whose child attends any of the district's schools.
- March
Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin: All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their LAUSD school board elections, but two will face run-offs in November.
- April
Did A School Board Candidate Accept An Illegal Campaign Contribution? Complaint filed with the Ethics Commission alleges that reducing Marilyn Koziatek's job responsibilities without a salary reduction violates the law.
Is There An Acceptable Level Of Anti-Semitism? Charter school industry promoter, Ben Austin, says we should ignore ads in an LAUSD School Board race that he admits were anti-Semitic.
- May
For The Children? A bitter email from a former candidate highlights what happens when politics becomes about winning and losing instead of doing "good work."
- June
Selling Beaudry: A Step In The Right Direction Or More Of The Same? The LAUSD headquarters building is a symbol of the vast bureaucracy that leaves stakeholders feeling detached. A sale will compound the problem.
The Attempted Assassination Of A Public School District: After losing re-election, former board member, Caprice Young, supported by the charter school industry, went on to profit from the failures she herself set in motion.
- July
The American Education System Strains Under The Weight Of An Expanded Mission: Trump's push to force children back into classrooms during a pandemic is the latest example of how schools have become the social safety net.
- August
From The Person Who Brought You Common Core: Ignoring his failed record as Obama's Secretary of Education, LAUSD board candidate Marilyn Koziatek accepts Arne Duncan's endorsement.
The Myth Of Charter Schools And Local Control: LAUSD School Board candidate Marilyn Koziatek says schools need to listen to parents. Shouldn't this start at the school she helps to lead?
- September
A Private School Flaunts The Law To Keep Its Doors Open: The education gap between the rich and poor widens as Heritage Christian School ignores orders that say all schools are supposed to be closed.
Sabotage In The Classroom? Do a series of actions by those seeking to privatize public education represent an attempt to destabilize the schools they seek to destroy?
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