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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Highlights of Karla Griego’s speech after being sworn into the BD5 seat on the LAUSD School Board.

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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.

The LAUSD Board held a “Public Hearing” on approving a new charter school without providing access to the materials being considered. Given Steve Barr’s involvement in the “Future Is Now Schools—Los Angeles” charter school, the Board should think twice before approving it.

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Despite having a majority supportive of public education, the previous LAUSD Board missed an opportunity to hold Citizens of the World accountable for its operational deficiencies, including its failure to have demographics that are similar to neighboring LAUSD schools. With two new members, the new board must do better when considering the charter renewal for the Ivy Bound charter school.

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Twenty-one schools haven’t paid the penalty for taking more space than they were entitled to. Another $7,678,022 is still not accounted for. 

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A look back at a year when the LAUSD School Board failed to enact meaningful change. Will two new members follow through with their mandate?

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When considering its charter renewal, will the LAUSD Board address Ivy Bound Academy’s failure to educate its fair share of at-risk students?

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The presentation by the founder of Crete Academy during the hearing for its charter renewal draws questions about the safety of its program.

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Scott Schmerelson’s speech after she was sworn into his BD3 Board Seat in the LAUSD.

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