LA School Report

The votes are in from our decidedly unscientific poll on what our readers think about the current school board dilemma. A solid majority of LA School Report readers who voted say they preferred that the LA Unified board holds a special election to fill the District 1 seat held by the late Marguerite LaMotte, rather...

L.A. school board priority: Put students first Editorial: The memory of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, a long-standing member of the Los Angeles Unified school board, deserves to be honored. She was a devoted educator who fought for students and teachers. There are many appropriate ways to show respect to such an accomplished and caring woman: Name a...

  [polldaddy poll=7642077] VOTE IN OUR POLL Should the LA Unified School board call a special election to fill the vacant seat left by the death of Marguerite Lamotte? Or should the board appoint a school board member? The board will take the matter up at its meeting on Tuesday, December 17. You can vote...

A deep split in the black community is emerging on the eve of a vote by the LA Unified school board on how to fill its vacant seat left by longtime trustee, Marguerite LaMotte. Today, a coalition of groups, led by US Representative Maxine Waters, launched a website and circulated a petition to build support for...

The LA Unified school board is back together tomorrow, with a long agenda highlighted by several high-stakes and, very likely, contentious issues. Foremost is the discussion and probable vote on how to fill the vacant District 1 seat. Marguerite LaMotte’s death on Dec. 4 has left the board with the options of filling the seat...

Next phase of L.A. iPad plan is back on school board’s agenda Two board members are trying to skirt a delay in efforts to provide iPads to every student, teacher and administrator in the LA Unified School District. The unusual maneuver is being pursued by board members Monica Garcia and Tamar Galatzan, who are the...

A California Superior Court judge today cleared the way leading to a trial in a case that seeks to overhaul state regulations that safeguard quality public education through rules governing teacher dismissals. Judge Rolf Treu finalized his ruling of yesterday, denying a request by defendants in the case, Vergara v. California, including the state and...

By Karen Bass, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Herb Wesson and John W. Mack The LA Times remembered Marguerite LaMotte last week as an unbowed and outspoken voice for our community and its students. She was all those things and more. To understand the depth of her conviction and the wellspring of her courage, one need only read...