LA School Report

Reactions from Los Angeles education groups and leaders to yesterday’s news that Board member Richard Vladovic will be LAUSD’s new School Board President were generally positive, albeit mild: In a press release, SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Courtni Pugh wrote that Vladovic “has demonstrated a true respect for the role that school nutrition, transportation, campus safety, and...

The Daily News has a very nice slideshow of yesterday’s eventful Board Meeting, which saw Board members Monica Garcia, Steve Zimmer and Monica Ratliff all get sworn in, and Dr. Richard Vladovic get elected Board President. A sampling: There’s also a nice picture in the LA Times of Ratliff and her mother embracing during the swearing-in process....

In one of the more dramatic meetings in recent memory, the newly installed 2013-2014 LAUSD School Board selected Dr. Richard Vladovic (standing, left) as its next President by a vote of 5 to 2. Newly sworn-in Board member Monica Ratliff joined Steve Zimmer, Marguerite LaMotte, Bennett Kayser and Vladovic himself in the majority. Outgoing Board...

Parents may be surprised to learn that LAUSD has a suspension rate of 2.7 percent — far below the state average of 5.7 percent, according to data from the California Department of Education. However, at some schools, suspension rates are as high as 20 and 30 percent. And the suspension rate is particularly low in the...

In a 5-2 vote, the 2013-2015 LAUSD School Board just elected Dr. Richard Vladovic (pictured, center) to be its next President at today’s Board meeting. Board members Steve Zimmer, Bennett Kayser, Monica Ratliff, and Marguerite Lamotte voted for Vladovic. Board members Tamar Galatzan and Monica Garcia voted against. We’re livetweeting the proceedings via @laschoolreport and...

There hasn’t been as much chatter as might be expected on the eve of a School Board vote on who will be the next President, but the most likely candidates to replace Board member Monica Garcia are Board members Richard Vladovic or Steve Zimmer. To understand how the race likely narrows down to these two,...

Sacramento-based education reform advocacy nonprofit StudentsFirst spent 42 percent of its $3.7 million spending in support of Democratic candidates in the 2012 campaign cycle, according to documents obtained by LA School Report editor Alexander Russo — but in California that figure was 100 percent: In California, the organization funded three Democratic candidates (Brian Johnson, Cheryl Brown, and Ian Calderon)...