Parents Vs. Teachers?
To provide the Special Education services that a student needs, the IEP team must work collaboratively, recognizing what each member brings to the table.
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Carl J. Petersen: The GOP Politician Who Is Tough Enough to Kill a Puppy
"Carl J. Petersen is a parent in Los Angeles who writes here about a politician who is mean enough and dumb enough to kill a 14-month dog. Cricket didn’t obey her orders so she took him to the bottom of a gravel pit and shot him in the head. Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota justly earned national scorn for her act of animal cruelty."
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Killing Puppies and Kicking Babies
In a political system upended by Trump do politicians think it is beneficial to brag about murdering their pets?
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LAUSD Candidate Forum: Inclusion and Diversity
School Board candidates were asked questions about how the LAUSD should address Anti-Semitism, homophobia, and Black Student Achievement. Will any of them answer?
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Celebrating Second Chances
Nicole and I met as I crawled out of one of the darkest times in my life. Today we celebrate 16 years of a second chance at wedded bliss.
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Our Kids Can’t Wait
LAUSD bureaucrats say that “placement continues to be an IEP decision” but eliminate options by taking away Special Education classes from this school.
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Putting Party Above Country
Republican Mike Garcia represents an area that voted for Biden, but his actions as a Congressman show loyalty to one person: Trump.
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Well-Intentioned Whistleblower or Opportunist?
Has LAUSD candidate Dan Chang exposed “a $1 million problem” in the District or a principal’s $600 petty theft on behalf of her students?
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The Hate and Violence Will Not Be Whitewashed
At the Northridge East Neighborhood Council’s Education Committee meeting last month, anti-LGBTQ activists tried to whitewash the hate and violence that occurred at the protest at Saticoy Elementary School last June. The truth of what happened at that event will not be denied.
Read moreAnother One Bites The Dust
Who will answer for the wasted education funds as Valiente College Preparatory Charter School announces its closure?
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