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Carl Petersen is a parent, an advocate for students with special education needs, an elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, a member of the LAUSD's CAC, and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD's District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, the Network for Public Education (NPE) Action endorsed him, and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a "strong supporter of public schools." For links to his blogs, please visit www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com. Opinions are his own.
Carl Petersen is a father of five, including two daughters who are on the autism spectrum. His involvement in education issues began when the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) refused to provide services that his daughters' teachers agreed they needed. It was then that his family was forced to sue the District.
At the end of two days of mediation at the District's headquarters, he turned to his wife, Nicole, and said: "somebody has to change this." His wife replied, "What about you?" He accepted the challenge and has run twice for a position on the LAUSD School Board. His platforms included advocacy for special education issues and strong support for public education. In his last election he was endorsed by Americans for Democratic Action Southern California, SFV/NELA Chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Network for Public Education (NPE) Action, a group co-founded by Dr. Diane Ravitch.
When Carl is not working or engaging in activism, he enjoys hanging out at theme parks with his family. He took his oldest daughter to Woodstock '94 when she was two and used to play in several local bands. If he is at his home in Northridge, California, there is a dog at his feet and he is probably writing one of his blogs which have been published in OpEdNews, Medium, Patch, and K-12 News Network.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, March 12, 2018 Three Headlines That Got Buried Last Week
If the presidency were not defined by chaos, these stories would have been front page news. Under Trump, you probably missed them.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, January 1, 2018 If Money Continues to Talk, We're Screwed
We the people need to stand up to the legalized bribery that corrupts our democracy from our school boards all the way to the White House.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, February 16, 2018 Finding Hope in Florida
Has the NRA met its match as teenagers fight back against "thoughts and prayers" instead of action against gun violence?
(25 comments) SHARE Saturday, May 27, 2017 The Conman-In-Chief and His Unshakable Fans
Trump's cult-like following is undeterred as he stumbles through the early stages of his presidency, leaving chaos in his wake.
(8 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 13, 2017 Indivisible?
Are we witnessing the failure of the American experiment or a continuation of the status quo?
SHARE Monday, June 7, 2021 School Board President Misleads A Government Body
In an appearance before the Reseda Neighborhood Council, Kelly Gonez deflects blame for refusing to allow Parent Engagement Committee meetings.
SHARE Monday, October 3, 2022 Done With Public Transportation In Los Angeles
After getting stranded at Union Station following a concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum I cannot trust our city's post-COVID transit systems.
SHARE Monday, December 18, 2017 An Administration Built on Black is white
While 1984 was written as a cautionary tale, Trump's GOP seems to view it as a training manual. The elimination of Net Neutrality provides one example.
(10 comments) SHARE Thursday, June 20, 2019 The High Cost of the Trump Presidency
America was already bitterly divided when Trump became the 45th occupant of the Oval Office. Then he threw kerosene on the fire.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, February 16, 2019 Sometimes It Is All About the Benjamins
While the establishment tries to distract with false charges of anti-Semitism, Ilhan Omar's attack was actually against money in politics.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, April 28, 2017 The First 100 Days: Trump Builds His Wall
Truth has been the victim as political discourse has shifted from competing ideologies to alternate versions of reality.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Rules? Where we're going we don't need"rules.
The President of the largest publicly elected School Board in the country is hauled into court and his excuses should sound very familiar to those following charter schools.
(11 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 12, 2022 School Board Races Are Too Close To Call
As the charter school industry tries to hold control of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board, just a few hundred votes separate the candidates in both races.
SHARE Monday, June 11, 2018 Lessons From A Tweet Gone Viral
Trump's commutation of Alice Johnson's sentence caused me to reflect on Obama's presidency. In return, I received an earful of opinions.
SHARE Monday, December 5, 2022 The Charter School Industry Loses Control of School Board
Despite spending millions on Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) elections, supporters of charter schools no longer have the votes to prevent oversight of these schools.
(23 comments) SHARE Friday, July 8, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter
If you believe that "all lives matter", then you also need to demand answers to the questions asked by activists from the black community.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 28, 2018 School Board Set to Consider Holding a Charter School Accountable
Fourteen months into the fight over enrollment practices, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board will take up the issue of a charter school discouraging the enrollment of those with special needs at a February committee meeting.
(43 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 30, 2018 Sex, Lies, and Hypocrisy: Kavanaugh's Glass House
Should we hold the indignant SCOTUS nominee to the same standards that he applied to Bill Clinton as part of Kenneth Star's team?
SHARE Friday, September 16, 2022 School Board Candidate Engages With The Community
While his opponent is courting the establishment, Marvin Rodriguez is listening to his neighbors during weekly meetups at neighborhood parks.
SHARE Friday, November 29, 2019 The GOP Must Really Hate Mike Pence
Contrary to the Republican talking point, impeachment will not put Hillary Clinton in the White House.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, July 8, 2018 WANTED: A Resister-In-Chief
Traditionally, former presidents are supposed to stay out of the way of their successors. That was in a world before Trump.
SHARE Friday, January 27, 2023 Jackie Goldberg Named LAUSD Board President
The Los Angeles School Board finally selects the member with the most legislative experience to lead it through what can be a year of change.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 26, 2015 Who Harvested the Conservative Brain?
Carly Fiorina moves ahead in the polls by proving that she knows how to cling to a lie.
SHARE Monday, May 21, 2018 Was the Public Deceived in School District's Superintendent Search?
Los Angeles Unified School District Board member Scott Schmerelson provides information about how someone with no experience in education was picked to lead the country's second largest school district.
SHARE Saturday, June 3, 2023 School District Tries to Silence the Voices of SpEd Parents
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) forces the removal of a presentation of the proposed "Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD" resolution from the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) agenda.
SHARE Wednesday, September 27, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Forum: PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would these candidates protect students who are negatively affected when public schools are forced to share space with charter schools?
SHARE Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Winds Of Change Blow Into LAUSD Board Room
Dr. Rocio Rivas takes her oath of office, capping a years-long fight to represent public school parents on the Los Angeles School Board.
(24 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 18, 2015 The Buck Stops Where?
Trump exposes the Bush family's rewriting of 9/11 history and the refusal to accept responsibility.
(19 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 23, 2015 Outfoxed
Trump gives Fox "News" a chance to look in the mirror, and they do not seem to like what they see.
SHARE Friday, February 24, 2023 Still Waiting For The School Board To Take Action
The district's most vulnerable students deserve the reforms outlined in my proposed "Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD" resolution. It is time for the Board of Education to step up.
SHARE Thursday, June 15, 2023 Community College Board Delays Action on Charter School Lease
Despite attempts by the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) to rush the process, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) trustees will take time to make an informed decision.
(5 comments) SHARE Sunday, August 23, 2020 COVID By Numbers
Over 175,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. Trump supporters are still minimizing the threat. What do the numbers say?
SHARE Sunday, September 6, 2015 Battle Scarred Schools
The school rooms of my youth have lost their luster. How can the kids who learn there now have the same chances that I did?
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, June 28, 2018 A Charter School Cheats, LAUSD Sleeps
Where was the Los Angeles Unified School District's Charter School Division as the North Valley Military Institute charged students to attend summer school and broke labor law?
(23 comments) SHARE Thursday, July 28, 2022 Justice For Ashli Babbitt
Without the defeated president's "Big Lie" a mob would have never attacked the Capitol and Ashli Babbitt would still be alive. Trump needs to be held accountable for his actions.
SHARE Monday, June 5, 2023 Community College Board To Consider Lease To Charter School
To give its approval the Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) would have to ignore allegations of "illegal fiscal practices," sexual abuse, and mismanagement by the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) charter school.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Character Assassination in the First Degree
The LAUSD skips past "guilty until proven innocent" and uses "guilty before we have even finished our investigation".
SHARE Sunday, August 12, 2018 A Plan that Restores Democracy to the Second Largest School District
A plan by Current Board Member Scott Schmerelson would seat former Board Member Jackie Goldberg until a special election can be held. This would finally provide the stakeholders legitimate representation.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Truthiness and Trump's Presidential Campaign
Fact checkers take Hillary Clinton to task in the last debate of the year. Trump counters by adding to his own list of lies.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, April 13, 2018 Los Angeles Charter Schools Allowed to Write Their Own Rules
The charter industry is given exclusive representation in a working group that will write District Required Language that charters must follow in the country's second largest school district.
(14 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Guns Don't Kill People: Bullets Do
If the Second Amendment will not allow for common-sense gun control, let's turn guns into paperweights.
SHARE Tuesday, May 11, 2021 School Board President Responds To Criticism
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board President Kelly Gonez says that parents have enough of a voice while defending her decision to prevent the LAUSD Parent Engagement Committee from meeting.
SHARE Monday, July 25, 2022 Amway Calling
Is Amway heiress Betsy DeVos behind phone calls supporting the failed attempt to get the L.A. Democratic Party to endorse LAUSD School Board candidate Maria Brenes?
(14 comments) SHARE Saturday, October 12, 2019 Biden and Trump: Two Sides of the Same Corrupt Coin
Trump ignores the real corruption in the Hunter Biden case. Could this be because his own family is personally benefiting from the office he holds?
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 14, 2017 It Is Not Enough to Claim Inclusion
Mainstreaming of students with special education needs requires training, effort and a focus on student need.
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, November 27, 2015 A Real War on Christmas
I agree that there is a War on Christmas, I just think that FOX news is looking in the wrong place.
SHARE Saturday, October 27, 2018 Prop 13 and California's Education Failures
California State Superintendent of Education candidate Marshall Tuck receives support from the same people who limit education funding.
SHARE Thursday, May 31, 2018 CA-25 House Candidates on Education Issues
Jess Phoenix and Katie Hill answer questions about federal education policy as they seek to replace Republican incumbent Steve Knight.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, October 9, 2017 Broken Promises: Another Failing Charter Gets A Pass
Under the control of the Green Dot charter organization, Alain LeRoy Locke High still gets failing grades, but is renewed by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
SHARE Thursday, May 11, 2023 A Charter School Board Member says the Quiet Part Out Loud
With the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) fighting to survive, a suggestion was made to discard struggling students. Meanwhile, its Superintendent throws other charter schools under the bus.
SHARE Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Excluding Special Education
Confronted by evidence that the charter-school industry is not fully serving children with special-education needs, will the LAUSD act?
SHARE Monday, July 3, 2023 Purge Interrupted
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board pulls approval of the disputed Community Advisory Committee (CAC) roster from its agenda. Will the District use this delay to fix a broken Special Education system?
SHARE Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Maintaining Freedom is a Never-Ending Fight
"That all men are created equal" with the right to "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness" may be "self-evident," but it's not automatic.
SHARE Saturday, August 5, 2023 Another Candidate Declares In School Board Race
Elizabeth Badger, who proved herself to be unqualified for public office in the 2020 Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) election, is running again to replace incumbent Scott Schmerelson.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, November 30, 2015 "American Idiots"
Usually I fear the ideas that Republican Candidates bring to the table. As we approach 2016, I fear their base.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, June 29, 2020 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.
SHARE Sunday, June 11, 2023 And The Lesson Today Is How To Hate
With bigotry and anger on display, a group opposed to LGBTQ+ rights violently protest inclusiveness at a North Hollywood, California elementary school.
SHARE Thursday, September 14, 2023 Will The LAUSD Take on Its Parasite Problem?
A proposed resolution would institute a policy to protect public school students on campuses co-located with charter schools under PROP-39.
