Steve Barr Askes LAUSD For A Chance To Fail Again
Counting on his protege Dan Chang to beat Scott Schmerelson in the November election, Steve Barr applied to the LAUSD for another chance to fail at operating a charter school. Given his history, the Board should reject the application.
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Is The School Board Willing To Give Up $7,678,022?
KIPP Corazon’s charter is renewed without the Charter School Division being asked to explain why they forgave $28,111 in overallocation fees.
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Getting Half The Job Done
The LAUSD School Board votes to deny Ivy Bound Academy’s charter renewal but purposely excludes its questionable demographics as a reason.
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A Look Back At 2024 Through The Lens Of The 2nd Squid Game
As 2025 begins, it is sometimes hard to tell if time is moving forward or backward.
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A Tale Of Two Presidents
As he prepares for his second inauguration, Trump’s actions in the wake of Carter’s death provided a sharp contrast between the two leaders.
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LAUSD Supt. Carvalho explains delayed wildfire response as parent group calls for his removal
"Carl Petersen, a member of Parents Supporting Teachers, spoke during public comment at the School Board’s Wednesday meeting. He blasted the district’s scrambled handling of its response to school closures and a lack of transparency regarding Carvalho’s evaluation, which happened during a closed session after public comment was held.
'During yesterday’s board meeting the district’s labor partners pulled no punches as they criticized him for the breakdown in leadership during the ongoing crisis,' Petersen said. 'The public should know if the board accounts for these criticisms as they evaluate the superintendent.'”
Read the article in the Boyle Heights Beat.
They Chose Trump
Americans had a chance to Make The Truth Great Again. Instead, they chose Trump.
We knew exactly what we were going to get: https://change.hopp.to/Truth
Will Accountability Happen Behind Closed Doors?
The LAUSD School Board heads into a closed session to evaluate Superintendent Carvalho as he faces criticism for his handling of the Los Angeles fire crisis.
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Karla Griego Is Sworn In To The BD5 LAUSD Board Seat
Highlights of Karla Griego’s speech after being sworn into the BD5 seat on the LAUSD School Board.
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Call To Action!
Elections have consequences!
Charter School Division Director José Cole-Gutiérrez saw how pro-public school candidates overcame almost $8.9 million in spending by Charter School Industry supporters and has shifted towards more thorough oversight of these publicly funded private schools. On Tuesday’s agenda, four of the seven charter schools up for renewal are recommended for denial!
Our work is not done. If experience holds, the charter schools will flood the meeting. Students and parents will sign up for public comment with pre-approved comments and tears, begging the Board Members to ignore the concerns raised by the Charter School Division.
We must make sure our voices are heard. Comments may be made by phone, but you have to sign up on Monday morning. Getting a speaking slot is more difficult than getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert so you have to be logged into https://boardmeeting.lausd.net/speakers promptly at 11:00 AM to sign up. Items 16 through 22 are the charter renewals.
The agenda can be found at https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/1057/01-14-25RegBdRevisedOBPost.pdf.
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