(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.
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"All Students Matter"?
The new LAUSD Superintendent pulls out all the stops in his first Opening of Schools Address. Somehow he forgot about special education.
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Saturday Q&A August 13
Current Events: Donald Trump and the Purloined Letters
C.P. in Los Angeles, CA, asks: Trumpworld keeps claiming that Donald Trump declassified the documents at Mar-a-Lago before he left the presidency. Couldn't the counterclaim be that Biden reclassified them?
Read the answer here.
The LAUSD Fails Vulnerable Families (Again)
Los Angeles schools continue to give into the vocal minority opposing COVID-19 mitigation protocols, putting families with comorbidities at risk.
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Superintendent Carvalho Turns His Back On LBGTQ+ Students
The Florida transplant ignores a lesson on the LAUSD’s long history of supporting LBGTQ+ students. Will the board hold him accountable?
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Dr. Rocio Rivas: Removing Barriers For Children With Special Education Needs
LAUSD Board District 2 candidate Rocio Rivas shows empathy and understanding for the needs of students with moderate to severe disabilities.
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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. The LAUSD participates in this censorship by contracting with the Florida Department of Education.
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The LAUSD Superintendent Is Failing At Supporting Special Education
With about 62,500 students in the LAUSD having disabilities, Alberto M. Carvalho needs to develop a more inclusive plan to meet their needs.
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Special Education and School Choice: Not Great Choices, If Any
"Years of school reforms have stripped public schools of disability services, creating problems for parents (See Carl Petersen’s recent Exterminating Special Education). Parents may turn to charter, parochial or private schools, online learning, or homeschooling, only to find choices lacking, or the school may not want their child, leaving parents in the lurch."
Read the complete article on NANCY BAILEY'S EDUCATION WEBSITE.
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.
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