SHARE Sunday, August 25, 2019 Beating Trump to the Payroll Tax Punch
As recession fears threaten Trump's reelection, he signals another tax cut. Democrats should go first and bring fair relief to the working class.
SHARE Friday, September 29, 2017 Without Discussion a School Board Chooses a President
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board made Ref Rodriguez their president without properly vetting him. He is now facing felony charges. Would they make the same mistake again?
SHARE Saturday, September 2, 2023 Fifth Challenger Joins LAUSD School Board Race In BD3
LAUSD School Board candidate claims to be "an accomplished educator" but Raquel Villalta has excluded herself from the classroom by refusing to vaccinate against COVID.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Meet the Impotent Press
Chuck Todd's face to face interview of Donald Trump provides an example of a press that chooses access over journalism.
SHARE Monday, July 10, 2023 A Charter School And The Art Of Gaslighting
NVMI Superintendent Mark Ryan lies about the claims made by charter school students that they were subjected to "abhorrent child sex abuse."
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 10, 2016 Do the Right Thing?
In making excuses for their uncontrollable gas leak, Sempra Energy shows why government regulation is necessary.
SHARE Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Who Will Stand Up For The LAUSD's Most Vulnerable Students?
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parents must still negotiate IEPs without the protections outlined in the proposed "Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD" resolution.
SHARE Monday, September 28, 2015 Eli Broad's LAUSD?
Eli Broad and his fellow "reformers" announce their final push to replace public education in Los Angeles with a privately controlled district.
SHARE Sunday, September 29, 2019 The Hijacking of Special Education
The Chanda Smith consent decree should have helped every Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) student with special-education needs. Instead, it harmed the most vulnerable.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 11, 2020 It's Not Easy Being Green
Abandoned by the Democrats, I took the #DemExit and looked for a home in the Green Party. It did not work out as well as I had hoped.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, October 5, 2019 A Fox Watches Over the Data Hen-House
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Nick Melvoin got caught manipulating data for the benefit of the charter-school industry. He now oversees the district's data-driven efforts.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 27, 2018 Trump's Wall Hits the Popular Vote
Donald Trump's biggest failure may be his inability to recognize that a minority of Americans voted for his presidency.
SHARE Saturday, April 1, 2023 Another Shoe Drops In LAUSD Hacker Scandal
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) sends out a new round of letters informing parents and teachers that personal information was compromised in the Labor Day hack.
SHARE Monday, November 6, 2023 The LAUSD's Continued Assault On Special Education
Events in the past few weeks have highlighted shocking choices made by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) personnel that have hurt students requiring Special Education services.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, February 29, 2020 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.
SHARE Monday, May 29, 2023 Will LACOE Pull The Plug?
Even as NVMI implodes, its Board of Trustees lets the Superintendent act without proper oversight. Is Los Angeles County paying attention?
SHARE Thursday, July 28, 2016 (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Opt-Out)
Granada Hills Charter High School takes steps to comply with the law, but still refuses to respect the rights of parents to opt-out.
SHARE Wednesday, January 1, 2020 The LAUSD's 2019 Report Card
There were huge changes in the last year for the second largest school district in the country. A look back at some of the major events...
SHARE Sunday, March 12, 2023 The LAUSD Continues To Support Florida's March Towards Fascism
As Florida's Governor, Ron DeSantis, continues trampling over the First Amendment, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has yet to revoke its $6 million contract to bring these policies to Los Angeles.
SHARE Sunday, October 18, 2020 Ties to Anti-Gay and Anti-Abortion Groups Stain Record of School Board Candidate
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School board candidate Marilyn Koziatek's ties to groups promoting discrimination against LGBTQ people and families and to those defrauding and coercing pregnant women raises concerns about her fitness for office. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
(3 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Has Biden Thrown His Candidacy Under the Bus?
Obama's VP can't get out from under a 40-year-old issue without current relevance. Trump still manages to prove he is even more incompetent.
(17 comments) SHARE Monday, June 6, 2022 Women Are Going To Die
Overturning the protections provided by Roe will not eliminate the extreme desperation felt by some facing unplanned pregnancies.
SHARE Tuesday, June 27, 2023 The CAC Purge
The LAUSD recommends removing leaders of the CAC who included a proposal to assist students with Special Education needs on its agenda.
SHARE Sunday, November 5, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Forum: Special Education
Would these School Board candidates prioritize improving how the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) delivers required Special Education services to its most vulnerable students?
SHARE Thursday, November 14, 2019 Charter School Industry's Data Plan Goes Bust
The School Performance Framework (SPF) written by those who would like to privatize public education has been revoked by the LAUSD board with a 6-1 vote.
SHARE Saturday, August 11, 2018 Silly Parents, We'll Tell You What to Look For
If the Los Angeles Unified School District wants to create a way for parents to evaluate schools, shouldn't they ask parents to create the report card?
SHARE Friday, April 14, 2017 A Tale of Two School Districts
Successfully blocked by the Glendale Unified School District, a charter sets its sites on the "relative ease" of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, October 14, 2019 How Do You Rank The Value Of A School?
While the charter school industry continues to push for a Yelp-like rating of schools, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parents support the effort to fight back.
SHARE Thursday, January 16, 2020 LAUSD Candidate Profile: Tanya Franklin
This is the third in a series of articles profiling the candidates who are seeking to replace Dr. Vladovic in Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board District 7. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Saturday, June 1, 2019 Did Austin Beutner Sabotage Measure EE?
Opponents are spending over $1 million to defeat a parcel tax that will fund local education. Is the LAUSD Superintendent helping them?
SHARE Sunday, September 10, 2023 Metallica Wins Big at SoFi
Forty-one years into their career, Metallica showed no signs of mellowing during their two-night, record-breaking stop at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.
SHARE Sunday, January 26, 2020 LAUSD Candidate Profile: Elizabeth Badger
This is the last of two articles profiling the candidates running to represent the residents of Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board District 3.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, July 24, 2023 The Fight Against Bigotry Continues
There is pushback as the bigoted "parents" who staged violent anti-LGBTQ+ protests during Pride Month continue to spread hateful rhetoric.
SHARE Wednesday, January 19, 2022 The Race Begins In LAUSD Board District 2
For over a decade LAUSD Board Member Monica Garcia has ignored public school parents. They could regain their voice by electing Dr. Rocio Rivas to the Los Angeles school board.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, April 17, 2017 Above the Law?
A charter school asks its supporters to oppose a measure requesting stronger accountability for the charter industry. What are they trying to hide?
SHARE Sunday, April 30, 2023 A Dialogue about Public Education
Taking an opportunity to defend teachers and public education on a conservative radio show with hostility towards "government-run schools."
SHARE Sunday, July 18, 2021 LAUSD School Board Member To Seek Reelection
Months after the filing window opened, Nick Melvoin files to keep Los Angeles Board District 4's seat in the hands of the charter school industry.
SHARE Friday, November 8, 2019 When Facts Get In The Way, Change Them
The information age should have held truth to power. Instead, politicians from a school board member to the president just create new realities.
SHARE Tuesday, October 3, 2023 The Less-than-Helpful Honda Center
As my wife and I continue to navigate the challenges of her progressing disability, we learn that basic functions can result in humiliation.
SHARE Monday, November 6, 2017 Parents Against Accountability
If charter schools perform as well as their supporters allege, then why do they resist any attempt to hold a magnifying glass to their operations?
SHARE Friday, January 17, 2020 LAUSD Candidate Profile: Lydia Gutierrez
This is the last in a series of articles profiling the candidates who are seeking to replace Dr. Vladovic in Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board District 7.
SHARE Thursday, April 27, 2023 A School District's Broken Promise
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is set to shut down its highly regarded Primary Promise literacy program without any input from those who will be affected.
SHARE Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Controlled Crash Or Devastating Calamity?
Unable to secure a lease on LACCD's Mission College campus, the North Valley Military Institute is out of options. Who is watching out for the students?
SHARE Thursday, June 1, 2023 Will The LAUSD Board Restore Promise To The District?
As stakeholders decry the loss of Primary Promise, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board retreats into a closed session to evaluate Superintendent Carvalho's performance.
SHARE Saturday, May 25, 2019 LAUSD Libraries are Safe (For Now)
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner ends his plan to defund some elementary school libraries next year as Jackie Goldberg takes her seat on the Board of Education.
SHARE Wednesday, August 21, 2019 State of Our Schools: Rudderless
The Superintendent for the country's second largest school district fails to set a vision for the future as he sets the tone for the upcoming school year.
SHARE Thursday, January 7, 2016 California Natural Gas Leak Emergency
Porter Ranch, California natural gas leak was finally declared a state of emergency. Methane gas has been spilling from antiquated wells in Porter Ranch, California while politicians wasted time blowing their own hot air.
SHARE Sunday, March 8, 2020 Let The Next Round Of Anti-Semitic Ads Begin
All four pro-public education candidates came in first in their Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board elections, but two will face run-offs in November. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Saturday, July 15, 2023 Revocation of NVMI Charter Is "In Process"
As the North Valley Military Institute attempts another Hail Mary pass at an LACCD meeting, LACOE starts the process of pulling the plug.
SHARE Sunday, September 8, 2019 Hurricane Trump
It is bad enough that Trump is a pathological liar. Even worse is the fact that he is really bad at it.
SHARE Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Watered Down Charter School Reform Bill Falls Short
A compromise brokered by California Governor Newsom will allow unelected county officials to continue overturning decisions by local school boards.
SHARE Monday, February 5, 2018 Charters: Public Schools or Private Businesses?
The charter industry claims to operate public schools but opposes attempts to make them accountable to those who fund their operations.
(9 comments) SHARE Monday, March 14, 2016 Trump the Alpha Male?
The cancellation of the rally in Chicago pulls back the curtain to expose the Wizard of Ego.
SHARE Saturday, July 27, 2019 Who Elected the California Charter School Association?
Newly released documents confirm what has long been speculated: the charter school industry is running the office of Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Nick Melvoin.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Hey Bigot, Leave Our Kids Alone
A speaker's comments to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board and a murder in Lake Arrowhead highlight the fact that hateful rhetoric has consequences.
SHARE Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Who is Choosing Who? A Charter School Places Barriers to Entry
The largest charter school in the country not only requires incoming students to attend a summer program, but they also make it as inconvenient as possible for incoming students and their families.
SHARE Saturday, November 11, 2017 A School District Continues to Reward Failure
Pushing through their "Charters First" agenda, the School Board of the nation's second largest school district renews another charter with a lack of academic and financial success.
SHARE Friday, April 28, 2023 Charter School Parents Kept in the Dark
The arrest of a former Granada Hills Charter School coach exposes how parents are often not made aware of potential dangers to their children when attending publicly funded private schools.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, August 9, 2019 Charter Schools Vs. Public School Students
When the Los Angeles Unified School District tried to improve accessibility to school buildings for children with Special Education needs, they were sued by the California Charters School Association. A school board member helped them with that suit.
SHARE Monday, May 29, 2023 Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200
Did the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) violate the law when the Los Angeles charter school spent at least $90,000 for a perk-filled staff retreat to Las Vegas?
SHARE Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Charter School Makes Closure Official
After lying to parents and students about its viability for months, the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) finally admits it has no path forward. It surrendered its charter on August 31.
SHARE Sunday, June 25, 2023 School Board Member Will Look At Special Education Resolution
Board District 7 representative Tanya Ortiz Franklin tells the Community Advisory Committee that she will follow up on the proposal to improve how LAUSD delivers Special Education services.
SHARE Tuesday, May 29, 2018 CA-30 House Candidate Jon Pelzer on Education
If this candidate is able to take the second spot in the primary election on June 5, he would set up a debate between progressives and establishment.
