Change The LAUSD

"Carl Petersen is a parent advocate for public education in Los Angeles. In this post, he notes that despite noise to the contrary, charter enrollment is sagging. Reposted with permission."

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"Carl Petersen is a parent advocate for students with special education needs and public education. Here he answers a question about charter quality–are they really magical bastions of excellence? Reposted with permission."

The NPE Blogs of the Day feature what the NPE editors think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education.

"Carl Petersen is less than impressed by the new LAUSD superintendent’s opening of schools address, which somehow left out special education. Does a superintendent need to put on a good show? Reposted with permission."

The NPE Blogs of the Day feature what the NPE editors think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education.

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.

"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.

"Is the GOP the party of parents’ rights? Well, that depends, writes Carl Petersen...Read the full post here."

The NPE Blogs of the Day feature what the NPE editors think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education.

"Carl J. Petersen blogs from LA, where one high school speaker used his graduation speech to call out the damage caused by school board members who back privatization...See the full post (including a video of the speech) here."

The NPE Blogs of the Day feature what the NPE editors think are interesting and important blog posts centered on issues of public education.

"A Hollywood High valedictorian spoke out against school board members’ alleged abuses of power. [Medium]"

Read all the headlines on L.A. Taco.

"This is an optimistic story. This is a story about the young people graduating from our public schools. They have the knowledge, insight, and skill to see the games that unscrupulous adults are playing on them and on society. They speak out. They give all of us hope.

In California, a high school senior ripped into Los Angeles Unified School Board members for abandoning public schools and favoring privately managed public schools."

Read the article on Diane Ravitch's Blog.