Former Bush education official and prominent school reform critic Diane Ravitch is heading a new national education advocacy organization aimed at engaging parents and teachers in opposition to pro-accountability, pro-charter reform efforts. As noted in EdSource Today, the new organization will make use of social media and will endorse — but not necessarily fund — candidates...

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There’s a Wednesday March 6 event at UCLA called “Partnering for Schools.”  Scheduled guests include Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAUSD Supt. John Deasy.  Should be pretty interesting, no matter how things turn out tonight.

LA School Report‘s HIllel Aron talked about today’s LAUSD School Board elections on KCRW’s “Which Way, LA?” show last night.  The segment begins at about the 23 minute mark.

Still undecided about how to vote in District 4?  One helpful blogger put together some parent-focused questions for District 4 candidates Steve Zimmer and Kate Anderson. The questions – on parent fundraising, curriculum narrowing, teacher evaluation, and charter school co-location and expansion  — are categorized by topic, with answers from each candidate conveniently lined up one next to the...

LA City Precincts Reporting: 62%  Time: 12:42am

Election Day is upon us – and with three School Board races on the ballot this year, LA School Report is here to help you find your polling place. Click here enter your address.  

According to LA Weekly‘s Patrick Range McDonald, there’s no doubt that Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti flip-flopped on the controversial parent trigger mechanism last week. The only thing in doubt heading into tomorrow’s primary vote is whether or not the change in positions — which Garcetti’s campaign described as a “clarification” of his longstanding position —...

New disclosure reports available from LA City Ethics reveal that direct fundraising by candidates — limited to $1,000 per individual contributor —  continues to lag far behind outside fundraising, which is unlimited. One possible interpretation is that candidates are hoping that outside expenditures will be enough to fuel their campaigns.  Another is that candidates are...

District 4 challenger Kate Anderson has Eva Longoria.  District 4 incumbent Steve Zimmer has John Lithgow.  Now, District 2 incumbent Monica Garcia has singer John Legend.