SHARE Tuesday, October 31, 2023 School Board Member Will Not Support SpEd Resolution
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board District 3's Scott Schmerelson claims "it is not feasible for the District to pursue" changes that would protect parents' choices during the IEPs that are held for children with Special Education needs.
SHARE Saturday, August 5, 2023 This Charter School Must Be Held Accountable
As the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) holds a hearing on revoking the North Valley Military Institute's (NVMI) charter, it is clear that the action is long past due.
SHARE Saturday, November 11, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis on Special Education
Would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis confront the status quo and fight for the vulnerable students who depend on the LAUSD to provide the Special Education services that they need?
SHARE Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Measure EE Puts LAUSD Children First
As the opposition to the parcel tax in Los Angeles, the Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of businesses, not students in overcrowded classrooms.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, July 15, 2022 Exterminating Special Education
Guest columnist Vicky Maronyan writes about her battles with the LAUSD to get the programs that would help her child meet her full potential.
SHARE Thursday, January 30, 2020 LAUSD Candidate Elizabeth Badger Responds
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board District 3 candidate has demanded a retraction to the candidate profile that was written about her.
(3 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 30, 2017 The Bipartisan Attack on Public Education
If you are depending on the Democrats to stop the Trump/DeVos plans for privatization, you should probably take a closer look.
SHARE Saturday, May 6, 2023 Has This Charter School Met The End Of The Road?
The North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) is running out of options as it turns down the final PROP-39 offer from the LAUSD. This will likely result in a shutdown of the charter school.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, March 27, 2016 Putting A Face On MS
As Multiple Sclerosis Awareness month comes to an end, I am republishing a blog detailing my wife's experiences with the condition.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 27, 2019 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?
SHARE Sunday, November 19, 2017 Depriving a School Board of Ignorance
Having been made aware of safety violations at a large charter school, will the School Board for the second largest district in the country take the opportunity to put "kids first"?
SHARE Thursday, October 31, 2019 What Is This Charter School Hiding?
Three years after their principal resigned in disgrace, El Camino Real Charter High School still refuses to release records that show how public funds were allowed to be used for private benefit.
SHARE Friday, June 19, 2020 What Is The Plan Going Forward?
COVID-19 has brought chaos to our students, especially those with special education needs. How will we help them recover?
SHARE Tuesday, February 5, 2019 The LAUSD Superintendent's Web of Deceit
The newly revealed lobbying contract with Sebastian Ridley-Thomas isn't Austin Beutner's first dance with scandal-plagued former state assemblyman.
SHARE Tuesday, October 31, 2023 LAUSD Incumbent Scott Schmerelson on PROP-39 Co-Locations
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Scott Schmerelson answers questions about the issues that arise when public schools are forced to share space with charter schools.
SHARE Sunday, March 12, 2023 Who Will Slay The Beast?
The Special Education Committee was witness to the disconnect between the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Bureaucracy and parents of children with Special Education needs.
SHARE Saturday, September 23, 2023 A History of Silencing Parents
The controversy over the selection of members of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Special Education advisory committee highlights a system that abhors genuine feedback.
SHARE Wednesday, March 15, 2023 What Is The School District Hiding?
Are charter schools in Los Angeles also affected by declining enrollment? The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Charter School Division will not release the information.
SHARE Tuesday, October 31, 2023 LAUSD Candidate DeWayne Davis on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) candidate DeWayne Davis protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools took their classrooms using PROP-39?
SHARE Tuesday, January 14, 2020 LAUSD Candidate Profile: Dr. Silke Bradford
This is the first in a series of articles profiling the candidates who are seeking to replace Dr. Vladovic in the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board District 7.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, April 3, 2023 A Very Special School Is Threatened Again
Lokrantz Special Education Center is a jewel of the Los Angeles Unified School District with dedicated staff serving the District's neediest students. Why is it not being supported by the School Board?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 28, 2017 Means, Motive, and Opportunity: Forcing a School Board to Act
The evidence once again shows that a charter has still not complied with rules regarding enrollment. It is time for the public to take matters into their own hands and force the School Board to act.
SHARE Monday, May 8, 2023 Tanya Who?
After being missing in action for most of her first term, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Tanya Ortiz-Franklin files to seek re-election in BD7.
SHARE Friday, April 21, 2023 Demanding Transparency
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has left stakeholders in the dark after the attack on its computer system. A neighborhood council demands transparency.
SHARE Friday, April 21, 2023 The Little House on Plummer Street
By fast-tracking a charter school project, the city is ignoring a chance to celebrate its history and preserve some badly needed green space.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, January 25, 2016 Out of Smell, Out of Mind
The rotten egg smell has sickened residents affected by the Porter Ranch Gas Leak. What about the things that cannot be smelled?
SHARE Monday, August 28, 2023 Charter School Votes To "Suspend Educational Operations"
Drowning in debt, unable to move onto the campus it leased, and facing revocation from its charter's authorizer, the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) sort of throws in the towel.
SHARE Thursday, September 21, 2023 Yet Another Challenger enters LAUSD School Board Race
Andreas Farmakalidis is the sixth person to declare his intention to run against incumbent Scott Schmerelson in the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board District 3.
SHARE Sunday, April 16, 2023 The GOP's Tell
Trump Republicans often mask their bad behaviors by projecting offenses onto their opponents. What about allegations of stolen elections?
SHARE Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Mötley Crue Fumbles at SoFi
Strong performances by Joan Jett, Poison, and Def Leppard put them in scoring position, but the headliners could not build on the momentum.
SHARE Saturday, December 14, 2019 Parent Engagement Charter School Style
One school demands payment to access records while another stations armed guards at a board meeting. Both continue to receive public funds.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, June 12, 2020 George Floyd Is Just One Victim
Floyd is only one victim of institutionalized racism and police brutality. How many others have been victimized beyond the reach of cameras?
SHARE Friday, March 17, 2023 Is Anyone Listening?
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board evaluates the Superintendent behind closed doors leaving the public to wonder if he is being held accountable for his lies.
SHARE Thursday, October 26, 2017 Broad's Latest Attack on Democracy
Members of the Los Angeles Unified District's School Board call on their ally to take a leave of absence instead of resigning after he is indicted on charges related to election fraud.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Why Is The LAUSD Financially Supporting Bigotry?
The Los Angeles School Board voted to send $6 million to the Florida Department of Education as that state implements a "Don't Say Gay" law.
(3 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Improving Democracy: Ranked Choice Voting
Why hasn't a system that amplifies the voice of the voters, expands the universe of ideas and saves taxpayers money been more widely adopted?
SHARE Friday, March 24, 2023 The LAUSD School Board Failed to Prevent a Strike
Parents and teachers joined SEIU Local 99 in the rain to protest a lack of respect for the essential workers who keep the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) running.
SHARE Monday, September 26, 2022 Rammstein Blows It Up
The German band Rammstein proves themselves to be master showmen as they bridge the language barrier and hold the LA Coliseum's crowd in the palm of their hand.
SHARE Monday, August 5, 2019 A School-Board Member Betrays the Public Trust
It appears that there was a mole in the boardroom as the Los Angeles Unified School District defended itself against a lawsuit from the charter-school industry.
SHARE Tuesday, September 6, 2016 The Unrepresented
Shouldn't every family in the Los Angeles Unified School District be able to hold a Board Member accountable for the schools that their children attend?
SHARE Saturday, October 21, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Karla Griego on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) candidate Karla Griego protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools took their classrooms using PROP-39?
SHARE Friday, April 20, 2018 A Nightwish Come True
Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish digs deep into their back catalog in a journey through the decades during the Anaheim stop of their world tour.
SHARE Saturday, August 5, 2023 Searching For Optimism
We all have a part to play in the type of world my first grandchild will grow up in. One look into his eyes strengthens my resolve to fight for a better world.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 7, 2021 Where's Tanya?
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Tanya-Ortiz Franklin misses an opportunity to hear from the community around Carson as they face two environmental crises.
SHARE Monday, July 4, 2022 Welcome To The GOP's Era Of Big Government
Not only does the Republican Party want to tell you when you will have children, but they also want to regulate how you will raise them.
SHARE Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Stacking the Deck?
Does Granada Hills Charter High School's Academic Decathlon winning streak have anything to do with their questionable enrollment policies?
SHARE Friday, October 27, 2023 The Piper Comes Calling
The Los Angeles Ethics Commission takes a step towards holding Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee (AKA City Staffer B) responsible for his corruption-fueled trip to Las Vegas.
SHARE Monday, October 25, 2021 Corruption Adjacent or Fully Immersed?
The indictment of Mark Ridley-Thomas is just the latest scandal to plague the LA City Council and supporters of the charter-school industry.
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SHARE Friday, October 15, 2021 An Ethically Challenged School Board
Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Kelly Gonez voted to approve a contract with a former employer. She then accepted a campaign donation from them.
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(1 comments) SHARE Monday, April 26, 2021 Parent Group Sets Demands For LAUSD Superintendent Search
The largest public education-advocacy group in Los Angeles says that Austin Beutner's successor should have a background in public education. Parents Supporting Teachers also calls for the public's input to be included in the search process.
SHARE Saturday, October 1, 2022 Contract with Florida Department of Education Opposed
A unanimous vote by the Northridge East Neighborhood Council urges the City of Los Angeles to investigate if the deal signed by the LAUSD with the Florida Department of Education violates the civil rights of Los Angeles students.
SHARE Sunday, November 27, 2022 London Calling: Nightwish at Wembley Arena
After a wait of almost three years, I finally got to see Nightwish take the stage at Wembley Arena in London. It was a night worth waiting for.
SHARE Thursday, May 16, 2019 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 Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.
SHARE Sunday, August 9, 2020 Hydroxychloroquine Is The New Covfefe
Children blame others "to avoid disapproval and negative consequences." At 74 years old, Donald Trump just refuses to admit that anything is wrong.
SHARE Tuesday, October 10, 2023 He Lied
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Charter School Division Director admits that the law never required him to take away space used for providing Special Education services. This means our most vulnerable students were receiving services in closets and stairwells because of choices made by the District.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, September 23, 2016 Asleep at the Switch?
A charter closes down just a month into the school year. How did the Los Angeles Unified School District's Charter School Division even allow them to open?
(12 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 4, 2021 Another Crack In The Glass Ceiling
Kamala Harris becomes the first woman in American history to officially take the reins of the presidency. What took so long?
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SHARE Friday, October 28, 2022 Pure Selfishness
Voters have already selected his replacement but Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo still ignores calls for his immediate resignation.
SHARE Monday, January 16, 2023 Where was Mike Garcia?
Republican Congressman skips a ceremony by his fellow representatives to acknowledge the sacrifice of law enforcement on January 6th.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Losing the Sound-Bite War
Under Donald Trump, the national debt is the highest it has ever been. Unfortunately, the Democrat's treatment of this subject is an example of why they are losing to Donald Trump when it comes to messaging.
SHARE Thursday, October 6, 2022 Representation For The Highest Bidder
LAUSD Board Member Tanya Ortiz Franklin offers her constituents her views on the state of the school district - if they are willing to pay for the privilege.
SHARE Tuesday, October 24, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Janie Dam on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) candidate Janie Dam protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools took their classrooms using PROP-39?
SHARE Thursday, April 6, 2023 Dodger Blue Shows Compassion
A player who hasn't stepped on the field since 2018 gets access to the help he needs from the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is an example of empathy that we all should emulate.
SHARE Friday, June 5, 2020 Are We Tired Of Winning Yet?
