The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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New Mayor’s Wife Has School Reform Past
A recent LA Times piece looks at Amy Wakeland, wife of newly elected Mayor Eric Garcetti, calling her “a powerful player in [Garcetti’s] political life” and noting that in the past she has worked for unnamed L.A. Unified School District board candidates. A helpful tipster pointed out to us that in 2003, Wakeland served as spokesperson for former...
By Hillel Aron | May 28, 2013
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Morning Read: The Principal Trigger
Popular Principal’s Dismissal Leaves a South L.A. School Divided Irma Cobian was highly regarded at Weigand Avenue Elementary in Watts. But under California’s 2010 trigger law, she was ousted last week. ‘It devastated our morale,’ one teacher said. LA Times ‘Miracle’ L.A. School Board Triumph ‘Fifth-grade teacher’ was underdog candidate Monica Ratliff’s ballot designation. It...
By LA School Report | May 28, 2013
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Happy Memorial Day
LA School Report takes a moment off on Memorial Day to salute our veterans. We’ll be back with the news tomorrow. Happy Memorial Day.
By LA School Report | May 27, 2013
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Overview: Let the School Board Speculation Begin!
Who’s likely to be the new Board president, how will Board member-elect Monica Ratliff react to her new environment, and how is the new Board going to influence what LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy proposes and gets approved? No one really knows for sure how it’s all going to pan out. But LA School Report will begin reporting...
By Alexander Russo | May 24, 2013
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Deasy Wants to Revamp Local School Funding Formula
No other issue will have a greater effect on LAUSD than how much money it receives from the state of California – and how that money is distributed to schools. All California school districts are set for a funding boost, thanks to the 2012 passage of the Proposition 30 ballot initiative and an improving economy....
By Hillel Aron | May 24, 2013
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Look: An Unbalanced Breakfast for Mayors Villaraigosa & Garcetti
Outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had breakfast with incoming Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti yesterday at the Getty House in what the LA Times called the beginning of the “formal transition of power.” We don’t know a whole lot these two disagree on in the area of education, but we can point to one thing: Board member Steve Zimmer. Villaraigosa...
By Hillel Aron | May 24, 2013
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Morning Read: Unions’ Flower Fades
Elections Deal a Blow to L.A. Unions The defeat of Wendy Greuel and other candidates who received heavy financial support from labor is a loss but not a fatal one, observers say. LA Times Jerry Brown’s Political Reboot In his reprise as governor, he’s been as ruthlessly practical as he’s been reflective, embracing his inner...
By Alexander Russo | May 24, 2013
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Listen: Hillel Aron Opines on Which Way, LA?
Listen here for LA School Report contributor Hillel Aron on last night’s show: Starting at about the 10:00 minute mark, Aron points out that it’s unclear whether the outside money behind Sanchez backfired or was simply not effective, and in a later segment that Ratliff will join two other Board Members who might best be...
By LA School Report | May 23, 2013
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Why Galatzan Opposed End to “Willful Defiance” Suspensions
Though it seems like ages ago, it was actually just last week that the School Board voted, 5-2, to revise LAUSD’s discipline policy. The move, among other things, means that LAUSD schools will no longer be able to suspend kids for a catch-all category of misbehavior called “willful defiance.” While the move was lauded by...
By Hillel Aron | May 23, 2013
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Campaign 2013: Cheers — and Confusion
At about noon on Wednesday, District 6 School Board candidate Antonio Sanchez conceded the race to his opponent, Monica Ratliff, and wished her good luck — an hour or two after the Coalition for School Reform had already done so. “From what I’ve seen, from the reports, I believe Monica’s the winner,” he told LA School...
By Hillel Aron | May 23, 2013