The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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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
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Morning Read: The Upset
Monica Ratliff’s Election to L.A. School Board is ‘Huge Upset’ The fifth-grade teacher’s low-budget effort defeats Antonio Sanchez, who had $2.2 million spent on his behalf and was endorsed by the mayor’s reform coalition. LA Times Veteran Teacher Monica Ratliff Scores Upset Win in Lopsided Race for LAUSD Board Attorney-turned-teacher Monica Ratliff was elected to...
By LA School Report | May 23, 2013
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Chart: At Least We’re Not in Illinois
The LA Times reported earlier this week that California has slipped another notch in public spending on K-12 education — from 23rd in 2008 to 35th in 2011 — part of a nationwide dip in spending reported by the Census Bureau. At least we’re not in Illinois, where education funding dropped the most (7.4 percent) over the same time period....
By LA School Report | May 22, 2013
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Campaign 2013: How Ratliff Won (& Reformers Lost)*
The results are (mostly) in, and the LAUSD School Board District 6 election looks like the shock result of the evening, with Monica Ratliff having apparently defeated Antonio Sanchez, 52 percent to 48 percent — a complete reversal from the primary results in which Sanchez bested Ratliff by 10 points. Sanchez has now conceded the...
By Hillel Aron | May 22, 2013
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Commentary: Trimming the “Trigger”
While generally supportive of the “parent trigger” petition process to revamping low-performing schools, the LA Times editorial page is making a strong recommendation to improve at least one part of the process: “Banning parents from the second round of decision-making simply because they chose a different option during the petition drive — the option of...
By LA School Report | May 22, 2013
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School Board Race: Final Unofficial Tally
By LA School Report | May 22, 2013