As if over 100,000 dead from a pandemic were not enough, now our cities are on fire. The system has failed. Can it be rebooted?
SHARE Saturday, August 12, 2023 School District Holds Its High Tech Pep Rally
In his Opening of Schools Address, Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho accelerates the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) move away from collaboration with stakeholders.
SHARE Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Where Do the LAUSD Board Members Stand?
Elected to represent the students in the district's public schools, LAUSD's board members have been mostly silent as the strike date nears.
SHARE Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Is Jerry Brown Above The Law?
The former governor has spent decades in the government and should be familiar with the California Public Records Act. Why isn't he following its provisions as the Chairman of Oakland Military Institute's Board of Directors?
SHARE Monday, August 21, 2017 The People's School Board?
The courts have ruled that constituents have a right to petition their representatives through social media. Will this School Board comply?
SHARE Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Trump-Style Politics Infects a Local Race
An Los Angeles City Council race shows how the president's themes of anti-intellectualism, immigrant bashing and a lack of empathy have taken root locally.
SHARE Saturday, May 4, 2019 LAUSD Board Moves to Cut Public Speaking Time
Ignoring the proposed "Board Meeting Accessibility to the Public" resolution, LAUSD School Board Member Nick Melvoin seeks less public input on education issues.
SHARE Tuesday, October 17, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Kahllid Al-Alim on PROP-39 Co-Locations
How would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) candidate Kahllid Al-Alim protect students with Special Education needs who are receiving services in closets because charter schools were allowed to take their previous classrooms using PROP-39?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, July 3, 2020 This Charter School Did Not Protect its Payroll
After taking $4.606 million from a program meant to save jobs, Palisades Charter High School votes to lay off some of its employees.
SHARE Monday, February 4, 2019 An LAUSD Star is Born
Tyler Okeke is the student representative on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board. At Tuesday's meeting, he made sure the voice of his fellow students was heard.
SHARE Sunday, May 14, 2023 Why Can't The School District Get The Words Right?
As the LAUSD forces integration policies on families, it continues using language that is exclusionary to children with severe Special Education needs.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, June 11, 2017 Standing Up For Our Public Schools
The charter industry is organized and prepared to flex its muscles to get its way. Where does that leave the students of public schools?
SHARE Saturday, July 3, 2021 An Athletic School Without a Gym
How will the Girls Athletic Leadership (charter) School (GALS) serve student-athletes without having the necessary facilities?
SHARE Sunday, January 19, 2020 LAUSD District 7's Open Seat
For the first time in 13 years, voters in South Los Angeles will face a ballot without Dr. Vladovic's name on it. Where do the candidates who seek to replace him stand on the issues? Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Looking For Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Nicolle Fefferman has taken a leave from her role as an Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacher to recover from burnout and reflects on the status of public education.
SHARE Thursday, August 31, 2023 School District Delays Vote On Advisory Group's Disputed Membership
Expressing concern over the selection process, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Carvalho will review how members of the District's Special Education advisory council are chosen before proceeding.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Black Lives Don't Matter
As Tyre Nichols' senseless death is replayed endlessly on our TV screens we all know that he will soon be forgotten and nothing will change.
SHARE Sunday, August 27, 2023 Will The Purge Be Upheld?
LAUSD bureaucrats hijacked the process used to select members for the Special Education advisory committee. Will the School Board push back?
SHARE Saturday, June 4, 2022 Corruption In The Redistricting Process?
Was it unethical for Luis Sanchez to serve on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Redistricting Commission while his wife, Maria Brenes, was planning to run for a board seat?
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, June 16, 2022 A Tree Fell in the Woods
Ignored by the leaders of the city and the school district, a school for young adults with special education needs celebrates its graduates.
SHARE Friday, November 18, 2022 A School District Ignores The Experience Of Parents
Parents of children benefiting from separate Special Education environments continue to fight as the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) eliminates programs like AUT-Core.
SHARE Wednesday, November 30, 2022 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First IEP Meeting
Advocating for your child with Special Education needs can be intimidating and knowing how the system works will make you better prepared. These are things I wish I had known before my first IEP meeting.
SHARE Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Sibling Rivalries
There is no playing for fun. No matter how old my sister and I get, put us in front of an air hockey table and we are going to fight to win.
SHARE Sunday, June 23, 2019 The Death of Community?
Is there any hope for the future of the country when we have lost the ability to empathize with our neighbors?
SHARE Monday, March 28, 2022 Los Angeles County Helped To Create This Mess
After reversing the LAUSD's decision not to renew these charter schools, LACOE needs to help collect the past-due debt they incurred.
SHARE Wednesday, May 8, 2019 LAUSD Board Delays Vote on Cutting Public Speaking Time
Los Angeles Unified School District 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.
SHARE Saturday, March 6, 2021 Trust In The Time Of COVID
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacher Nicolle Fefferman's commitment to her students includes ensuring that they are safe before returning to school.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 21, 2018 A Charter School Regulator Plays the Blame Game
The L.A. County Office of Education did not have a copy of North Valley Military Institute's annual audit. Their charter was still approved.
SHARE Thursday, September 15, 2022 Who Is Jerry Brown Protecting?
Former California governor Jerry Brown currently operates the Oakland Military Institute charter school and refuses to comply with regulations that give the public access to school records. Who is he protecting?
SHARE Saturday, March 18, 2023 Los Angeles Charter School Enrollment Declines (Again)
While charter schools predicted growth for the 2022-2023 school year, a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) report confirms they once again saw declining enrollment.
SHARE Monday, December 4, 2017 A Very Different Definition of Choice
Did the largest conversion of a public school to a charter school actually reduce the options available to parents and students?
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, January 13, 2019 A Charter-School Pawn
The charter industry hides behind children when it comes time to go through the renewal process for their publicly funded private schools.
SHARE Thursday, February 2, 2023 The LAUSD Superintendent Vs. Transparency
In the immediate aftermath of the LAUSD cyber attack, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was insistent that the district was only attacked once. This wasn't true.
SHARE Friday, October 22, 2021 Fishing For The Sucker Born Every Minute
Trump lost his attempt at reelection almost a year ago but that has not stopped his appeals for more cash from his followers.
SHARE Sunday, June 20, 2021 Another Charter School Disregards Student Safety
Girls Athletic Leadership charter school (GALS) will squeeze their new campus onto a 1.2-acre site in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, August 25, 2023 Accountability Delayed (Again)
The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Board still hasn't revoked the North Valley Military Institute's (NVMI) charter but tells parents to start looking for new schools.
SHARE Saturday, December 10, 2022 Keep Kitty Litter Out Of Classrooms
When the GOP expressed outrage over children pooping like cats in the classroom were they just trying to win votes or will they work to pass gun control?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, May 11, 2020 CA-25 Candidate Mike Garcia: What Is The Plan?
The Trump-supporting candidate wants voters to know that he is a fighter pilot but does not explain how that has prepared him for office.
SHARE Saturday, November 18, 2023 Sacrificing Special Education
With a Board majority at stake, Special Education families are told that now isn't the time to confront the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) large, complicated, and often unyielding bureaucracy.
SHARE Sunday, June 13, 2021 A Bull In A School District's China Shop
As Los Angeles Unified District Board Member Monica Garcia's penultimate school year on the board comes to a close her latest proposal puts her legacy clearly in focus.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 4, 2021 COVID Roulette
Six Flags Magic Mountain has a lot to lose if the country is forced back into lockdowns. Why aren't they doing more to prevent this?
SHARE Saturday, July 29, 2023 Charter School Receives Devastating Notice Of Violation
The LA County Office of Education (LACOE) provides the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) with a detailed list of actions it must complete in order to avoid revocation of its charter.
SHARE Friday, July 12, 2019 The Campaign Finance Problem is About to Get Worse
Los Angeles County will make drastic changes to the way people vote in 2020. One of them will greatly benefit candidates who are flush with cash.
SHARE Sunday, November 19, 2023 Los Angeles Candidates File To Run In March Primary
The candidate filing period closes with 26 people declaring their intention to run for seats on Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) School Board. Next step: signature gathering.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Dear Betsy DeVos:
Los Angeles School Board Member Nick Melvoin wrote to Trump's Education Secretary seeking funds to expand a charter school that is draining resources from LA Schools
SHARE Thursday, January 19, 2023 So Much For "Kids First"
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Nick Melvoin is ready to abandon the students he swore to represent just a few weeks after starting his second term.
SHARE Friday, December 16, 2022 Entitled Career Politicians
Members of the Los Angeles City Council have engaged in racism, violence, and corruption. Should one telling citizens "F*ck You" on the way out surprise anyone?
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, May 7, 2022 No Comment For You
LAUSD Board President Kelly Gonez leads the effort to silence speakers at the April 26th board meeting, violating the rights of her constituents.
SHARE Monday, February 21, 2022 List Of Potential School Board Candidates Set
17 people have signed up with the Los Angeles City Clerk to collect signatures. Those who complete the task will appear on the June 7 ballot.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 14, 2019 Weaponized Journalism
As an investor in American Media, Inc (AMI) and the National Enquirer, did Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner learn to benefit from the world of Fake News?
SHARE Tuesday, March 19, 2019 LAUSD Empire Strikes Back
Parents are caught unaware as Austin "Darth" Beutner quietly launches a plan that could close the libraries in some Los Angeles Unified School District elementary schools.
SHARE Friday, July 10, 2020 I Am A Patriot (2020)
In Trump's Divided States of America, patriotism is defined by blind obedience. This is the opposite of what is expected of true patriots.
SHARE Thursday, May 30, 2019 Jackie Goldberg Hits the LAUSD Board Running
Ten months after their representative pleaded guilty to a felony and resigned, the residents of Board District 5 are finally represented again.
SHARE Friday, June 28, 2019 School Board Member Strikes Out in Attempt to Change Board Rules
For the third time, Nick Melvoin is unable to get his fellow Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board members to vote on a project that he has been working on for over two years.
SHARE Saturday, July 31, 2021 A Charter School's Bait and Switch
Citizens of the World set to open in a different neighborhood than the one described in its charter threatening Colfax Charter Elementary School.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, August 3, 2020 From The Person Who Brought You Common Core...
Ignoring his failed record as Obama's Secretary of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board candidate Marilyn Koziatek accepts Arne Duncan's endorsement. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 10, 2022 Los Angeles Government Drowns In Ethical Crises
From the sheriff to the mayor, L.A. has been rocked by scandals. What would the candidates running for the LAUSD school board do differently?
SHARE Friday, May 10, 2019 A School Board Race Turns Ugly
Unable to compete against Jackie Goldberg's experience, the supporters of Heather Repenning resort to the politics of bigotry as election day in LAUSD Board District 5 approaches.
SHARE Tuesday, August 18, 2020 School Board Member Fights To Secure Funding
With action by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) would receive reimbursement for meals provided to needy adults. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Sunday, April 18, 2021 Teacher? Babysitter? Social Director? Therapist?
For years, those claiming that they want to reform education have savagely attacked the teaching profession. The pandemic proved them wrong.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 17, 2018 A City Councilman's Parting Gift
It has been over a month since Los Angeles City Council Member Mitch Englander announced that he was leaving office and a special election has still not been called.
SHARE Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Flushing Your Money Down the Toilet
Without any oversight from the public, the largest charter school in the country spends thousands on construction and even more money to tear it down. Who is protecting the taxpayer money that is supposed to be used to educate children?
