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"Carl J. Petersen keeps a close eye on Los Angeles schools. Here he offers a reminder that charter schools don’t have to follow the same safety rules as public schools–and they fight to keep it that way. Reposted with permission."

The NPE Blogs of the Day feature what the NPE editors think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education.

LAUSD School Board President Kelly Gonez voted to approve a contract with a former employer. She then accepted a campaign donation from them.

Read the article on Medium.

Trump lost his attempt at reelection almost a year ago but that has not stopped his appeals for more cash from his followers.

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The California Charter School Association blocks a bill requiring private schools to follow the same environmental rules as public schools.

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The LAUSD used COVID response funds to pay a consultant over $281,000 to implement Betsy DeVos’ public school destroying funding scheme.

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"The collapse of a publicly-funded Los Angeles charter school brings charges that charter regulators are not doing their job. Writing in Patch, Carl J. Petersen, says “the next challenge for these parents will be to find a new school for their children as the Public Policy Charter ‘school is being closed [on] October 1.’ As a publicly funded agency that is subject to California’s Brown Act, the governing board’s decision to cease operations should have been made in a properly noticed meeting that was open to the public. However, no mention of a possible closure is included in the agenda for the meeting held on September 7, 2021. Instead, parents were informed by a robocall after they had dropped off their children for school." 

Read the complete report on the In The Public Interest website.

Six Flags Magic Mountain has not done its part to stop the spread of COVID-19 during the Delta Variant surge. Now they will have to check their customers' vaccination status or verify that they have had a recent, negative test.

Carl & Nicole discuss a trip to the amusement park while the triplets ride the Revolution.

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(9/21/21) One of our readers sent in a couple of construction pictures from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Mostly demolition and clearing taking place right now, while we wait for the park to still announce and confirm their 2022 new coaster project. (Photo Credit to Carl J. Petersen)."

Read all of the updates in Screamscape.

LAUSD School Board Member Nick Melvoin wrote to Trump's Education Secretary seeking funds to expand a charter school that is draining resources from Los Angeles public schools.

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A charter’s sudden and chaotic closure draws attention to the fact that these publicly funded private schools lack adequate oversight.

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