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 LA’s SoFi Stadium.
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Charter School Makes Closure Official
After lying to parents and students about its viability for months, the North Valley Military Institute finally admits it has no path forward. It will surrender its charter on August 31.
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Fifth Challenger Joins LAUSD School Board Race In BD3
LAUSD School Board candidate claims to be “an accomplished educator” but she has excluded herself from the classroom by refusing to vaccinate against COVID.
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School District Delays Vote On Advisory Group's Disputed Membership
Expressing concern over the selection process, LAUSD Superintendent Carvalho will review how members of the CAC are chosen before proceeding.
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Charter School Votes To "Suspend Educational Operations"
Drowning in debt, unable to move onto the campus it leased, and facing revocation from its authorizer, the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) sort of throws in the towel.
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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?
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Accountability Delayed (Again)
The LACOE Board still hasn’t revoked the North Valley Military Institute’s (NVMI) charter but tells parents to start looking for new schools.
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Is Jerry Brown Twisting Arms For A Law-Breaking Charter School?
Why did the LA County Office Of Education (LACOE) pull an item from its agenda that sought to hold a charter school accountable for its lawlessness?
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Carl J. Petersen: Petulant Charter School
"Charter school proponents often argue that charters are held accountable to the groups that authorize them and that they must meet the requirements of their charter or face the consequences. As Carl Petersen shows in this post about one charter group, it doesn’t always work that way.
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School District Holds Its High Tech Pep Rally
In his Opening of Schools Address, Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho accelerates the LAUSD's move away from collaboration with stakeholders.
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