SHARE Monday, April 10, 2023 Providing Special Education is Not Optional
North Valley Military Institute's (NVMI) management announces new plans for next year and says that the charter school may ignore IEPs and may not offer special day classes for those with severe needs.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, April 14, 2022 Marvin Rodriguez: Honest and Courageous Leadership
This candidate for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board seeks to earn the vote of those who have lost trust in a system they perceive as corrupt.
SHARE Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Abandoned Representation
My city councilman is leaving for a cushy new job and all I will get is a lousy bill for a special election.
(31 comments) SHARE Thursday, February 25, 2021 Achieving Unity
To fulfill his promise of unification, Biden must bypass the partisan members of Congress and concentrate his efforts on the American people.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Emailing It In
Hillary Clinton's ongoing email troubles should raise a red flag for any Democrat who wants to move the country to the left.
SHARE Sunday, November 11, 2018 Supporting Parents and Students
The Northridge East Neighborhood Council adopts two resolutions that call for changes to make the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) a student-centered school district.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, January 21, 2019 Who "Taught" Your LAUSD Student Last Week?
Teachers are professionals that are trained to handle the many needs of their students. What about the people taking over during the LAUSD teachers' strike?
SHARE Sunday, May 2, 2021 School District Tells Parents To Go Pound Sand
Los Angeles Unified School Distreict (LAUSD) Board President Kelly Gonez reneges on plans to restart the Parent Engagement Committee after pressure from Melvoin, Garcia, and Franklin.
SHARE Tuesday, February 28, 2023 It Is Time For The Superintendent To Go
A new report provides details showing that the damage caused by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Computer Hack was much worse than admitted by Superintendent Carvalho.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Aiding and Abetting the Killing of an Open Government
Californians are supposed to be governed by an open government. Los Angeles Unified School District's General Counsel David Holmquist ensures that this does not happen and manages to keep his job.
SHARE Friday, August 21, 2020 Embattled City Councilman Is A No-Show
John Lee denies his constituents the opportunity to understand his connections to the developing Los Angeles City Hall corruption scandal.
SHARE Friday, August 11, 2023 Petulant Charter School
Having missed the deadline to fix the numerous violations cited by the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) attacks its regulators.
SHARE Friday, February 22, 2019 L.A. Schools' Superintendent Attempts a Coup
Austin Beutner gets caught actively keeping information from some of his bosses on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board. What is he hiding?
SHARE Wednesday, December 7, 2022 An American Mouseketeer In Disneyland Paris
My family and I have celebrated many life events at the domestic Disney parks. What was it like to visit Mickey's European outpost?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, October 14, 2016 Why Was This Charter School Even Renewed?
At the time of the renewal hearing, there were at least two outstanding Notices to Cure. Why was only one discussed by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board?
SHARE Tuesday, November 13, 2018 A House Strategy for Retaking the White House
The Blue Wave has crested and left Democrats with control of the House. Can they use this win to dislodge Trump from the White House in 2020?
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Kids First?
The LAUSD School Board loosens the rule on fingerprinting school volunteers. Have they just set up the next child-abuse disaster?
SHARE Sunday, June 7, 2020 The Charter School Business
Palisades Charter High School takes money from a program meant for small businesses without a plan of how it will be spent.
SHARE Monday, March 27, 2023 Striking LAUSD Workers Don't Care about Kids?
A factually flawed Daily News article has the author contorting himself in a pretzel to confirm his anti-public education, anti-union bias.
SHARE Monday, November 5, 2018 Tony Thurmond Feels The Heat
Candidate for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction has learned that money, or morals, are no object to the Charter School Industry.
SHARE Wednesday, April 1, 2020 It Is Time For "City Staffer B" To Come Clean
Los Angeles City Hall Corruption Case: Now that his former boss has pleaded guilty, it is time for John Lee to reveal to his constituents if he is the person referred to in the indictment.
SHARE Sunday, August 14, 2022 The LAUSD Fails Vulnerable Families (Again)
The LAUSD continues to give into the vocal minority opposing COVID-19 mitigation protocols, putting families with comorbidities at risk.
SHARE Monday, May 17, 2021 Charter School Presses On With Invasions
Bassett Street Elementary School thought they had repelled a co-location from Citizens of the World charter schools. Unfortunately, they haven't.
SHARE Thursday, March 2, 2023 Have These Politicians Done Their Homework?
North Valley Military Institute's (NVMI) Superintendent claims to have the support of California's Congressional delegation. Are these representatives aware of the charter school's sordid history?
SHARE Thursday, July 27, 2023 School District Race Is Starting To Get Crowded
Principal Richard Ramos is the third candidate challenging incumbent Scott Schmerelson in next year's Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) election for the Valley's BD3 seat.
SHARE Sunday, June 20, 2021 "Speak UP" For White Parents With Financial Privilege
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Nick Melvoin's charter school advocacy group releases a study proving they were wrong about reopening schools after the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHARE Saturday, September 18, 2021 Ethics Complaints Filed Against School Board Member
Nick Melvoin is accused of diverting Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) resources meant to help students in an attempt to gain an advantage in his re-election campaign.
SHARE Saturday, January 21, 2023 Proposed Resolution Gains Support
The community weighs in on why the "Improving Special Education Within The LAUSD" resolution should be adopted. Have you added your voice?
SHARE Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Who Will Step In To Help These Students?
With allegations of harboring a bullying culture and enabling sexual misconduct, will anyone hold the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) charter school accountable?
SHARE Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Another Example of Failed Charter School Oversight
The Los Angeles Unified School District's Jose Cole-Guitierrez's department finds issues at Citizens of the World but provides no consequences. Is it time for his head to roll?
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SHARE Saturday, October 8, 2022 Parent Group Decries Lack Of Communication
With the LAUSD failing to keep its stakeholders informed about the details of the computer hack, a crisis of confidence is steadily developing.
SHARE Friday, July 21, 2023 The Charter School Building Boom Hits the Valley
The Girls Athletic Leadership School (GALS) is building a new facility despite not having met its enrollment target for the last three years.
SHARE Thursday, November 4, 2021 Charter School Hatches Plan To Avoid Oversight
Citizens of the World will open a franchise "adjacent" to Culver City where its operations will be subject to LAUSD rules that are more lax.
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 7, 2023 Two-For-One Election Special
As Angelenos head to the polls to replace yet another disgraced member of the City Council, it is clear that ranked-choice voting is needed.
SHARE Monday, February 7, 2022 This Used To Be The Party Of Lincoln
There is a reason why the GOP wants to ban Critical Race Theory and other honest discussions about race in America.
SHARE Sunday, June 26, 2022 It Got Me...
It was a night that made it feel like we were finally returning to normal. Four days later I was in bed feeling the symptoms of COVID-19.
SHARE Monday, June 13, 2022 A Valedictorian Speaks Truth To Power
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) could not silence this brave student as he called out the damage caused by school board members Nick Melvoin, Kelly Gonez, and Monica Garcia.
SHARE Sunday, November 13, 2022 The Charter School Real Estate Scam
Charter schools can rake in millions from state facility grants, sometimes above the original cost of the property, and then, if the school closes, keep any profit from the sale.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, August 13, 2015 Lack of Communication
What good is a political dynasty if the the Bush family cannot talk to each other about the lessons that they have learned?
SHARE Sunday, July 14, 2019 A City Council Candidate Peddles Fear
John Lee hands out the pitchforks in an attempt to turn the tide against the opponent who beat him in the primary. Will common sense prevail?
SHARE Friday, September 24, 2021 Charter School Regulators Fail Again
A charter's sudden and chaotic closure draws attention to the fact that these publicly funded private schools lack adequate oversight.
SHARE Monday, December 26, 2022 Parents Urge the School District to do Better
Two parents gave public comments to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board that provided a road map for how the new board can improve the district for its students.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, June 1, 2021 A New Hope
Perhaps that isn't a train coming at us from the opposite direction but an actual light at the end of the tunnel.
(14 comments) SHARE Saturday, September 5, 2020 An Elected Representative's Anti-Semitic Rant
Northridge West Neighborhood Councilmember Kathleen Edwards invokes George Soros' name in an attempt to silence those whom she disagrees with.
SHARE Thursday, April 23, 2020 Essential?
Ignoring "Safer at Home" directives, the Los Angeles Unified School District sends a team to determine how Shirley Ave. Elementary's facilities will be given away to Citizens of the World Charter School.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 29, 2021 School District Takes A Step Backward On COVID
Caving in to pressure from a vocal anti-vax minority, Los Angeles schools will not enforce the vaccine mandate when classes resume in January.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 22, 2022 (No) Back To School
A look back on my family's long history with the LAUSD makes me even more determined to fight to ensure the promise of public education.
SHARE Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Compromising the Safety of Public School Students
To comply with PROP-39, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) allows privately run charter schools to operate on its campuses without adequate controls to protect kids.
SHARE Sunday, January 29, 2023 Is There a New Sheriff in Town?
For the first time in over a decade, the charter school industry does not have control of the LAUSD School Board. Will It make a difference in the collection of overallocation fees from charter schools?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, November 15, 2021 Redefining Reality
Democrats fail to find a way to counteract Trump's constant torrent of lies and suffer humiliating election losses.
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SHARE Saturday, October 22, 2022 Rick Caruso's Ties To The Homelessness Crisis
The mayoral candidate is promising to keep the homeless out of sight. Have his actions as a developer contributed to people being unhoused?
SHARE Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Victory For A Public School?
Citizens Of The World Charter School West Valley announces that they will move to a private facility next year. Will they follow through? The community at Shirley Avenue Elementary School is hopeful that they will.
SHARE Saturday, October 15, 2022 "Sorry" Does Not Cut It
The members of the LA City Council who engaged in racist rhetoric had a year to apologize. With their words made public, they must resign.
SHARE Sunday, February 5, 2023 Running From her Charter School Support
Will the Charter School Industry support Laura Friedman again as she enters the race for the CA-30 seat currently held by Adam Schiff?
SHARE Saturday, April 16, 2022 No News Was Bad News
The Charter School Division finally discloses that they have forgiven $7,678,022 of charter school debt owed to the students of the LAUSD.
SHARE Sunday, December 27, 2020 Doubling Down on Excluding Parents
The newly crowned Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board President's reasons for not reinstating the Parent Engagement and Special Education Committees are full of holes.
SHARE Tuesday, September 1, 2020 The Myth Of Charter Schools And Local Control
Los Angeles Unified School District School Board candidate Marilyn Koziatek says schools need to listen to parents. Shouldn't this start at the school she helps to lead? Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Saturday, October 22, 2022 Change Agents: General Election Endorsements
In a city that has been thrown into turmoil by leaders spouting bigotry voters head to the polls with a chance to demand real change.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 30, 2021 Establishment Democrats Masquerading As Progressives
Elected officials attempt to hijack the selection of community representatives to the state party convention with their own slate of delegates, including charter-school advocates.
SHARE Monday, January 9, 2023 One Step Forward, 2022 Steps Back
Two years after voters booted Trump from the White House, the negative effects of his presidency are still reverberating through our lives.
SHARE Saturday, April 10, 2021 It Is Time To End The Filibuster
The "rights" of the minority party should not come at the cost of minority rights. H. R. 1 must be passed to defend against voter suppression.
SHARE Wednesday, April 6, 2022 The World Falls Out of Time
The death of Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins comes at a time when his infectious spirit is badly needed.
SHARE Wednesday, May 20, 2020 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."
SHARE Friday, April 22, 2022 A Faux Military School Shreds The Constitution
The North Valley Military Institute gets caught breaking rules that protect students in all publicly funded schools. This is not the first time.
SHARE Monday, April 27, 2020 Is There an Acceptable Level of Anti-Semitism?
