Commentary: King is a safe choice, but was she the right one?
LA School Report | January 13, 2016
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today.
By Steve Lopez
No question about it. The selection of Michelle King as superintendent of Los Angeles Unified comes with what PR folks call a nice narrative.
King, 54, attended district schools as a student, got her first job as an LAUSD student aide in 1978, became a teacher and a principal, and worked her way up to second-in-command under the last two superintendents.
We all want to root for someone who came up through the ranks, right?
But does any of that make her the best choice — or even a good choice — to lead the district?
Read Next
-
Apprenticeships Aimed at Boosting Child Care Careers Have Been Flourishing
-
COMMENTARY
Education as a Ladder: Charters Uplift Communities One Generation at a Time
-
How a Sacramento Charter School Misused $180 Million and Became a Poster Child for Reform
-
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure?
-
Kids Shouldn’t Access Social Media Until They’re Old Enough to Drive, Book Says
-
‘We’ve Been Successful at Protecting Our Kids’: Los Angeles Unified Claims Safety...
-
LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan Remains Resilient Amid Complaint and Opposition
-
Report: L.A. County’s Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth is ‘Systemic’