Parental Engagement
By Carl J. Petersen
Education issues as seen from a father's eyes. A School Fights To Keep Its Community In Tact
As developers continue to build homes in the Valley without adding classrooms, Porter Ranch Community School struggles to meet the demand.
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Hate And Violence On The Ballot
In the past year school boards have been under attack, sometimes violently, by anti-LGBTQ+ extremists. Now they want seats on those boards.
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UTLA Issues A Correction
UTLA issued a correction this morning with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission stating that the door hangers listed in yesterday's filing were actually for Scott Schmerelson. They state that the suspension of activities in BD1 is continuing.
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Special Education, Charter School Delinquent Debt, and the Computer Hack
Videos of the six candidates for the LAUSD BD3 race facing questioning from the Northridge East Neighborhood Council Education Committee.
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Read moreLAUSD BD1 School Board Endorsement: Sherlett Hendy Newbill
Sherlett Hendy Newbill has the knowledge and experience needed to be the passionate leader that the students of LAUSD BD1 deserve for their member of the School Board.
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Does SEIU 99 Think That Voters Are Stupid?
With Graciela Ortiz’s campaign collapsing under an avalanche of ethical complaints, her desperate supporters in the SEIU 99 union go negative in an ironic way.
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LAUSD Candidate Sherlett Hendy Newbill on Special Education
Would LAUSD Candidate Sherlett Hendy Newbill confront the status quo and fight for the vulnerable students who depend on the District to provide the Special Education services that they need?
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I'll Be Voting For Andreas Farmakalidis in LAUSD BD3
In an imperfect field of six candidates, I am impressed by his willingness to evolve as he learns more about the issues facing the School District.
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School Board Candidate Loses An Endorsement
Citing the lawsuit filed against Graciela Ortiz by a former student, CSEA LOCAL 500 retracted its endorsement of her in the BD5 race.
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LAUSD BD5 School Board Endorsement: Karla Griego
LAUSD BD5 School Board candidate Karla Griego is a Special Education teacher and parent who has the experience and fight needed to take over for Jackie Goldberg in Northeast Los Angeles.
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