Charter school-industry promoter, Ben Austin, says we should ignore ads in a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board race that he admits were anti-Semitic. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Saturday, January 22, 2022 David Beats Goliath!
KIPP charter schools tried to bypass environmental laws to build a school on a site contaminated with toxic waste. The community fought back.
SHARE Tuesday, October 31, 2017 A School District's Failure to Follow Through
Who will pay the price for the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) failure to ensure that violations are corrected at a charter school?
SHARE Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Austin Beutner Must Go
As the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) strike drags on it is abundantly clear that the only way to bring an end to the chaos is to fire the Superintendent.
SHARE Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Universal Acceptance
Theme parks like Universal Studios Hollywood are improving the experience of families who have children on the autism spectrum.
SHARE Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Dr. Rocio Rivas: A Commitment to Parent Engagement
While her opponent refuses to answer questions, LAUSD school board candidate Dr. Rocio Rivas is willing to articulate her positions to voters.
SHARE Thursday, March 24, 2022 A Lack Of Engagement
If those seeking a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board aren't willing to engage during a campaign, is there any hope they will do so if they win? Series: 2022 LAUSD Elections (14 Articles, 19003 views)
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, December 13, 2021 Lauren Boebert is the Symptom, Not the Disease
Censuring the freshman congresswoman won't change the fact that the bigotry she espouses has deep support within the GOP.
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SHARE Monday, March 14, 2022 BLM Is Not Just A Slogan To Campaign On
As a candidate, LAUSD Board Member Tanya Ortiz-Franklin claimed to focus on racial justice. What has she done to promote these values after getting elected?
SHARE Thursday, September 8, 2022 Maria Brenes' Ties To Rogue LA Sheriff's Campaign
SEIU 99 paid a company controlled by Alex Villanueva's campaign manager to promote their favorite candidate in the LAUSD School Board race.
SHARE Friday, December 31, 2021 Let's Go 2021
It started out with a lot of promise, but 2021 was the year that could not stand on its own, always living in the shadow of its predecessor.
SHARE Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Is This What This Charter School Was Hiding?
Did El Camino Real Charter High School refuse to reveal the results of an audit in order to cover up a "potential violation of nepotism policy"?
SHARE Tuesday, August 16, 2022 "All Students Matter"?
The new Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent pulls out all the stops in his first Opening of Schools Address. Somehow he forgot about special education.
SHARE Monday, September 5, 2022 Losing Sight of the Horizon
We have become a society more concerned about what lies directly in front of us than the long-term effect of our actions on future generations.
SHARE Thursday, April 21, 2022 Robbing Peter To Kill Paul
California State Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares uses education funding as a reason to kill universal healthcare. Her reasoning defies logic.
(4 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 1, 2016 The Fallacy of Charter School Oversight in L.A.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is silent after Granada Hills Charter High School admits to using funds owned by the student body for unauthorized purposes.
SHARE Wednesday, April 14, 2021 A School District's Gag Rule
To prevent parents from sharing what services are available for children with special education needs, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) requires confidentiality.
SHARE Wednesday, September 26, 2018 The Boys of Summer
As the seasons change, our perceptions will shift...
SHARE Tuesday, March 30, 2021 What Is The Status Of Parent Engagement In Los Angeles?
The block of school board members elected with the financial support of the charter school industry is battling back against reinstating the Parent Engagement Committee.
(3 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Is This The New Normal?
Had we rallied as a country around the threat that COVID-19 presented, we could have put it quickly behind us. We didn't and it continues on.
SHARE Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Lying To the Board of Education
NVMI's representatives get caught in a series of lies as the charter school tries to force the LAUSD to give in to its demands under California's PROP-39.
SHARE Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Failing Charter Schools and a School Board's Choice
Confronted by the state of California with a list of 22 low-performing charter schools, will the Los Angeles Unified School District Board take action to shut them down?
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 11, 2021 More Like Benedict Arnold
The booster club of a school named after a great American patriot promotes right-wing groups that seek to dismantle the LAUSD and public education.
SHARE Saturday, February 2, 2019 Los Angeles Asks For a Charter School Pause
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board resists intense pressure from the charter-school industry to ask the state of California for a moratorium on new charter schools.
SHARE Saturday, September 4, 2021 Selling Her Political Soul For Charter Schools
Former California State Senate majority leader Gloria Romero ignores Larry Elder's documented misogyny in endorsing his candidacy in the Republican's attempt to recall Gavin Newsom.
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SHARE Thursday, May 26, 2022 Was This Supposed To Be An Attack?
An attempted hit piece on Pilar Schiavo highlights one of the reasons I have endorsed her in the California State 40th Assembly District race.
SHARE Wednesday, August 3, 2022 This Is What the LAUSD Is Subsidizing
Under Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, the Miami-Dade school district has canceled textbooks that they had approved just a few months ago.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, June 25, 2016 Putting Lipstick on the Prop 39 Pig
Instead of looking for ways to eliminate co-locations, the Los Angeles Unified School District looks for ways to make them easier for charters.
SHARE Tuesday, October 13, 2020 The Lies In Your Mailbox
Charter schools blame LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson for the $1 billion iPad scandal that occurred before he took office. They backed his predecessor. Now they back his opponent, Marilyn Koziatek. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, November 19, 2021 I Was Dreaming When I Wrote This...
A recurring nightmare has haunted my dreams for years. Has it finally been conquered?
SHARE Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Second Largest School District Faces Teachers Strike
As the teachers vote to authorize a strike, it will be parents who will ultimately decide which side is working for the students who the Los Angeles Unified School District is supposed to serve.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 7, 2019 The LAUSD School Board's Secret Committee
Los Angeles Unified School District 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?
SHARE Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Candidate Aims To Prove Her Incompetence
In a series of emails, Gentille Barkhordarian claims that she is just as qualified as her opponent but won't answer clarifying questions.
SHARE Sunday, November 21, 2021 Propagating Right-Wing Talking Points
When LAUSD School Board Vice-President Nick Melvoin accepted a questioner's premise that parents were labeled "domestic terrorists," was it a lack of courage or blatant pandering?
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SHARE Sunday, April 3, 2022 Plan Ahead?
The LAUSD board eliminates the district's mask mandate just as a new, more contagious sub-variant takes hold in Los Angeles.
SHARE Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The LAUSD's Revolving Door Continues
Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Monica Garcia announces her run for City Council. Once again she puts her personal aspirations above the children of Los Angeles.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, October 8, 2018 The Largest Charter School in the Country Will Get Even Larger
Does the school district that is supposed to oversee this charter school have the capacity or the will to ensure that students are safe and tax money is spent appropriately?
SHARE Saturday, December 18, 2021 Somebody Is Not Telling the Truth
Granada Hills Charter School blamed a Los Angeles Unified School District rule for the firing of staffers. Board Member Nick Melvoin says the rule did not apply to them.
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SHARE Monday, September 19, 2022 Eroding Trust
Why is the LAUSD's Division of SpEd saying that "placement continues to be an IEP decision" while choices like Aut Core are eliminated?
SHARE Saturday, November 18, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Fidencio Gallardo on Special Education
Would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Candidate Fidencio Gallardo confront the status quo and fight for the vulnerable students who depend on the LAUSD to provide the Special Education services that they need?
SHARE Sunday, March 24, 2019 One (White, Property-Owning, Gender Specific) Man, One Vote
Elizabeth Warren gets it half right when she calls for the elimination of the Electoral College. The much bigger problem is unequal representation in the federal government.
SHARE Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Manipulating Data for the Benefit of Charter Schools
Instead of providing parents with information, The School Performance Framework (SPF) was doctored to serve the needs of the charter school industry.
SHARE Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Candidate Alleges Possible Retaliation
Jesus Arana, who is running against Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board President Kelly Gonez, claims that he was forced to retire from his job as a LASPD Sergeant.
SHARE Friday, April 1, 2022 Felonious Actions By A School Board?
Are members of the LAUSD School Board accomplices as charter schools refuse to pay the $13,745,310.09 debt owed to students of the district?
(10 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 4, 2018 George H.W. Bush Led a Different America
We have not always been separated into Red and Blue America and there used to be a time when presidents represented all Americans.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 2, 2019 Lowering Class Size: If Not Now, When?
If current and past members of the Los Angeles School Board have called for lower class sizes, why are they battling their union on the issue?
(6 comments) SHARE Thursday, November 26, 2020 This Is Why The Virus Is Winning
Sealed in a Petri dish in the sky, it becomes apparent that we do not have the will to come together and fight a common enemy.
SHARE Saturday, August 7, 2021 Due Diligence?
LAUSD oversight is so lax that a proposed charter school thought that it could get away with hiring an accused felon as Executive Director.
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(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 25, 2021 I've Seen Cancel Culture and This Isn't It
The First Amendment may give us the right to draw bigoted caricatures, reinforce racial stereotypes, include hateful symbols, and create a misogynist cartoon skunk, but it does not protect the owners of copyrights from the consequences in the marketplace.
SHARE Sunday, December 2, 2018 The Public School Widget Factory
Success should not be measured by how well a school district fits square pegs into round holes.
SHARE Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Facing Down Another Birthday With Jack And Diane
Traveling out of state on the weekend before my birthday I find myself reminiscing, taking stock of the present, and looking into the future.
SHARE Sunday, February 13, 2022 This Isn't Wright
Without input from the community, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announces that it will hand off a public school building to a charter, displacing 510 students.
SHARE Wednesday, May 25, 2022 So You Want To Be The Mayor...
Twelve candidates want to lead the second-largest city in the United States. Why did only two answer questions from a potential voter?
SHARE Wednesday, January 18, 2017 A Failing Charter Gets a Pass
Ignoring the recommendations of the Charter School Division, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) renews the View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle School
SHARE Sunday, August 29, 2021 Is School Voucher System In Los Angeles A Done Deal?
The elected school board has not voted to implement the Student-Centered Funding scheme, but the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) website says it is beginning in 2022.
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(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, May 14, 2022 Gentille Barkhordarian: Not Ready for Prime Time
At best this candidate is unprepared to represent LAUSD Board District 4. More concerning, she is pushing a dangerous agenda.
SHARE Sunday, March 28, 2021 Educating The Squeaky Wheel
Many parents remain cautious about physically returning to school while groups pushing a forced reopening get an outsized voice in the media.
SHARE Monday, August 23, 2021 A School District Takes A Bold First Step
To take on the threat posed by the Delta Variant, the LAUSD will require their staff, but not students, to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
SHARE Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Testing for Religion
As Republican candidate Dr. Ben Carson continues to pander to the Religious Right, he runs afoul of the Constitution.
SHARE Tuesday, August 16, 2016 A Charter Shell Game
Can you keep focused as a charter tries to divert attention away from the actions of its Governing Board?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, January 7, 2019 Can the LAUSD Ensure Student Safety During a Strike?
The District is encouraging parents to send their students to school if the teachers' union strikes. Will parents be sending their children into mayhem?
SHARE Friday, August 13, 2021 A Charter School's Attack On The First Amendment
Instead of listening to the concerns of the community at Shirley Avenue Elementary School, Citizens of the World attempts to silence them.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Drinking A Charter School's Kool-Aid
A charter's management finds defenders even after a reporter finds evidence of financial improprieties.
SHARE Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Jose', Meet Jose'
Jose' Cole-Gutie'rrez, the head of the LAUSD Charter School Division, ignores his own words while refusing to hold a charter school accountable.
SHARE Saturday, January 9, 2021 The LAUSD's 2020 Report Card
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the second-largest school district in the country. A look back at some of the major events...
