The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Crenshaw Teacher Activist Packs Up His Boxes
Stephen Caesar has a very good piece in this morning’s LA Times about the teachers who won’t be returning to the reconstituted Crenshaw High School next year. More than half of the teachers at Crenshaw won’t be returning next year. According to Caeser, “Those not rehired can search for openings within the district; if they don’t find a...
By Hillel Aron | July 1, 2013
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Friday’s Garcia Swearing-In Ceremony
On Friday, School Board member Mónica García was scheduled to be sworn in for the 2013-2017 term at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. According to a press release sent out by LAUSD, Garcia is “only the third Latina in 155 years to serve on the Los Angeles City School Board of Education” and...
By Alexander Russo | July 1, 2013
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Morning Read: Reinstatement for Former Vladovic Chief of Staff
2 LAUSD Officials Demoted, Principal Leaves over Handling of Sex-Abuse Complaints David Kooper, another subject of the inquiry, has been reinstated as principal of Gulf Avenue Elementary. In 2009, Kooper was chief of staff to South Bay school board member Richard Vladovic. Daily Breeze LAUSD Loses Molestation Coverage in New Insurance Policies Facing multimillion dollar...
By LA School Report | July 1, 2013
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People: LAUSD Lobbyist Edgar Zazueta
Here’s an interview with LAUSD’s chief lobbyist, Edgar Zazueta, published in Board member Tamar Galatzan’s email newsletter: As the largest school district in the state (by nearly 400,000 students), along with plenty of representation (11 assemblymembers, 10 senators, and 9 congressmembers), when LAUSD speaks, lawmakers listen. Doing that speaking is our Director of Government Relations,...
By LA School Report | June 28, 2013
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Pictures: Deasy & Ratliff at Effective Teachers Event
Earlier this month, Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles (E4E) held an event at which the teacher advocacy group unveiled a set of recommendations its members had developed, which included ideas for retaining and rewarding effective teachers in LAUSD. Below, you can check out some snapshots provided by E4E from the event, which was attended by Board...
By Brianna Sacks | June 28, 2013
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Twitter Update Captures Dramatic Moment
Here’s an eerily prescient tweet LA School Report contributor Hillel Aron sent out at the beginning of the June 18 Board meeting: Thanks to Barbara Jones’ LA Daily News story, we now know that indeed, Board members were in those very moments being informed of the accusations against Board member Vladovic. Previous posts: Harassment Allegations Could Hurt...
By LA School Report | June 28, 2013
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By the Numbers: Charter School Waitlist Exceeds 15,000
Public charter schools may be a divisive political issue for some teachers and unions but they’re still exceedingly popular with parents. As the Daily News points out, over 15,000 students are on the waiting list for charter schools in Los Angeles Unified. Some other numbers from the story: 100,000 – number of LAUSD students enrolled in charter schools...
By Hillel Aron | June 28, 2013
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Morning Read: Antonio Left His Mark on LA Schools
Antonio Villaraigosa Leaves His Mark on L.A. Schools The mayor vowed to turn the district into an incubator of education reform. In his two terms, during which his nonprofit took over more than a dozen campuses, he’s had mixed results. LA Times See also: NPR Popularity of Charter Schools Keeps Waitlists Long There are 6,000...
By LA School Report | June 28, 2013
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Harassment Allegations Could Hurt Vladovic’s Chances
Today’s blockbuster LA Daily News story about accusations of harassment against School Board member Dr. Richard Vladovic sent shockwaves through LAUSD’s massive headquarters on Beaudry. However, most of those contacted by LA School Report either didn’t know or weren’t willing to provide any details about the allegations or their possible impact on Vladovic’s chances of becoming the...
By Hillel Aron | June 27, 2013
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Steve Zimmer Sworn In at Hollywood High
School Board member Steve Zimmer was sworn in for his second term in office last night at Hollywood High School. The event was emceed by former Board president and City Council member Jackie Goldberg and Sandra Figueroa-Villa, the executive director of El Centro Del Pueblo, a non-profit in Echo Park. She praised Zimmer’s election as...
By Hillel Aron | June 27, 2013