SHARE Sunday, December 11, 2022 Selling His Soul For $16,800
Consideration of a consulting agreement with former LAUSD School Board Member David Tokofsky appeared on the agenda for a meeting of the North Valley Military Institute's Board of Trustees.
SHARE Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Another Allegation Levied Against City Council Candidate
Charter school activist claims that Allison Holdorff Polhill's violations of the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) election policies occurred during her run for school board.
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SHARE Friday, May 20, 2022 A Well-Earned Victory
Shirley Avenue Elementary gets back rooms taken from them by Citizens of the World Charter School. Will they get paid the money owed to them?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, December 2, 2016 A School District's Hostility Towards Special Education
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been under the oversight of an Independent Monitor for 20 years. When will their attitude towards special education change?
SHARE Friday, June 14, 2019 Vote on School Board Rules Changes Delayed Again
For the second time, Nick Melvoin's attempts to change the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board rules have been pulled from the agenda before a vote could be taken.
SHARE Monday, December 7, 2020 Taking the "Special" Out Of Special Education
The reaction to society's stigmatization of special education services should not be to keep students from getting the help that they need.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 15, 2020 To The Victor Go The Spoils
The Democrats have won the popular vote in seven of the last eight elections. Why should it be up to the left to compromise? Joe Biden needs to lead with the mandate that he was given.
SHARE Saturday, July 24, 2021 Los Angeles Sheriff Refuses To Do His Job
Endangering plans to open Los Angeles schools, rogue sheriff Alex Villanueva announces that he will not enforce the new mask mandate.
SHARE Thursday, February 17, 2022 BREAKING NEWS: Candidate Drops Out of LAUSD Race
Just days after filing to collect signatures to appear on the ballot of the June 7, 2022, Los Angeles primary, Negar Nikgohar has dropped out of the race.
SHARE Saturday, November 5, 2022 Maria Brenes And The City Council Scandal
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board candidate was at the heart of a plan by those caught in the leaked audio to illegally deprive people of representation.
SHARE Monday, July 5, 2021 A Case Study In White Savior Complex
Citizens of the World Charter Schools' mission to celebrate diversity ended up hurting the BIPOC communities they sought to help.
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SHARE Sunday, October 3, 2021 Public School Parasite
The Los Angeles Unified School District used COVID-response funds to pay a consultant over $281,000 to implement Betsy DeVos' public school-destroying funding scheme.
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(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 23, 2016 The Absurdity of Charter School Oversight in L.A.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board actually holds charters accountable for their actions and highlights just how rare these types of actions are.
SHARE Friday, December 7, 2018 Dismantling Our Public Schools
The California Charter School Association helped put a felon on the School Board of the country's second larges school district. Now the students are paying the price.
SHARE Tuesday, December 29, 2015 The District's Deaf Ears
Like a toddler throwing a tantrum, the Los Angeles Unified School District ignores complaints by using the Office of General Counsel to stick its fingers in its ears.
SHARE Monday, December 20, 2021 New Leader Of Los Angeles Schools Selected Behind Closed Doors
Hopes are high for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent selected unanimously by a divided school board, but the fact remains that stakeholders had no input. Is Miami's loss Los Angeles' gain?
SHARE Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD
A proposed resolution is being circulated to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board that would refocus the district's SpEd policies to make them student-centered.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 13, 2020 Anti-Union Democrats
While their party's 2020 platform expresses support of labor, these Democratic politicians on the Los Angeles school board work against the right to organize.
SHARE Sunday, November 6, 2022 The GOP's Disjointed Abortion Stance
California Republican Mike Garcia works to outlaw abortion nationwide while publicly framing the issue as one about local control.
SHARE Thursday, November 3, 2022 Hiring a Superintendent Behind Closed Doors has a Price
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board President Kelly Gonez hired the current Superintendent in secret despite him being accused of hiding cases of sexual abuse.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 21, 2021 Expanding Inequity
As Los Angeles school closures approach the first anniversary, teachers from a high-priced private school jump the COVID-19 vaccination line.
SHARE Wednesday, September 22, 2021 Will A Lack Of Oversight Land School District In Court?
The Charter School Division's enforcement falls between inconsistent and non-existent, creating potential legal liabilities for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
SHARE Tuesday, September 20, 2022 The LAUSD Superintendent Grabs More Power
The Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) bureaucracy that was unable to stop a cyber attack against the school district can now hand out no-bid contracts to fix the problem.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, July 15, 2016 LAUSD Law
Who is responsible when outside law firms use questionable and unethical practices in defending the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in court.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 29, 2015 Life is Short. Investigate Wisely.
The Ashley Madison hack provides an opportunity for the LAUSD to open yet another investigation. Is this just another witch hunt?
SHARE Saturday, February 9, 2019 Coverage of the LAUSD by the L.A. Daily News: News or Propaganda?
Publishing Mark Ridley-Thomas' anti-union editorial without disclosing his son's financial ties to the Los Angeles Unified School District is not the L.A. Daily News' first breach of journalistic integrity.
SHARE Monday, June 27, 2022 Is The Huizar/Garcia Dynasty Poised To End?
Dr. Rocio Rivas is headed to a runoff in LAUSD Board District 2 after earning 9,584 votes more than Monica Garcia's hand-picked successor.
SHARE Thursday, May 12, 2022 A Candidate Speaks
The voters finally get some insight into the views of Tracey Schroeder. Her competitor, LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin, remains silent.
SHARE Monday, March 21, 2022 Protecting Public School Students
Charter schools with operational deficiencies should not be given space on public school campuses, especially when doing so puts children at risk.
SHARE Monday, August 8, 2016 -Adelante?
Moving ahead without a plan will sometimes send you off of a cliff.
SHARE Thursday, December 23, 2021 Charter School Debt Continues To Grow
The latest data released by LAUSD's Charter School Division shows that publicly funded private schools now owe the district $13,758,747.
SHARE Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Charter Schools Pile On The Debt
The latest summary released by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Charter School Division shows that the district is owed over $13.5 million. Will they collect it?
(4 comments) SHARE Monday, December 7, 2015 The LAUSD Board Strikes Out
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board steps back from a proposal to draw a line in the sand in the fight against Eli Broad's plan to destroy public education.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, April 21, 2019 Can Pete Buttigieg Reclaim Religion from the Right?
The presidential candidate and his husband put a liberal spin on traditional marriage, showing how progressivism encompasses family values.
SHARE Monday, November 7, 2022 Rejecting Corporate Candidates
A parent writes about her experience at a grassroots event for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) BD2 candidate Rocio Rivias and the hope that she found there.
SHARE Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Reseda Neighborhood Council asks City for Help
With the LAUSD unwilling to help Shirley Avenue Elementary School an appeal is made to the City of LA to stop an "inequitable colocation."
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SHARE Friday, June 24, 2022 UTLA Didn't Take Their Shot
Even without the endorsement of his union, UTLA, teacher Marvin Rodriguez has forced incumbent Kelly Gonez into a runoff on November 8, 2022.
SHARE Saturday, October 10, 2020 A Chance To Elect A Real Progressive Candidate
Endorsement: A vote for Angelica Dueñas in CA-29 will bring a voice to the House that will speak for people instead of the corporations.
SHARE Friday, April 9, 2021 Who Pays The Price For Charter School Expansion?
Voices From The Community
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Teacher Angie Romo asks why the victims of charter school takeovers are usually students in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
SHARE Monday, July 18, 2022 Campaigning With Your Tax Money
A radical anti-abortion group rated Suzette Martinez Valladares 100%. She still wants you to believe she is "Protecting Women's Healthcare."
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, October 2, 2020 On November 3rd, Choose Our Future
The sky is actually falling. We have been told before that we were facing the most important election of our lives; this time it is true.
(4 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 16, 2016 Apologizer in Chief
After seven years in office, President Obama should have learned that apologizing to your adversaries only emboldens them.
SHARE Saturday, November 3, 2018 Are These California Values?
David Brayton promoted violence and hatred against a former president, Muslims, Jews and the press. Congressman Steve Knight (CA25) put him in an ad.
SHARE Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Will Students Be Victimized By The Superintendent's Arrogance?
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Carvalho is in the driver's seat as the District careens toward another strike. Does he have the will to do what is right for our kids?
SHARE Saturday, February 23, 2019 The LAUSD Says: "No Voice For You!"
Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Nick Melvoin has pledged to change the rules so that stakeholders have better access to meetings. Why won't he act?
SHARE Monday, June 28, 2021 Still Fighting For Their Public School
Having been abandoned by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the Shirley Avenue Elementary School community confronts their invaders directly.
SHARE Wednesday, November 2, 2022 City Clerk Releases Candidate Videos For November 8 Election
These three videos will allow voters to hear directly from those seeking a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board. Kelly Gonez did not participate.
SHARE Monday, February 27, 2023 Acknowledging Victories
Environmental activists in Cudahy, California force a charter school to abandon plans to build on a toxic site. Public school defenders keep Pio Pico Middle School open.
SHARE Saturday, February 19, 2022 Rewarding Bad Charter School Behavior
WISH Charter Schools have past due debts and haven't met demographic targets. The Los Angeles Unified Unified School District (LAUSD) plans to evict other students to give them a campus.
SHARE Friday, March 18, 2022 The LAUSD Needs Imagination and Courage
The moderators from Parents Supporting Teachers (PST), the largest parent-led education advocacy group in Los Angeles, present a call to action to reimagine (and reinvigorate) neighborhood public schools.
SHARE Sunday, September 20, 2020 Adding Fuel To The "Defund The Police" Fire
LA Sheriff says that trust in the criminal justice system should be emphasized as his deputies are caught in the act of destroying evidence.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, March 14, 2022 I Said Do Not Call
With unwanted interruptions by telemarketers seeming to increase exponentially, is the "Do Not Call" list working at all?
SHARE Thursday, September 9, 2021 Losing Sight Of The Needs Of Children And Their Families
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Nick Melvoin was the voice for those who wanted to open school campuses prematurely. When will he start putting "kids first?"
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 14, 2021 California Assemblywoman Traffics In Trump's Big Lie
California's 38th Assembly District representative Suzette Martinez Valladares promotes the falsehood that recent elections were fraudulently conducted.
SHARE Friday, September 28, 2018 Are Ticket Scalpers Missing an Opportunity at These School Board Meetings?
Parents jump through hoops for the privilege of addressing their elected representatives in three minutes of public comment at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Room. My proposed resolution would help boost parent attendance.
SHARE Sunday, December 16, 2018 KLCS Dismissed
The television station owned by a school district fails at providing unbiased coverage of a public school-board meeting.
SHARE Thursday, January 14, 2021 Charter Schools Are Not The Answer
Guest columnist Emiliana Dore makes the case for preserving public schools as a way of fighting racial injustice in our communities.
SHARE Sunday, November 1, 2020 What Does This Charter School Not Want You To Know?
Voters in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board race are going to the polls without having access to all of the information they need to make a decision. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Thursday, January 13, 2022 When Two Cults Collide
Maribel Campos was Granada Hills Charter Schools' biggest cheerleader until they enforced a vaccine mandate for teachers.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Shortchanging Summer
August heat waves and four-day weekends. What was the purpose of starting the LAUSD school year early?
SHARE Thursday, February 4, 2021 Enabling Theft And Fraud
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continues to take away space from public school students to give to charter schools with past due bills totaling $1.9 million.
SHARE Monday, November 29, 2021 A Partisan Rorschach Test
A local story highlights the different realities experienced by both sides of the political divide. The unhoused are trapped in the truth.
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SHARE Thursday, April 1, 2021 Is Equity Just A Talking Point?
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Monica Garcia talks a lot about how the children of the district deserve equity. Will she back those words up with action?
SHARE Sunday, February 14, 2021 School Board President Punts
Kelly Gonez was elected to help run the Los Angeles Unified School District. Where is her plan for how students will return to classrooms?
SHARE Sunday, March 12, 2017 Fighting Off a Prop-39 Parasite
Celerity schools are under investigation by the FBI but the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is still offering them space on Arminta Street Elementary School's campus.
SHARE Friday, October 30, 2020 Pretending To Be A Public School Employee
Has LAUSD Candidate Marilyn Koziatek realized that an endless parade of scandals has made the "Charter" label toxic with the general public? Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Saturday, November 7, 2015 (D) n' (R)
If a person is running for the highest office in the land, shouldn't they prioritize country over party?
SHARE Monday, December 14, 2020 A Failing Charter Hides Behind COVID-19
Prepa Tec Los Angeles High charter school was failing academically and fiscally before the pandemic. Why is the LAUSD giving them a pass?
SHARE Thursday, March 18, 2021 Remembering Ken Bramlett
The former Inspector General of the LAUSD is one of the 550,671 victims of COVID-19. His oversight of the district is sorely missed.
SHARE Saturday, March 13, 2021 Getting Advice From Texas?
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board President Kelly Gonez brings in a controversial former Texas Education Agency official to coach the board on governance.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Giving a Charter School the Independence it Demanded
Palisades High School used to be part of the LAUSD. Shouldn't breaking free of the district mean that it stands on its own financially?
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SHARE Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Fraud on the June Ballot?
Voters expect the information on election materials to be accurate but who is responsible for making sure that it is? Series: 2022 LAUSD Elections (14 Articles, 19003 views)
SHARE Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Kids Last
A Lawsuit alleges that a proposed KIPP charter school will be built "on a hazardous waste site" posing the risk of "significant environmental harms".
SHARE Tuesday, September 15, 2015 A Chartered Data Breach
Without proper oversight by the LAUSD, Granada Hills Charter High School makes plans to release student data to a third party.
SHARE Thursday, November 26, 2020 Thanks?
Finding thankfulness when a global pandemic has turned our world upside down.
SHARE Sunday, January 9, 2022 Might Will Not Make Right
In 2021 the charter school industry held all the cards but still tried to intimidate critics. This author won't back down to their threats.
SHARE Saturday, September 26, 2020 A Private School Flaunts The Law To Keep Its Doors Open
The education gap between the rich and poor widens as Heritage Christian ignores orders that say all schools in Los Angeles County are supposed to be closed.
SHARE Tuesday, October 18, 2022 20 Questions for the LAUSD District 2 Candidates
Both candidates in next month's election were given an opportunity to present their views on a variety of subjects. Only Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parent Rocio Rivas provided answers.
SHARE Wednesday, May 18, 2022 These Two Candidates Want Your Vote
Twenty questions were sent to the five candidates running in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board District 2. Only Rocio Rivas and Erica Vilardi-Espinosa replied.
SHARE Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Condoning Corruption At City Hall
Two former members of the Los Angeles City Council have already been ensnared in a federal probe. Why won't the council clean their house?
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Exercising The Mandate
Obama was elected to lead and must not let Republicans rob him of his responsibility to appoint the next justice to the Supreme Court.
SHARE Tuesday, April 16, 2019 The Los Angeles Times' History of Putting Kids Last
As the paper of record for those who want to privatize our education system, the Los Angeles Times endorses a candidate for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board even after saying that she does not have any "insightful or original" ideas. They did have good things to say about Jackie Goldberg.
(2 comments) SHARE Saturday, November 21, 2020 Attacking Black Lives Matter And Teachers
Instead of pushing for a plan to address the concerns expressed by students, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) police prove their point by engaging in demagoguery.
SHARE Sunday, March 21, 2021 Los Angeles Parents Score A Victory!
BREAKING NEWS: After months of asking for meetings of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Special Education Committee to resume, one has been scheduled for March 25!
SHARE Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Choosing A Public School
Voices From The Community: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parent Audrey Wauchope Lieberstein details the reasons why she chose her neighborhood school when enrolling her child in kindergarten.
SHARE Friday, January 15, 2021 Did An Elected Official Falsify A Public Record?
The fallout from the John Lee controversy continues to grow as Northridge West Neighborhood Council whistleblower resigns after alleging misconduct.
SHARE Saturday, January 16, 2021 An Attempted Coup, Not A Peaceful Protest
Even those who did not enter the Capitol Building at the urging of Trump were trying to overthrow an election and disenfranchise millions of mostly minority voters.
SHARE Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Can This Candidate Turn CA30 Progressive?
Shervin Aazami seeks to replace long term Congressman Brad Sherman with a platform that is solidly to the left of the corporate Democrat.
SHARE Monday, September 7, 2020 Challenger A No-Show At Public Meeting
LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson updates the public on what is happening in Los Angeles schools while Marilyn Koziatek stays silent. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
(1 comments) SHARE Saturday, January 9, 2021 How Deeply Is Anti-Semitism Ingrained In Los Angeles?
A member of the judiciary is the latest public official to advance an anti-semitic conspiracy theory that is popular among white supremacists.
SHARE Sunday, January 17, 2021 Losing It
As COVID-19 spread through a fractured populace, it exposed a nation unable to confront a crisis. Is 2020 the year that the American experiment died?
(4 comments) SHARE Monday, October 19, 2020 Cutting Through The Noise On California's Propositions
Originally intended as a way for citizens to have direct input into the lawmaking process, the initiative process is now buried by Big Money.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 26, 2016 The Great and Powerful Executive Director
A charter student's health is compromised by a school administration that tries to cut a parent out of the equation.
(2 comments) SHARE Friday, March 11, 2016 A School District's Attack on Special Education
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board member sets up a funding fight between special education and general education.
SHARE Sunday, December 6, 2020 Caught Red Handed: A Charter School Cherry Picks Their Students
The percentage of students with special education needs at El Camino Real Charter is significantly lower than in surrounding high schools. This must be fixed before the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) renews its charter.
SHARE Thursday, February 25, 2021 This Is How To Fight For Public Education
Los Angeles board members could learn from the approach of newly elected Oakland Unified School Board trustee Mike Hutchinson.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Planting a Flag in LAUSD's District 2
Today I filed paperwork with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission to become a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District School Board.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 20, 2015 The Learning Curve of the LAUSD Shutdown
Thankfully, the threat against the Los Angeles Unified School District proved to be a hoax. What can be learned from the experience?
SHARE Sunday, November 15, 2020 Take Your Lies and Shove It
The electorate rejects a negative campaign funded by millions of dollars of charter school-industry money and re-elects Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board Member Scott Schmerelson. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Monday, January 4, 2021 Every. Vote. Counts.
A total of 338,943 votes were cast in the CA-25 congressional election. Christy Smith lost her bid to unseat Mike Garcia by 333 votes.
SHARE Monday, November 2, 2015 Tax Spending Without Representation
Is Granada Hills Charter High School what Eli Broad has in mind as he seeks to privatize the Los Angeles Unified School District? This school serves a smaller percentage of both English Language learners and Special Education students than the District as a whole. It has also eliminated its democratically elected governing board.
SHARE Wednesday, September 9, 2020 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? Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Thursday, November 23, 2023 LAUSD Candidate DeWayne Davis on Special Education
Would LAUSD Candidate DeWayne Davis confront the status quo and fight for the vulnerable students who depend on the LAUSD to provide the Special Education services that they need?
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, June 13, 2016 The LAUSD Empire Strikes Back
District appeals Court ruling that allowed parents of moderately to severely disabled children to challenge forced mainstreaming.
SHARE Thursday, May 2, 2019 Mishandling Data to Create Failing Schools
How can schools designed to serve children with specific needs be judged by the same criteria as those serving the general population?
SHARE Sunday, April 3, 2016 The Hidden Children
April is Autism Awareness Month. My daughters' autism is something that they will live with for their entire lives. How will you handle the few moments when they enter your life?
SHARE Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Dirty Money In A School Board Race
Environmental predator, Villaraigosa benefactor, and securities fraudster Keith Brackpool contributes to Marilyn Koziatek's LAUSD campaign. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Thursday, October 22, 2020 When Lies Replace Plans
Unable to articulate how they would govern differently than their opponents, both Trump and Koziatek resort to smear tactics. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Parents Oppose District Housing Plans On School Sites
Instead of adding green space or Wellness Centers, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) bureaucracy proposes building housing on three campuses.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, March 4, 2019 Allison Bajracharya: Looking to Fail Up?
Camino Nuevo runs two charter schools labeled as "underperforming." Their chief of operations wants a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board.
(4 comments) SHARE Friday, April 26, 2019 A Sarcastic Look At Political Correctness Under Trump
Should Obama have warned the Right that he was about to commit a microaggression before tweeting his condolences to the people of Sri Lanka?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, January 15, 2016 King Us
The Los Angeles Unified School District finally has a Superintendent. Has she already been weakened by the District's actions?
SHARE Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Obstruction in the "Public Interest"?
The Los Angeles Unified School District refuses to disclose public records, claiming the information is "protected" and "confidential." What are they hiding?
SHARE Sunday, January 3, 2021 Happy Holidays! You're On Your Own.
While the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continues to feed children and adults during the holiday break, Granada Hills Charter leaves students to fend for themselves.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, October 26, 2015 An Attempt At Engagement Falls Flat
The Los Angeles School District gives stakeholders two weeks to provide input on a new Superintendent. In the first week they heard mostly silence.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 24, 2016 Trading Student Safety for Independence?
Who holds a charter organization responsible when the school makes decisions that negatively impact student safety?
SHARE Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Let The Charter School Lies Begin
The California Charter School Association mails its first flyer of the general election. They start with the same debunked lie as before. Series: 2020 LAUSD Elections (33 Articles, 32301 views)
SHARE Monday, October 26, 2020 Leaders Are Built In Times Of Crisis
Treating every child as if they were his own, school board member Scott Schmerelson moved mountains to get Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students out of harm's way.
SHARE Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Is Anyone Watching The Hen House?
Schools receiving public funding in California are required to fill out a school report card. Why does the North Valley Military Institute charter school not have one on file?
SHARE Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Stealing Scarce Education Funds From Students
The Community Preparatory Academy charter school was allowed to operate for two years while being past due on $82,240 in Los Angeles Unified School District invoices.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, November 15, 2015 Saving Summer?
The LAUSD attempts to engage parents in planning the school calendar and instead shows how entrenched their bureaucracy is.
SHARE Thursday, March 7, 2019 The Voters Have Spoken. Is the LAUSD Listening?
With an overwhelming victory in the primary election, Jackie Goldberg has earned the right to be seated on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.
SHARE Wednesday, April 17, 2019 It is Time to Stop Talking About Impeachment
According to the GOP, lying about oral sex met the definition of High Crimes & Misdemeanors. Isn't telling subordinates to ignore the law worse?
SHARE Monday, December 14, 2015 Controlling Information
The LAUSD seems to forget that California law says that the public has a right to inspect the documents of government agencies.
SHARE Sunday, November 26, 2023 LAUSD Candidate Richard Ramos on Special Education
Would Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Candidate Richard Ramos confront the status quo and fight for the vulnerable students who depend on the District to provide the Special Education services that they need?
SHARE Tuesday, November 28, 2023 A Night At the Opera
Adam Lambert joins the two remaining members of Queen at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for a triumphant review of the band's history.